The Chicago Bulls haven’t made many major moves this summer, but their division rival just made the splash of the offseason. Damian Lillard was just traded to the Milwaukee Bucks in a deal that saw Jrue Holiday, Deandre Ayton, and picks head to the Portland Trail Blazers, and Jusuf Nurkic, Grayson Allen, and other assets head to the Phoenix Suns.
While Bulls fans’ immediate reaction to the trade may be to think about having to face Lillard two more times a season now, which is the case, the trade actually has a positive spin for the Bulls. Actually, a few of them.
Here are three reasons why the Lillard-to-the-Bucks trade is great for Chicago.