One NBA writer is proposing that the Chicago Bulls acquire RJ Barrett and Evan Fournier from the New York Knicks in a blockbuster deal. Tyler Conway of Bleacher Report proposed the following trade idea between the Bulls and Knicks:
Knicks Receive: Zach LaVine
Bulls Receive: RJ Barrett, Evan Fournier, two future first-round picks (one unprotected)
Barrett is averaging 21.0 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists through four games this season, while Fournier is still out of the Knicks’ rotation.
Meanwhile, LaVine’s name has come up in trade talks since the Bulls are off to another poor start.
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Chicago could start Coby White, Barrett, DeMar DeRozan, Torrey Craig and Nikola Vucevic and bring Fournier off the bench if the Bulls’ front office decided to trade LaVine to the Knicks for Barrett and Fournier, although its worth mentioning that Conway believes Chicago should rebuild.
“For a team with as many diehard fans as Chicago to have such an underwhelming team is a blight to the NBA,” Conway wrote. “It’s time the front office rips off the band-aid and starts a full-scale rebuild to hopefully enliven excitement.”
Barrett has career NBA averages of 18.1 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.8 assists. He was the third overall pick in the 2019 draft out of Duke.
“Barrett is neither a bad nor particularly good player,” Conway wrote. “He’s a slightly above-average starting NBA shooting guard, and the Knicks should take advantage of his perceived potential while teams still think it exists.”
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Fournier has career NBA averages of 14.0 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.5 assists with the Denver Nuggets, Orlando Magic, Boston Celtics and Knicks. He has been looking to get traded from New York for over a year.
Fournier has a club option for next season, so if the Bulls want to rebuild, they can decline that option and free up future cap space.
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