The Cavaliers sent Oklo to get the ball brother. The number one in the Eastern Conference this season is about to usher in a major change in the backcourt?

According to "NBA leaker king" Shars Charania, the Cleveland Cavaliers, the number one in the Eastern Conference this season, reached a deal with the Chicago Bulls:

sent the team's substitute forward, Oklo, the 2020 fifth pick, to the Chicago Bulls, and got the opponent's substitute guard and the second-place "Ball" Lonzo Ball in 2017.

This transaction can be called the exchange of two "patients". Oklo has only played 55 games due to a shoulder injury this season. The young forward, who was once highly anticipated by the team, has never been able to take on the heavy responsibility of the wing in recent years. After the Cavaliers received DeAndre Hunter before the end of this year's trading day, they gradually left the main rotation. This season, Oklo averaged 6.1 points, 2.4 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game, and there is still a contract worth $22.8 million in the next two years.

And Brother Qiu is a well-known patient in the league. Since he was injured in the 21-22 season, he has only played 35 games in total. This season, the Bulls averaged 7.4 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game, and has not played since March 1 this year.

Brother Battalion currently has 2 years and 20 million contracts, and the last year (26-27 season) is the team's option. The Bulls were not satisfied with his recovery. This time they took him to stop the loss to the maximum, and they received at least a regular season substitute wing rotation.

And on the Cavaliers, the only possibility of chasing Ball is that the team's backcourt will undergo major changes.

Substitute guard Jerome is about to become a free agent after the end of the season. With his performance of 12.5 points, 2.5 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 43.5% of three-pointers this season, the team wants to keep him a complete middle-class contract (15 million). The Cavaliers' total salary has reached US$217 million, which is impossible to afford.

After getting Ball, not only will the Cavaliers take the initiative in the contract renewal negotiations with Jerome, but even if the contract renewal is not successful, the team will not appear to be stretched in the backcourt.

In addition, the team's starting point guard Garland is likely to miss the first ten games next season due to big toe surgery. It can be said that the Cavaliers are ready before the free agent market opens.

does not even rule out that the Cavaliers trade Garland to further reduce their salary.

As the opening time of the free agent market (July 1) approaches, trading operations of each team will become more and more frequent.