The Chicago Bulls made a substantive move ahead of the trade deadline that actually may have made this team better immediately. Preserve this one in amber and frame it on the wall because who knows when this will happen again.
Late Wednesday afternoon, the Chicago Bulls swapped Bobby Portis, Jabari Parker, and a protected 2023 second-round pick for 25-year-old 3-and-D forward Otto Porter Jr. With Portis out of the Windy City, Cristiano Felicio takes sole possession of the longest tenured player on the team title (he’s in his fourth season in red and black).