In a shocking turn of events, it wasn’t Jimmy Butler that was on the move on Thursday, but Taj Gibson and Doug McDermott.
The Bulls have discussed a package that includes Gibson, McDermott and a 2018 second-round pick to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Cameron Payne, Joffery Lauvergne and Anthony Morrow.
Official word of the deal came during The Vertical‘s Trade Deadline Show from NBA insider Shams Charania.
With the trade, the Bulls unloaded Gibson, the longest-tenured Bull left from the Tom Thibodeau era, along with a second-round pick in next year’s draft and Doug McDermott, the No.