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On paper it fits.
The Bulls send Zach LaVine to Brooklyn and in return get back Ben Simmons in the final year of his deal. One headache for another.
But then there’s the reality of the situation.
The Nets can’t wait to get off of the Simmons contract at the end of the season and are also rumored to be putting the likes of Cameron Johnson, Bojan Bogdanovic and Dorian Finney-Smith on the block, looking to strip down and be the frontrunners for the “Capture the Cooper Flagg Lottery Sweepstakes.