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The NBA trade deadline is still rather far away, but that hasn’t stopped trade rumors from flying around like crazy. One team that finds themselves at the center of these trade rumors is the Chicago Bulls, and for good reason. Despite being led by the trio of DeMar DeRozan, Zach LaVine, and Nikola Vucevic, the Bulls currently sport a 13-18 record that is good for 11th place in the Eastern Conference.
It’s been frustrating to see things not end up working out for the Bulls so far, and it has resulted in pretty much every player on their roster being mentioned in trade rumors. While many of their players have value, it’s clear the piece that everyone is the most interested in is DeRozan.
DeRozan has been the Bulls top offensive player, and he could end up being a strong addition for a team looking to add one of the top scorers in the league to boost their playoff hopes. If Chicago does indeed decide to blow things up and move DeRozan, let’s take a look at the three best landing spots for DeRozan and see why they would make so much sense.
3. Dallas Mavericks
Ever since losing Kristaps Porzingis and Jalen Brunson over the past year or so, the Dallas Mavericks have been looking to add some more secondary scoring to complement Luka Doncic. Doncic has a huge burden on his shoulders every night he takes the floor, and while Christian Wood has been OK, it’s clear that more help is going to be needed for the Mavs if they want to make another deep playoff run this season.
In that sense, a move for DeRozan would make a lot of sense for the Mavericks. DeRozan is putting together another strong season as the focal point of the Bulls offense (25.9 PPG, 5 RPG, 4.7 APG, 50.8 FG%) and has proven that his bounce back season with the Bulls last year wasn’t a fluke. DeRozan is as dangerous as ever, which is why so many teams are interested in him.