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NBA Trade Idea Sends Former All-Star to Chicago Bulls for Lonzo Ball

This NBA trade idea is between the Chicago Bulls, Atlanta Hawks, and New Orleans Pelicans

Joey Linn

Chicago Bulls guard Lonzo Ball (2) against the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center.
Chicago Bulls guard Lonzo Ball (2) against the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center. / Troy Taormina-Imagn Images
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The Chicago Bulls have made some big moves this offseason. Sending DeMar DeRozan to the Sacramento Kings in a sign and trade deal, Chicago made it clear what direction they are trying to go.

Also sending Alex Caruso to the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for Josh Giddey, Chicago has expressed a lot of confidence in who the former sixth overall pick can become. Expected to put the ball in Giddey’s hands next season, Chicago may have a decision to make with former second overall pick Lonzo Ball.

Last playing during the 2021-22 season, Ball has missed two full seasons due to injury. Expected to return at the start of next season, Ball could potentially play himself into an opportunity elsewhere.

In a recent article, Atlanta Hawks on SI proposed a three-team trade that sends Ball back to the New Orleans Pelicans and sends Brandon Ingram to Chicago.

Hawks Receive: Ayo Dosunmu and Jordan Hawkins

Bulls Receive: Brandon Ingram, Kobe Bufkin, Cody Zeller, and Garrison Matthews

Pelicans Receive: Lonzo Ball, Nikola Vucevic and a 2028 2nd round pick (via Chicago)

Lonzo Ball and Brandon Ingram
New Orleans Pelicans point guard Lonzo Ball (2) and small forward Brandon Ingram (14) against the Portland Trail Blazers at Moda Center. / Soobum Im-Imagn Images

This is a hypothetical trade idea and not sourced reporting on any interest from the three teams, but it is certainly interesting framework. Ingram is entering the final year of his five-year, $158M contract with the Pelicans, but he is likely not a player the Bulls want to pay next offseason.

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Joey Linn
JOEY LINN

Joey Linn is a credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation. Covering the LA Clippers independently in 2018, then for Fansided and 213Hoops from 2019-2021, Joey joined Sports Illustrated's FanNation to cover the Clippers after the 2020-21 season. Graduating from Biola University in 2022 with a Communication Studies degree, Joey served as Biola's play-by-play announcer for their basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams during his time in school. Joey's work on Biola's broadcasts, combined with his excellence in the classroom, earned him the Outstanding Communication Studies Student of the year award in 2022. Joey covers the NBA full-time across multiple platforms, primarily serving as a credentialed Clippers beat writer.

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