Chicago Bulls Fans Ecstatic With The Lauri Markkanen Trade

For a while now, it has looked like a foregone conclusion that Lauri Markkanen will not be wearing a Chicago Bulls jersey when next season rolls around.

Markkanen wants to be a starter, and it doesn’t appear that that the Bulls will have a spot on their revamped roster.

It was recently reported that Markkanen wanted to join Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks next season. But unfortunately, Lauri will have to settle for Cleveland.

It was announced on Friday that the Bulls were shipping Lauri Markkanen to the Cavaliers in a sign-and-trade.

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It felt like Bulls fans had enough of Lauri Markkanen after he didn’t take the next step in his development under Billy Donovan last season, and when Bulls fans heard they were getting a player back and two draft picks, they were beyond excited.

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Lauri Markkanen could go on to a long, successful career in the NBA. He still possesses a unique ability to shoot and finish at the rim which poses an issue for opposing defenses. But it simply wasn’t working in Chicago.

Whether he didn’t fit with the other star players on the Bulls, coaching staff, or just needed a change of scenery, it was time for Markkanen to move on.

He knew it, Bulls fans knew it, and the front office knew it.

The Lauri Markkanen trade is just the latest reason why Chicago Bulls fans are all-in on the offseason president Arturas Karnisovas has had so far.


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