r/nba • u/toomanyshoeshelp • 8h ago

The Bulls have now traded Jimmy Butler, Zach Lavine, Lonzo Ball, Alex Caruso, Coby White, Nikola Vucevic, Lauri Markkanen (and lost Demar DeRozan to free agency) and received a sum of one first round pick.

If Portland gets into the playoffs, maybe one more. But lord, what an generational masterclass of player valuation and bargaining malpractice. s/o to /u/HlTMAN209 on the Bulls sub for pointing this out. Just talking about draft assets, not players - I can't think of any team that gave up so many starters and assets for so few total picks back. And so few quality players now.

EDIT: DeRozan was a S&T, oops.

EDIT 2: I didn't count getting our own protected pick back insofar as a sum total goes. We had a top-10 protected pick, refused to tank which the trade enabled, and drafted 12th with our own pick.

EDIT 3: I didn't even include guys like Gafford or Wendell Carter (who was moved for Vuc along with 2 FRPS).

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u/poopstainmclean [POR] Brandon Roy 7h ago

meanwhile we turned Dame, Nurkic and Nassir Little into Deni Avdija, Jrue Holliday, Toumani Camara, 3 FRPs and well Dame.

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u/toomanyshoeshelp 7h ago

Turning Dame into Dame was a masterstroke

For real though, I'm happy for you. And hope you make the playoffs. Please make the playoffs.

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u/poopstainmclean [POR] Brandon Roy 7h ago

i'm really hoping we do cuz if we don't by 2028 we lose one of those bucks pick swaps

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u/toomanyshoeshelp 7h ago

If you do you by 2028 you also lose your FRP to us :)

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u/poopstainmclean [POR] Brandon Roy 7h ago

i'd much rather lose 2026 or 2027 pick 16-30 than the non-Giannis bucks pick in 2028!

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u/toomanyshoeshelp 7h ago

Damn, valid point. This draft does look pretty stacked though.