LaVine traded to the Kings as part of 3 team deal (Huerter, Tre Jones to Bulls)

[Charlesareed]

Bulls got fleece sac got Zach & 3 first plus 3 seconds I could’ve gotten a better return than w

[bullsaficianado]

Bulls got fleece sac got Zach & 3 first plus 3 seconds I could’ve gotten a better return than w

What did you expect for Lavine? of course. Spurs also fleeced Kings. At least we have Bulls West to watch now.

[The Force.]

The quality of this trade hinges upon what AKME do with Vuc, Lonzo, and possibly Coby. If he’s truly dedicated to a tear-down, this is a decent first step. If their plan is to treadmill into another play-in, I’d say it’s a shockingly horrible trade, even by AKME standards.

[Charlesareed]

Bulls got fleece sac got Zach & 3 first plus 3 seconds I could’ve gotten a better return than w

What did you expect for Lavine? of course. Spurs also fleeced Kings. At least we have Bulls West to watch now.

Idk how ownership keeps handing over the franchise to these types of idiots

[Dez]

Bulls got fleece sac got Zach & 3 first plus 3 seconds I could’ve gotten a better return than w

No, you're just delusional about his value, then fact we got our pick back is a win.

[Muzbar]

Bulls got fleece sac got Zach & 3 first plus 3 seconds I could’ve gotten a better return than w

Technically the Kings got 2 FRPs and 5 SRPs.

[2weekswithpay]

Okay, I’m not exactly understanding what all the fuss is about. What exactly were we supposed to be getting for LaVine?

From my vantage point, we broke up Zach’s salary into shorter, smaller and more moveable contracts and got control of our pick back. Were we supposed to be achieving more than that in trading LaVine?

I didn't expect a great return and I'm not upset with the players we got but I think the front office missed an opportunity to get additional assets by settling for getting our pick back.

Without Zach, this team is garbage, and it isn't hard to keep your pick with top-10 and top-8 protections if you tank properly. Do we need to get our pick back if the plan is to tank? Could we have gotten a different asset if we let the Spurs keep our 2025 FRP?

Worst case scenario, AKME thinks that because we have our pick back, we can push for the play-in.

[Adriano]

I really dont get this trade. We take our own pick, who was a mistake made by AK to deliver them tô SAS for a FA DDR, and trash, for 25 ppg guy who is finally play a smarter game. Even when we fall apart almost 2 decades ago, and have lucky in The lottery to land D-Rose, we did that without have to trade any of our core guys (Kirk, BG, Deng, Noc, Noah and TT was still here) so we get a stud to play with good, complementary role players, and It was fun and give hope to us, at least. And now what? Assuming we have the luck to get Flagg (wich was a long shot), with whom will he play? Vuc will be gone for shure, Ayo is a role player who, once lost his athelticism to infiltrate with speed will became a non facture, Coby is a good role player but we dont have a clue with this FO If he will stay, and If he gets traded we will go nothing in retorn, Lonzo is one serious injury for his carrer to be over and resign Giddey with a bunch of busts will only eat cap space.

If we were in NBA hell before? Where are we now? In the same position when MJ retired?

I'd rather trade Vuc and join our FRP with LaVine.

It doesnt mather If we have the capspace of his salary sooner if none of the all star FA will want to join the bunch of scrubs that is our team now. (T-Mac 2000 vibe). We are, at least, half decade lose games with one (if no the) worsts teams in the league and have a bunch of rookies making noise (like 2004 team) is almost to impossible.

We are in the hell, gentlemen. And without having a fun in one game or two.

AK are the worst FO I've ever seen in the our team. Even VDN as a coach was better than this FO.

For those who want to get rid of LaVine, have fun. With a lose culture, our possible good rookies will never thrive.

[cocktailswith_2short]

The quality of this trade hinges upon what AKME do with Vuc, Lonzo, and possibly Coby. If he’s truly dedicated to a tear-down, this is a decent first step. If their plan is to treadmill into another play-in, I’d say it’s a shockingly horrible trade, even by AKME standards.

we have to be blowing it up . We're not done yet this team is going to be full of literal whos in a week.

[JimmyButler21]

Bulls got fleece sac got Zach & 3 first plus 3 seconds I could’ve gotten a better return than w

No, you're just delusional about his value, then fact we got our pick back is a win.

We had our pick. I guess you can argue it's good to have the pick the next 2 years in case it doesn't convey but this isn't some big deal if the Bulls actually tank like they should. If anything, this might motivate them to not tank in the next 2 years.

[Dez]

Bulls got fleece sac got Zach & 3 first plus 3 seconds I could’ve gotten a better return than w

No, you're just delusional about his value, then fact we got our pick back is a win.

We had our pick. I guess you can argue it's good to have the pick the next 2 years in case it doesn't convey but this isn't some big deal if the Bulls actually tank like they should. If anything, this might motivate them to not tank in the next 2 years.

Jesus Christ.

They traded their best player, they are tanking.

[rosenthall]

This is a B-/C+ trade. Not exciting, but I doubt there was a B+ trade out there right now. Feels like waiting for the offseason may have yielded something better, but player value feels weird right now across the league.

The protections on the SA pick made it likely that it would have at least warped our roster building during those years, even if it didn't convey. It's more valuable draft capital than I would have expected to have gotten back for Zach. We got 3 JAG's who should be able to be re-purposed into something else if we want.

I think the TPE is low-key interesting. Seems like we ought to be able use it on an overpaid player to collect assets with.

[MalagaBulls]

I'm upset, but I'll calm down once Guru explains how this is actually another AKME masterclass.

[CROBulls]

Lmao at trade. AKME waited for Luka Doncic trade to happen so people don’t realize how terrible return Bulls got. 2nd worst trade this year

[WindyCityBorn]

We got a pick we were going keep anyway. This organization is still a joke.

This better be a complete teardown. I don’t want Vuc on this roster next weekend.

[rosenthall]

This is a B-/C+ trade. Only caveat with it is that it feels like we may have been able to get more if we waited until the offseason.

Getting the pick back is more draft capital than I would have expected from trading Zach. The protections in 26 and 27 would have been pretty punitive, IMO. Even if it didn't convey it definitely would have warped team building.

The 3 JAGS we got back should be easily re-purposed into something else if we want. I think the TPE is low-key interesting. Historically we haven't used them, but it's easy to see the opportunity to use that to absorb an overpaid player for assets if the team was willing to do it.

[WesPeace]

Awful trade! AKME should get fired..

Bulls got only 1st round pick back but two bad salaries which go thru next season, uuugh and they send 2nd rounder to Kings LOL!

Zach's the least favourite destination, Kings will never be a true contender!

[Dominator83]

I wonder if we can flip any of our new guys for picks? They've also had their moments, but all are having down years.

Not with AK at the helm. He'd probably be the one giving them up...

Yep and this goes back to even before his Bulls days. Like when he traded a young Nurkic to Portland for Mason Plumlee.... And INCLUDED a 1st round pick. He should have been the one getting a 1st back in that trade.

[Andi Obst]

I keep reading that the Bulls sent their own second this year to the Kings. That's not true.

The pick belonged to the Spurs (part of the original DeRozan deal). The Bulls gave the Kings their own second in 2028 back, though.

[Dez]

It's actually alarming at how many people were delusional about LaVine's value.