One NBA writer is proposing that the Chicago Bulls acquire RJ Barrett and Quentin Grimes from the New York Knicks in a blockbuster deal. Zach Buckley of Bleacher Report proposed the following trade idea between the Bulls and Knicks:
New York Knicks receive: DeMar DeRozan
Chicago Bulls receive: RJ Barrett, Quentin Grimes and 2024 first-round pick (top-10 protected)
“Dealing DeRozan would’ve put Chicago’s focus firmly on the future, which is where it belongs,” Buckley wrote in his latest NBA trade column. “Supplementing a young core already featuring the likes of Patrick Williams, Coby White, Ayo Dosunmu and (fingers crossed) maybe Dalen Terry with Barrett, Grimes and an upcoming first-round pick would have given this franchise the direction it needs.”
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The Knicks lost to the Miami Heat in the second round of the 2023 NBA playoffs in six games. Meanwhile, the Bulls didn’t make the postseason after losing the 8-9 play-in game to the Heat.
Barrett appeared in 73 games for the Knicks last season. He averaged 19.6 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.8 assists while shooting 43.4% from the field, 31.0% from beyond the arc and 74.0% from the free-throw line. New York drafted Barrett with the third overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft out of Duke and signed the lefty to a four-year, $120 million extension in September 2022.
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Meanwhile, Grimes averaged 11.3 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 2022-23 while shooting 46.8% overall, 38.6% from 3 and 79.6% from the foul line. He was the 25th overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft out of Houston.
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