An interesting trade rumor emerged on July 18 when the Chicago Bulls were mentioned among three teams that were reportedly involved in discussions with the Detroit Pistons for star power forward Blake Griffin. The Pistons were in a rebuild mode until they traded the Los Angeles Clippers to land Griffin back in January 2018.
However, the pieces that were exchanged to the Clippers from the Pistons included forward Tobias Harris, center Boban Marjanovich, and a first round pick, among other players and future assets. That wound up working out well for both sides since the Clippers were planning on tearing it all down beyond star point guard Chris Paul and Griffin anyway.