The Bulls operated around the fringes at the trade deadline before the 2 p.m. buzzer, picking up Noah Vonleh from the Portland Trailblazers and picking up a future second-round pick in a separate deal with the Detroit Pistons.
Neither deal involved Robin Lopez or Justin Holiday, two players the Bulls were hoping to snag an extra first-round pick for in this June’s draft. After getting one in the trade involving Nikola Mirotic last week, the Bulls were operating with house money.
Of all the trades that took place Thursday, the Bulls did their work last week. And last June.