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A deal that Chicago Bulls fans waited essentially the entire month of August for arrived on the late morning of Aug. 27. Executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisvoas and general manager Marc Eversley dished out fourth-year power forward and restricted free agent Lauri Markkanen in a three-team sign-and-trade deal that got the team a return of a couple of draft picks and small forward Derrick Jones Jr.
Despite pulling off this three-team sign-and-trade deal with the Portland Trail Blazers and Cleveland Cavaliers to land the return of Jones Jr.