Nothing like a little spring cleaning. This was one of those weird pre-trade deadline games that had a little bit of everything – odd lineups, distracted players and coaches, sloppiness, some high-level performances, and, in the case of Chicago, the sense that the team was about to be blown up. Indeed, the day after this game, the Bulls traded five of their players, including their number one pick from 2018. As the Bulls organization conveniently spelled out the headline move:
The Chicago Bulls have acquired center Nikola Vuu010deviu0107 (KNEE-coal-uh VOOCH-uh-vitch) and forward Al-Farouq Aminu (al-fah-ruke ah-ME-new) from the Orlando Magic in exchange for forward Otto Porter Jr.