sigh Listen, I know a lot of hawks fans have contended that the Trae/DJ pairing will not succeed and feel stuck based on the perceived value of DJ. Some people want to trade Trae instead other's want to trade both, and some want to trade neither and run it back. The Pels covet DJ and OO so no pics going that way. The Bulls are rebuilding competitively and I think they can drop a pick, Bey's contract and a young asset(AJ) to get Caruso,

IN MY HUMBLE OPINION>>>DEJOUNTE MURRAY MUST GO. Getting an guard and wing defender at the 2 spot in Caruso, a champion as well. Brandon Ingram is 6'9" DJ but a way better off-ball player(the main issue with their offensive fit), I understand the injury history concerns bt he won't be taking the same being the east and with the spacing creators surrounding him outside of Capela of course. Trae finally gets a teammate with gravity and the knowhow to leverage it in BI, I believe(based on his 1st 2 years in NO w/ Lonzo Ball) that BI could easily be a 6/7 3PA/G at 39% playing with Trae and Jalen. Kel'el Ware is the future a 7' big with feathery touch great footwork shooting range and shot blocking ability. He will take Capela's spot next year when we must sign another vet backup big.

Trae is still just 25 people.

Trae Young Alex Caruso Brandon Ingram Jalen Johnson Clint Capela(for now)

Kobe Bufkin Bogdan Bogdanovic DeAndre Hunter(for now) Mouhamed Gueye Kel'el Ware(draft pick 10)

Vit Krejci Garrison Mathews Seth Lundy Jamir Watkins(idk man figure it out Dre replacement) Bruno Fernando