Lauri Markkanen, Chicago Bulls Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports
A really disappointing first game after the trade deadline for first-year head coach Billy Donovan and the Chicago Bulls saw them fall short at the hands of the surging San Antonio Spurs and legendary head coach Gregg Popovich on the night of March 27. The Bulls were anticipated to come out of the gates strong post-deadline after all the moves the new front office regime made.
After getting a major haul at the trade deadline that included star big man Nikola Vucevic, forward Al-Farouq Aminu, big man Daniel Theis, small forward Troy Brown Jr.