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As one of the top trade chips that the Chicago Bulls are working with this summer, and one of the most high-profile impending restricted free agents, fourth-year power forward Lauri Markkanen is a hot topic of discussion of late. It doesn’t seem like the Bulls are leaning toward re-signing Markkanen at this point given his decreased role in the rotation down the stretch during the regular season.
Some of the previous big pieces in the Bulls’ young core were pushed out by the new coaching staff and front office this year.