🚨TRADE 🚨Bulls Acquire Isaac Okoro For Lonzo Ball From Cleveland Cavaliers

🚨TRADE 🚨Bulls Acquire Isaac Okoro For Lonzo Ball From Cleveland Cavaliers

yo what’s going on everybody welcome into the Bulls Report my name is Patrick Seman and we got some breaking news for you guys as the Chicago Bulls have traded Alonzo Ball to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Isaac Aoro a shocking move that I did not see coming obviously Joe Callie reported on draft night day one that the Bulls were shopping either Lonzo Ball or Kobe White and it looks like Lonzo was the guard to get dealt here so we’ll be breaking down this trade what does this mean for the Chicago Bulls why I think they made this move um you know you’re adding another good young piece a solid defender but where does he fit into the rotation um we’ll also talk about is does this mean a Kobe White trade is now dead we’ll break it all down here on today’s show but before we do so if you guys could hit that subscribe button today we’re actually closing in here on uh 12 and a half thousand subscribers so if you guys have not already hit that subscribe button help us grow this channel here at Chat Sports um free easy way and plus you guys will get Bulls content throughout this whole crazy summer here in the NBA so the Bulls just a straight up trade with the Cavs Lonzo Ball for Isaac Aoro and you know clearly the Bulls are trying to build a roster where mainly the guys around Josh Giddy their role is to defend and you know I’m not saying Lonzo obviously is not a good defender but he’s not the defender he once was and Isaac Aoro that is his calling card that’s why he’s in the NBA he is a solid defend uh defender he’s got good size he’s also 24 years old and he’s also a good athlete so again the Bulls leaning into these players who can get out run in transition with Josh Giddy i mean that’s why they drafted a Senate they want more athletes they want more guys that are going to run here in transition with uh Josh Giddy leading the way now I don’t think Okoro will come in and start unless Kobe White gets traded but even if Kobe does get traded I think IO will slot into that starting lineup but I think this is just another guard for the Bulls to have off the bench another solid defender um I’ll tell you what him and IO coming off the bench that’s a pretty damn good guard tandem especially on the defensive side of the floor now even if they keep Kobe White I wonder if they would possibly move him to the bench and then you slot in Io or Aoro in the starting lineup then you obviously have Josh Giddy being that primary ball handler offensive minded guard with a defensive minded guard right next to him but more on Aoro um you know not a good offensive player um he did shoot the three ball uh three ball well the last couple of seasons um back in 23 24 he was actually playing about 28 minutes a night for the Cavs averaged nine and a half points per game he was shooting 49% from the deck he shot 39.1% from three that season three boards and two assists per game but this past season his role was reduced a little bit with guys like Tai Jerome stepping up for Cleveland he kind of fell down in the rotation but he still was able to average 19.1 minutes per game on a team that won 64 games this past year 6.1 points uh 46.4% from the field and he actually shot 37% from three now the one downside about Aoro is in the postseason he has not played his best ball um he has played a total of or an average of 18 minutes a game only averaged five points per night shooting 29% from uh the three-point arc so obviously his shooting takes a hit in the postseason but I still think this is just a move for the Bulls where they’re trying to get different archetypes around Josh Giddy um this is just like a clear and this offseason is so funny you know we were even debating if the Bulls should bring Josh Giddy back like he will 100% be back he is the face of the Chicago Bulls it’s him and Bzelis those are the two guys they want to build around i think all the moves they have made have made that crystal clear like going and drafting a Senate you could have drafted a big you could got out you know Derek Queen or Thomas Sorber which you know personally I would have rather have the Bulls target one of those guys um especially after the Thunder got Sorber i swear we’re going to look back in a couple years you know he may not play right away but after Hartinstein walks out of there he’ll probably step in and be a very solid big for OKC but again point being you drafted that athletic wing a guy with tremendous upside in Noah Sen and then you also still have Buzzellis another young athletic wing and you know I know we’re all so frustrated with Patrick Williams but that’s another good athletic wing to have off the bench is he worth that $18 million contract absolutely not um that’s still could be considered a negative asset for the Chicago Bulls but you know you’re getting another guard in here next Alonzo Ball i’ll ask you guys i kind of don’t really have two strong opinions about this i think this was just a you know the Bulls trying to get a more defensive-minded young guards next to Josh Giddy and I also think adding another true defender like this probably means a Kobe White trade is dead i’ll talk about that a little more in a second but grade the trade for me um give me an A B C D or F all right so let’s talk about this um in terms of Kobe White now we were getting reports all offseason so far that you know teams are calling on Kobe White and then on draft night Joe Cali said the Bulls were actually calling teams about a potential Kobe White or Lonzo Ball trade i’m going to be stunned if Kobe ends up getting traded i think this move of you know you’re sending off Lonzo Ball you’re getting a defensive minded guard i think this move for the Bulls was so they can play Kobe White and Josh Giddy because now you have two guards that actually complement those two very well aoro IO defensive minded guys good compliments to your offensive-minded guards i would still though if I was in you know running the Bulls I would still field offers for him now I we broke down that one Magic offer that apparently they sent them two first round picks uh Jonathan Isaac Cole Anthony I find that hard to believe and also if the Bulls turn down that trade offer I think that’s a terrible decision but if I were now the Bulls you have a little more leverage to keep Kobe White i would just still field offers if you get something that blows you away maybe you consider it but again the Bulls front office they seem to love Kobe White he has been one of the guys and you know why he’s a fan favorite for Bulls fans he’s been one of the only guys that has really developed over the last couple of years like if you had to say it was probably only Kobe IO and then Boozel this past season but besides that like not a lot of these young Bulls players have developed in the system and fans obviously love the guy he’s a good guy to have but I just if you could get two future first round picks I think you at least have to consider it because also when you trade Kobe White that also might do a benefit to IO Dumu like he could just step into the starting lineup he’ll probably be playing 30 35 minutes a game he’s still a young player he’ll develop probably you know a lot more of his game and also IO I mean he has gotten better every single year like he’s filled out his frame a lot more he’s started to improve that three-point jump shot especially from the corners and the one thing I loved especially the past two seasons with IO he’s great in transition like he’s an athlete he’s one of the fastest players in the NBA and if the Bulls do want to lean into that you know high tempmpo style play with Josh Giddy running it I actually like a guy like Io at that two spot over a guy like Kobe White because then also if you’re rolling out there with Io Buzzelis you know Asen Patrick Williams and you still got Vu there at least you have three defenders who are plus defenders in the NBA next to Josh Giddy and Nicole Vuch still long-term plan for the Bulls who knows um you got to get a guy and I’m sure the Bulls are hoping that Buzzelis Giddy they turn into potential second third options on championship teams but you still got to go get that number one guy a true game changer and maybe the Bulls could be playing the trade or you know acquire one of those guys in a trade in a couple years but I think this the Bulls starting to build a young core Aoro Bzelis Io Giddy that’s probably the four that they’re going to roll with for you know the next four to five seasons and you know I will say it’s a little sad for Lonzo um I am happy that he’s going to the Cleveland Cavaliers he’ll be playing in some meaningful basketball games next season like we’re going to get playoff Lonzo minutes which is going to be awesome but um it’s just I just have a weird feeling like you let the guy rehab work his way back from injury and then you just go trade him the first offseason he is fully healthy so I don’t know and also like you would think for the Bulls like a guy like Lonzo would be the perfect backup point guard for Giddy because Giddy he’s going to push the pace and then Lonzo he’ll come in and just maintain that pace um also Lonzo defensive minded guard too good size on him so I don’t know interesting move for the Bulls i think they just want more defenders around Josh Giddy and Okoro is that don’t love his offensive game but hey he played a decent role for a team that just won 64 games so I think he’s got some winning DNA some winning culture in him um and we’ll see if he can develop into anything i mean still 24 years old and uh I don’t know i think this also may mean Kobe White’s going to be staying on the Bulls and you know I just have a have a feeling the Bulls are going to be right back in that playing tournament next year maybe they view the East as completely wide open and they make another big time trade for somebody else but I don’t know definitely a shocker here to not have Lonzo Ball for Isaac Aoro on my offseason bingo card for the NBA but we appreciate you guys watching today’s edition of the Bulls Report make sure you hit that subscribe button on your way out and we’ll see you guys next time as always go Bulls [Music]

Chicago Bulls breaking news: ESPN’s Shams Charania has reported Lonzo Ball being traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for forward Issac Okoro. General manager Marc Eversley makes his first bold move for the Chicago Bulls offseason. Lonzo Ball has been traded by all three teams that he has previously played for: Los Angeles Lakers, New Orleans Pelicans, and now the Chicago Bulls. Lonzo Ball’s Chicago Bulls career ran short after missing two NBA seasons with the Bulls. In return for the Lonzo Ball trade, the Bulls acquire Issac Okoro, who has spent his entire 5-year career with the Cavaliers. Bulls Report by Chat Sports host Patrick Siepman breaks down the blockbuster trade news between the Chicago Bulls and Cleveland Cavaliers on today’s Bulls YouTube video.

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Chicago Bulls Lonzo Ball scouting report:
– 2024-25 NBA stats: 35 GP, 7.6 PPG, 3.4 RPG, 3.3 AST, 36.6 FG%, 34.4 3PT%
– Missed majority of the 2024-25 NBA season with a sprained wrist

Cleveland Cavaliers Issac Okoro scouting report:
– 2024-25 NBA stats: 55 GP, 6.1 PPG, 2.4 RPG, 1.2 AST, 46.4 FG%, 37.1 3PT%
– Missed time due to a AC joint sprain in his shoulder

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