The Chicago Bulls have dealt Zach LaVine. The eight-year tenure for LaVine, beginning when the Bulls traded Jimmy Butler to acquire him, comes to an end after 416 games and 413 starts.

But, the deal itself wasn’t necessarily a helpful deal.

Here’s how we grade the trade that sent Zach LaVine to the Sacramento Kings, and gave the Bulls an underwhelming haul.

Chicago Bulls Zach Lavine trade: The full haul

Here’s the full haul for the Bulls’ deal that sent LaVine to Sacramento:

• The Spurs received De’Aaron Fox and Jordan McLaughlin.
• The Kings received Zach LaVine, Sidy Cissoko, first-round picks in 2025, 2027 and 2031 and one second-round pick in 2025 and two second-round picks in 2028.
• The Bulls received Zach Collins, Tre Jones, Kevin Huerter, their own 2025 first-round pick. The Spurs would have gotten the Bulls’ first round pick if it landed outside the top 10, as the Bulls dealt those rights to San Antonio in the trade that landed DeMar DeRozan in Chicago.

The Bulls acquired point guard depth in Jones, a wing in Huerter and a center in Collins.

Collins has started 75 games at center in his NBA career between tenures in Portland and San Antonio, but Victor Wembyamba’s presence made him expendable.

Now, Collins’ presence might be a sign that Nikola Vucevic is next on the trade block. However, that’s in the future.

Grading the Chicago Bulls’ Zach LaVine trade

Grade: F

This trade falls flat in one major aspect: the Bulls aren’t following through on their offseason promises.

While the Bulls never committed to a full rebuild, but did commit to adding young talent.

“This isn’t a finished product,” Karnisovas said before the season began. “This evolution is fluid, and we’re focused on building a team that plays faster and is more versatile.”

Now, the Bulls have added three players aged 27 years or younger while trading away the core of LaVine, DeMar DeRozan and Alex Caruso, all aged 29 years and older.

Still, in this promise to add younger talent, the Bulls only have one first-round draft pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. This is why they don’t earn a passing grade in this trade.

In fact, in the trade that sent DeRozan, Caruso and LaVine out of Chicago, the Bulls did not net one extra first-round pick. Not even one in future drafts beyond the 2026 draft.

Getting full control of their 2025 first-round pick, which originally only had top-10 protection in the deal that brought DeRozan to Chicago, is a good move. But it should have come with more.

The Bulls need as many assets as they can bring in. Not netting any extra significant draft capital in the aforementioned trades, aside from additional second-round picks, is a massive misstep from the Bulls’ front office.