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Why the Chicago Bulls Won the De’Aaron Fox Trade, and the Spurs Might Have Lost It

Why the Chicago Bulls Won the De’Aaron Fox Trade, and the Spurs Might Have Lost It

The Spurs might be making a classic mistake, while the Kings are doing Kings things

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De’Aaron Fox, Victor Wembanyama, and Zach LaVine. (Thearon W. Henderson/FRANCK FIFE/AFP/Soobum Im/Getty Images)

Here’s my breakdown of the weekend’s second blockbuster, with the Spurs acquiring De’Aaron Fox in a three-team trade with the Kings and the Bulls.


For my take on the shocking trade of Luka Dončić to the Lakers, click here.

The Luka Dončić Trade — My Perspective as an Ex-Mavericks Analytics Staffer Who Spent Two Years Pushing to Trade Him

The Luka Dončić Trade — My Perspective as an Ex-Mavericks Analytics Staffer Who Spent Two Years Pushing to Trade Him

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Chicago Bulls: The clear winners

Chicago has been going nowhere for several seasons now, always chasing that low-end playoff spot, never committing to a full rebuild. That's how you end up a treadmill team, not making any progress whatsoever towards contention.

So what did the Bulls finally get right here? Five things:

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