The
Chicago Bulls are trading two-time All-Defensive Team guard
Alex Caruso to the
Oklahoma City Thunder for guard
Josh Giddey, sources told ESPN on Thursday.
The trade delivers the Thunder one of the league's most coveted role players, a 30-year-old guard general manager Sam Presti has long pursued for the Western Conference's No. 1 seed this past postseason. Caruso's arrival could be seen as an addition comparable to the
Golden State Warriors' acquisition of Andre Iguodala in 2013. At the time of that deal, Iguodala was also 30 years old.
The Bulls have been determined to find a playmaker to replace
Lonzo Ball and Giddey, 21, comes with All-Star potential that would be unlikely to be realized with the Thunder because of the playmaking star power that surrounded him. Point guard
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was the MVP runner-up this past season and there is an expectation that the franchise wants to give 7-footer
Chet Holmgren even more playmaking duties.
