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Bulls teammates react to losing 'glue of the team' in Bobby Portis

The Bulls made a major splash on Wednesday in acquiring small forward Otto Porter, but in the process they lost an emotional leader in Bobby Portis that his old teammates said will be hard to replace.

Portis declined to speak with reporters prior to leaving the United Center, a warranted reaction considering he found about the deal roughly 30-45 minutes before tipoff.

But his former teammates did plenty of talking about what kind of leader Portis was in the locker room and on the floor.

Zach LaVine is no stranger to teammates being dealt, and he said that his rookie season in Minnesota saw 25 different players rotate through the locker room.