“Karnišovas clarifies this: Says he won’t stand in way of young players making playoff run, said that’s sign of development and growth,” K.C. Johnson said in a post. “Understands if they don’t make playoffs, their draft pick can be better.”

Inaction could not last forever. The Chicago Bulls finally made a move at the trade deadline after three consecutive years of standing pat, taking one more step forward toward a future vision of a rebuild.

The team charter landed back in Chicago following the Bulls’ road loss against the Detroit Pistons when news spread that Zach LaVine had been traded to Sacramento. “We were all shocked,” Bulls guard Coby White said.

There’s no such thing as an untouchable player on the Chicago Bulls. That has been clear from the start of the season after the team traded DeMar DeRozan and Alex Caruso over the summer. The Bulls are now in the early stages of a rebuild,

The Bulls' poor asset management led to them not getting a first-round pick in return for DeMar DeRozan, Zach LaVine, and Alex Caruso.