One NBA writer is proposing that the Los Angeles Lakers reunite with Alex Caruso by acquiring him from the Chicago Bulls in a bold trade. Zach Buckley of Bleacher Report proposed the following trade idea between the Lakers and Bulls:
Trade idea: Los Angeles Lakers trade Jarred Vanderbilt, Jalen Hood-Schifino, 2024 second-round pick (via LAC) and 2025 second-round pick (via LAC) to Chicago Bulls for Alex Caruso
“Going back to Hollywood, Caruso could reprise his role as a featured reserve on a championship-focused franchise,” Buckley wrote in his latest NBA trade column. “Plus, if the Lakers brought him back, they might have enough depth to shop around a player like D’Angelo Russell and fill a different need on the roster, like depth on the wing or down low.”
NBA NEWS & TRADE RUMORS: Alex Caruso, Los Angeles Lakers, Chicago Bulls Updates
Caruso appeared in 67 games for the Bulls last season. He averaged 5.6 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2.9 assists while shooting 45.5% from the floor, 36.4% from 3 and 80.8% from the foul line. Caruso made the NBA All-Defensive First Team.
The Lakers got swept by the Denver Nuggets in the 2023 Western Conference Finals. Caruso, who helped Los Angeles win the 2020 NBA championship over the Miami Heat at the Walt Disney World bubble, has career averages of 6.0 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.7 assists with the Lakers and Bulls.
NBA NEWS & TRADE RUMORS: Alex Caruso, Los Angeles Lakers, Chicago Bulls Updates
The Bulls missed the playoffs in 2023 after making it in 2022. They lost the 8-9 play-in game to the Heat down in South Beach. Many people around the NBA believe Chicago’s front office could trade Caruso, Zach LaVine, DeMar DeRozan and Nikola Vucevic at the 2024 trade deadline if the team is out of the playoff picture.
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