Lauri Markkanen, Chicago Bulls Mandatory Credit: David Banks-USA TODAY Sports
The big move of the day around the NBA landscape came courtesy of the Chicago Bulls, Portland Trail Blazers, and Cleveland Cavaliers. These squads helped to form a three-team sign-and-trade deal that had multiple players and draft picks on the move, including fourth-year power forward Lauri Markkanen.
This deal involved the Bulls sending Markkanen to the Cavaliers, Cleveland sending forward Larry Nance Jr. to the Blazers, and Portland sending Derrick Jones Jr. to Chicago. The Bulls also got a lottery-protected future first-round draft pick from the Blazers and a future second-round draft pick from the Cavs.