The Chicago Bulls were one of the more aggressive teams in the NBA during the offseason. They completed multiple trades to revamp their roster heading into the 2021-22 season as they look to snap their playoff drought at four years.
Chicago made three separate trades during free agency to bring a lot of new talent to the roster. Lonzo Ball was the first acquisition to help shore up the point guard position. He was acquired in a sign-and-trade with the New Orleans Pelicans.
The Bulls signed Ball to a four-year, $85 million deal and traded Tomas Satoransky, Garrett Temple, a 2024 second-round pick, and cash to New Orleans to complete the deal.
After that, Alex Caruso was signed away from the Los Angeles Lakers, agreeing to a four-year, $37 million deal. That wasn’t a sign-and-trade, but DeMar DeRozan joined the team in that fashion.
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DeRozan signed a three-year, $85 million deal and was dealt with Chicago from the San Antonio Spurs. This one cost a lot, as the Bulls traded Thaddeus Young, Al-Farouq Aminu, a future first-round pick, and two future second-round picks for DeRozan.
The team then acquired Derrick Jones Jr. and a highly protected first-round pick in a three-team deal with the Cleveland Cavaliers and Portland Trail Blazers, which led to a Lauri Markkanen sign-and-trade from the Chicago Bulls to Cavaliers.
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There are a lot of new faces in town, but what if things don’t go as planned? That could lead to another big move, such as trading Zach LaVine, during the season. LaVine is entering the final year of his contract, and if things go south, NBA trade rumors will quickly pick up.
One team to keep an eye on in this scenario is the Atlanta Hawks. What would their trade package for Zach LaVine be? Let’s take a look at this hypothetical trade.
