Knicks And Bulls G League Teams Made A Trade

The New York Knicks and Chicago Bulls G League affiliates made a trade.

Jalen Harris most recently played in the NBA during the 2020-21 season when he spent his rookie year with the Toronto Raptors. 

That season, he averaged 7.4 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.3 assists per contest while shooting 50.0% from the field and 47.2% from the three-point range. 

Jalen Harris becomes the 7th different rookie in Raptors history with a 30-point game

He's also the 10th Raptor to score 30 points in a game this season (NBA record)

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— Yahoo Sports Canada (@YahooCASports) May 15, 2021

Last year, he played in seven G League regular season games for the Westchester Knicks (G League affiliate New York Knicks) and averaged 11.6 points, 3.1 rebounds and 3.1 assists per contest while shooting 31.9% from the field and 31.6% from the three-point range.

On Thursday, the Westchester Knicks traded Harris to the Windy City Bulls (G League affiliate of the Chicago Bulls). 

Via The Windy City Bulls: "The Windy City Bulls have acquired the returning player rights to Jalen Harris from the Westchester Knicks in exchange for the returning player rights to Aaron Wheeler."

The Windy City Bulls have acquired the returning player rights to Jalen Harris from the Westchester Knicks in exchange for the returning player rights to Aaron Wheeler. pic.twitter.com/tk8ByEFZAS

— Windy City Bulls (@windycitybulls) October 12, 2023

Wheeler is coming off a year where he played for the Windy City Bulls and Greensboro Swarm.  

In 28 regular season games, he averaged 7.6 points and 3.5 rebounds per contest while shooting 47.7% from the field and 25.7% from the three-point range. 

The Westchester Knicks have acquired the returning player rights to Aaron Wheeler from the Windy City Bulls in exchange for the returning player rights to Jalen Harris.

— Westchester Knicks (@wcknicks) October 12, 2023

As for the Knicks, they are coming off a season where they were the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference. 

They beat the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first round of the NBA playoffs but lost to the Miami Heat in the second round.

Meanwhile, the Bulls finished as the tenth seed in the east and lost to the Toronto Raptors in the first game of the play-in tournament.