After several consecutive seasons of silence, the Bulls, who have been strongly supported by Ball, DeRozan and Caruso in the offseason, have become the biggest dark horse in the East this season, and once firmly occupied the first place in the East.
But with the advancement of the schedule, the Bulls are not only plagued by injuries, but also the shortcomings of the dark horse team are constantly exposed, that is, the lack of ability at key moments.
Facing the top three teams in the East and West, the Bulls only achieved an embarrassing record of 0 wins and 16 losses, and the team also continued to decline in the final stages of the regular season, currently ranking fifth in the East and only one win ahead of the Cavaliers.
In terms of the current configuration of the Bulls, it is almost difficult to solve the problem from the inside, because neither Lavin nor DeRozan and Vucevic have been good at fighting hard battles for most of their careers.
To this end, the US media "fadeawayworld" also recruited the Bulls in time, which can try to upgrade the team lineup in the offseason, pursue another superstar, and create a 4 giant lineup, thus solving the current problem of insufficient key ball ability.
The player recommended by the US media is Lillard of the Blazers, who has been reimbursed for injuries this season, and the Blazers have also chosen to rebuild comprehensively.
Potential trading scenarios
Bulls get: Lillard;
The Trail Blazers got: Ball + Caruso + Dosum + Kobe White + Patrick Williams + 2023 first-round pick + 2024 second-round pick.
For the Blazers, there is no better deal than keeping Lillard, after all, Lillard is a player cultivated by the team, and his personal ability is fully worthy of the Blazers' market and ambition.
Therefore, the plan given by the US media is still based on the premise that Lillard does not want to stay in the Blazers and wants to go to another team to compete for the championship.
As early as last summer, Lillard had rumors of leaving the team and openly expressed his dissatisfaction with the team's lineup configuration, and as a result, the Blazers still failed to carry out a large-scale reinforcement action.
Instead, in the middle of the season, after Lillard determined the season reimbursement, he began a series of lineup adjustments and completed 3 major transactions.
Powell and Covington were sent to the Clippers, then CJ and Larrinus were sent to the Pelicans, and finally a three-way deal was completed, clearing Out Walker and Satoransky.
Throughout the process, it can be seen that the Blazers have a strong willingness to swing, did not exchange for any equivalent value of instant players, and only returned to one first round and three second rounds.
Even with media speculation that the Trail Blazers will rebuild a competitive roster in the offseason, Lillard has openly supported all the team's operations.
But given the overall appeal of the Blazers, as well as the chips in hand and the number of top players in the free agent market this summer, the likelihood that the Blazers will quickly build a championship-contending team is almost zero.
At that time, Lillard naturally has a reasonable reason to leave, then this deal is worth considering the Blazers, in which the team not only gets a number of young players, but also players like Caruso and Ball who have both age advantages, excellent combat strength and high cost performance, as well as some future chips, which will undoubtedly accelerate the team's reconstruction process.
For the Bulls, the team sent a small half of the team, but if lillard can be obtained, then everything will be worth it.
Because Lillard is a well-known big heart player, his performance at key moments in his career is remarkable, which can fill the Bulls' current shortcomings.
At that time, the Bulls can create a core lineup of 4 giants in Lavine + DeRozan + Lillard + Vucevic, and the rest of the positions can be selected in the free market to choose the basic salary veterans who want to compete for the championship, which is also the basic idea of each championship team to build a team base.