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Central happenings: Cavaliers may have closed gap on Bucks; where does that leave Bulls?

Chicago Sun-Times | July 22, 2023

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The Cavaliers have put together a second-consecutive impressive offseason, and have set the stage to try and lockdown the Central Division in 2023-24.

Second-round draft picks have become valuable currency lately.

That’s why the Bulls had better hope that forward Julian Phillips turns out to be a solid NBA rotation player.

The Bulls sent two second-round picks (2026, 2027) to the Wizards on draft night to select Phillips at No. 35, and he had some positive moments in four Summer League games.

The concern is that executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas paid too much.

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