The Chicago Bulls have a clear direction. After muddling through several seasons, banking on overvalued veterans to make an impact, the Bulls have cleaned house and begun the belated youth movement.
Within a year, the Bulls have jettisoned Alex Caruso, DeMar DeRozan, Zach LaVine, and Lonzo Ball—all 30 years old or older, aside from Ball, who's 27. In turn, Chicago has added Matas Buzelis (20 years old), Josh Giddey (22 years old), Jalen Smith (25 years old), Tre Jones (25 years old), Isaac Okoro (24 years old), and Noa Essengue (18 years old).
While dumping Ball may not have been the best move, considering there were plenty of intriguing offers at the trade deadline, the overall swap was far from ill-conceived.