Bulls trade Lonzo Ball in hopes of being the hunter and not the hunted


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Bulls trade Lonzo Ball in hopes of being the hunter and not the hunted

The Indiana Pacers continue to be the model that the Bulls are chasing and they took steps in copying that on Saturday, trading often-injured guard Lonzo Ball to Cleveland for defensive-minded forward Isaac Okoro.

By Joe Cowley Jun 28, 2025, 11:06pm GMT+6

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The Sun-Times reported earlier this week that the Bulls were in discussions to trade Lonzo Ball, and on Saturday the guard was shipped to Cleveland.Erin Hooley/AP

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Look who is doing all they can to become the hunter.


The Sun-Times reported earlier this week that the Bulls were in serious trade discussions for both Lonzo Ball and Coby White. A source confirmed on Saturday that Ball would be the first shoe to drop, traded to Cleveland for defensive-minded forward Isaac Okoro.


General manager Marc Eversley hinted on Wednesday that the mindset of the roster construction for the Bulls was headed for a change.


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Bulls trade Lonzo Ball in hopes of being the hunter and not the hunted

The Indiana Pacers continue to be the model that the Bulls are chasing and they took steps in copying that on Saturday, trading often-injured guard Lonzo Ball to Cleveland for defensive-minded forward Isaac Okoro.

By Joe Cowley Jun 28, 2025, 11:06pm GMT+6

Lonzo Ball

The Sun-Times reported earlier this week that the Bulls were in discussions to trade Lonzo Ball, and on Saturday the guard was shipped to Cleveland.Erin Hooley/AP


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Look who is doing all they can to become the hunter.


The Sun-Times reported earlier this week that the Bulls were in serious trade discussions for both Lonzo Ball and Coby White. A source confirmed on Saturday that Ball would be the first shoe to drop, traded to Cleveland for defensive-minded forward Isaac Okoro.

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General manager Marc Eversley hinted on Wednesday that the mindset of the roster construction for the Bulls was headed for a change.


Okoro, who was selected just one pick (5th overall) after Patrick Williams in the 2020 draft, has underwhelmed overall, but does bring a defensive mindset to the roster as well as availability.


“I think for us we need to remain diligent and pragmatic about how we build this,” Eversley continued. “We don’t want to skip steps. Sometimes when you do skip steps, expectations build, and you make mistakes. I don’t think we want to do that.


“We’ve established a style of play offensively, I think the next iteration of this is identifying who we are defensively and how we can improve.”


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While it is a gut-punch that the Bulls again received no draft compensation back, it’s not like they’re taking on a bad contract in return to warrant that.

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