1 for 1 to reach a deal! The Bulls successfully got rid of the scammers, and the Cavaliers solved two major problems

According to source Shams, the Bulls reached a 1-for-1 trading agreement with the Cavaliers, and the Bulls exchanged defender Lonzo Ball from the Cavaliers for the forward guard Ocorro.

Lonzo Ball joined the Bulls in the offseason in 2022, and he only played 35 games due to injury this season. He underwent meniscus and cartilage transplant surgery on his left knee in March 2023, and then missed all competitions in the 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons. After returning this season, he played and participated in only 35 games. The 27-year-old Ball averaged 7.6 points, 3.4 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.3 steals per game this season.

24-year-old Okoro is a 3D player. He played 55 regular season games for the Cavaliers this season, averaging 6.1 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game, and a three-point shooting percentage of 37.1%.

For the Bulls, this deal will allow the team to get rid of Lonzo Ball, a pure fraudster (played 70 games in 4 seasons), while gaining a younger, relatively healthy, defensive and three-pointer. Although Ball's departure has caused the team to lose some of its backcourt organizational capabilities, with Kiddy, the organizational striker, I believe there is no big problem.

For the Cavaliers, Ball's arrival can solve two problems at once. One is that as a defensive point guard of 1.98 meters, Ball can make up for the Cavaliers' shortcomings of Mitchell and Garland's lack of height and poor defense in the backcourt. The second is that the team no longer has to worry about renewing the contract for substitute point guard Jerome. Without renewing Jerome, the total salary of the Cavaliers' current players has exceeded the second richest line by about $12 million. If Jerome is given an annual renewal contract of 12-14 million yuan, the luxury tax paid to the league next season will increase exponentially. With Lonzo Ball, the Cavaliers' original difficulty in riding the tiger is solved instantly. Although Ball's injury risks are indeed a problem, considering that Ball's contract is only two years and two years left, it is still a team option in the second year, this is completely worth a fight.

Whoever says who loses this deal and who wins?