Why Teams Accept

Chicago:

Chicago's desired price for LaVine has recently been revealed. A young player, multiple first round picks, and a salary filler for LaVine (Thanks to BBallEnthusiast for sharing the tweet). This is even more than that because Nassir Little is not just a salary filler, but also a good role player. This should be a good haul for him.

Portland:

The Blazers have wanted a star to pair up with Dame. They also said recently that they aren't interested in trading 3. They have been reported to dangle 23 in trades so this would be good for them. They do give up a lot in Simons, Little, and 3 picks but this is still LaVine we are talking about. The Blazers wont be the same team they are now in 2027 and 2029 so its unlikely those will be extremely high picks. This is a win-win deal for both teams.

Draft Picks

Blazers Number 3 Overall

Brandon Miller

Bulls Number 23 Overall

Noah Clowney

Starting Fives

POR:

PG: Damian Lillard

SG: Zach LaVine

SF: Brandon Miller

PF: Jerami Grant

C: Jusuf Nurkic

CHI:

PG: Alex Caruso

SG: Anfernee Simons

SF: DeMar DeRozan

PF: Patrick Williams

C: Nikola Vučević

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