One NBA writer is proposing that the Chicago Bulls acquire Kyle Lowry from the Miami Heat in a blockbuster trade. Lee Tran of Fadeaway World proposed the following trade between the Los Angeles Lakers, Heat, Philadelphia 76ers, Bulls and Milwaukee Bucks:
Los Angeles Lakers Receive: DeMar DeRozan
Miami Heat Receive: James Harden
Philadelphia 76ers Receive: D’Angelo Russell, Duncan Robinson, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Grayson Allen
Chicago Bulls Receive: Kyle Lowry, Jalen Hood-Schifino, MarJon Beauchamp, Max Christie
Milwaukee Bucks Receive: PJ Tucker, 2028 Second-Round Pick (CHI)
Lowry is due $29.7 million next season in the final year of the three-year, $85 million deal he signed with the Heat in 2021. The Heat would like to trade Lowry in a package for Portland Trail Blazers superstar point guard Damian Lillard, but Portland and Miami haven’t made any progress on a Lillard trade.
NBA NEWS & TRADE RUMORS: Kyle Lowry, Miami Heat, Chicago Bulls Updates
A six-time All-Star, Lowry averaged 11.2 points, 4.1 rebounds and 5.1 assists in 2022-23 while shooting 40.4% from the field, 34.5% from beyond the arc and 85.9% from the free-throw line. The 37-year-old put up 9.2 points, 3.5 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game in the 2023 playoffs against the Bucks, New York Knicks, Boston Celtics and Denver Nuggets. The Heat lost to the Nuggets in the NBA Finals in five games.
NBA NEWS & TRADE RUMORS: Kyle Lowry, Miami Heat, Chicago Bulls Updates
Lowry has career NBA averages of 14.6 points and 6.3 assists with the Memphis Grizzlies, Houston Rockets, Toronto Raptors and Heat. The Bulls could use Lowry’s services since Lonzo Ball will miss the entire 2023-24 season after undergoing a cartilage transplant in his left knee in March. Ball didn’t play at all last season either.
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