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The primary massive commerce of the 2024 NBA offseason went down on Thursday when the Chicago Bulls despatched guard Alex Caruso to the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder for ahead Josh Giddey.
This deal may assist the Thunder take the following step towards changing into a real championship contender after they completed with the perfect report within the Western Convention this season, solely to lose within the second spherical of the playoffs to the Dallas Mavericks.
Followers on Twitter really feel this can be a superb deal for the Thunder.
WOAHHHH
โ ๐ช๐๐๐ ๐ฉ (@Three_Cone) June 20, 2024
Wow. Caruso will probably be an ideal match for OKC. And Giddeyโs youth makes far more sense for the Bulls, plus a pleasant match with White. Mutually useful. Nice deal.
โ Kevin O’Connor (@KevinOConnorNBA) June 20, 2024
Alex Caruso to Thunder, A-
Alex suits so nicely with the core of Thunder; Coach Daigneault, Chet Holmgren, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
๐ตCoach Diagneault (pisces)
๐ตHolmgren (taurus)
๐ตSGA (most cancers)
๐ตCaruso (pisces)
๐ขJ. Williams (aries)Josh Giddey to Bulls, B-
The Bulls areโฆโ The Zodiac GM (@TheZodiacGM) June 20, 2024
In reality, these followers really feel the Bulls obtained taken benefit of on this deal.
OKC obtained 10x higher and Bulls obtained worse wow we actually are the stupidest franchise
โ mev ๐๐งธ๐น (@mevvybear) June 20, 2024
BULLS GOT FLEECED
โ ยฒยณ๐ป๐๐ฑ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐โ๏ธ๐๐ (@BronGotGame) June 20, 2024
Caruso is a two-time All-Defensive crew choice, and he has improved his 3-point taking pictures over the previous couple of seasons.
Two seasons in the past, he made simply 33.3 p.c of his 3-point makes an attempt, however this yr, he was a robust 40.8 p.c from that distance.
The Thunder are one of many NBAโs youngest groups, however Caruso, who’s 30 years of age, will convey them some beneficial expertise, together with taking part in on a crew that gained the world championship.
In the meantime, the Bulls, who’ve been caught within the center over the past couple of years as a play-in event crew, may very well be poised to hit the proverbial reset button and begin to rebuild.
Two-time All-Star guard Zach LaVine has seen his identify come up constantly in commerce rumors for a while now, whereas six-time All-Star ahead DeMar DeRozan is about to change into a free agent.
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