Getty Zach LaVine guards DeMar DeRozan during a 2020 game against the San Antonio Spurs.
Arturas Karnisovas may be a mad man by definition, but there’s definitely no longer a question about his commitment to improving the Chicago Bulls.
After making the long-awaited signing of point guard Lonzo Ball on Monday night, he’s secured a four-time All-Star’s commitment to join up with their efforts in the Windy City, too.
As first reported by Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports, DeMar DeRozan has signed a three-year deal with the Bulls.
Because it is a sign-and-trade, that means Chicago will be sending back assets to the San Antonio Spurs.
ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported the framework of this deal just shortly after Haynes broke the news:
Full Bulls-Spurs sign-and-trade for DeMar DeRozan on a three-year, $85M deal includes Young, Aminu, the 2025 first-round pick and the 2022 and 2025 seconds to San Antonio.
Karnisovas showed he wasn’t afraid to put chips in the middle in order to pursue the playoffs, and beyond that a championship when he dealt Wendell Carter Jr. and two first-round picks for Nikola Vucevic at the deadline.
For those of you who may have not received the memo, he’s reaffirmed those intentions by sending a 2025 first-round pick, along with last season’s “team-MVP” to the Spurs in exchange for DeRozan.
The four-time All-Star averaged 21.6 points, 6.9 assists, and 4.2 rebounds per game last year in San Antonio.
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