The Chicago Bulls continued their goofy offseason over the weekend by orchestrating a sign-and-trade for DeMar DeRozan to the Sacramento Kings.
ESPN Sources with @TimBontemps: The Sacramento Kings are agreed on a sign-and-trade that will land DeMar DeRozan on a three-year deal, send Harrison Barnes to the San Antonio Spurs and Chris Duarte, two second-round picks and cash to the Chicago Bulls. pic.twitter.com/eopPkSPBvc
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 7, 2024
DeRozan to the Kings was something we wrote about a few times, as it seemed like they were the only team with real interest and the ability to add him.
The Bulls took back Chris Duarte and two second-round picks for DeRozan, as they continue to mismanage assets worse than any team in the NBA.
It’s been quite a summer when it comes to Chicago taking peanuts on the dollar for guys they could have traded for assets.
Chicago Bulls having a frustrating offseason
The Bulls have now traded Alex Caruso and DeMar DeRozan and allowed Andre Drummond to walk for nothing.
Their big return is Josh Giddey, Chris Duarte, a couple of second-round picks and a paltry amount of cap space.
Wasting assets and throwing potential draft capital into the trash has been the theme of the offseason for the Bulls, which is why I have to give the DeRozan trade two grades, one for the deal as a whole and one for the current context.