The Chicago Bulls are buying and selling Lonzo Ball to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Isaac Okoro, in response to ESPN’s Shams Charania.
Knee accidents sidelined Ball for two 1/2 seasons whereas with Chicago. He returned in October 2024 and performed 35 video games this previous season averaging 7.6 factors, 3.4 rebounds and three.3 assists per sport. In February, Ball agreed to a two-year, $20 million contract extension after his title was the subject of hypothesis within the lead as much as the NBA commerce deadline.
Ball was the second general decide within the 2017 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Lakers. He spent two seasons there earlier than being traded to the New Orleans Pelicans in 2019. Two years later, he was on the transfer once more, this time as a part of a sign-and-trade take care of the Bulls that noticed Ball signal a four-year, $85 million extension.
Okoro, 25, has performed 5 seasons within the NBA, all in Cleveland. In 55 video games this previous season he averaged 6.1 factors, 2.4 rebounds and 1.2 assists per sport in simply over 19 minutes of flooring time.
Like Ball, Okoro lately signed an extension after agreeing to a three-year, $38 million pact with the Cavaliers in September.