A 4-Team NBA Trade That Would Change Everything at the Deadline | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors
David Craig Before we get into why each team would embrace this madness, we'll take a wide view of the entire trade.
New York Knicks Receive: Dejounte Murray, AJ Griffin, Torrey Craig and Jaxson Hayes
New York Knicks Lose: Evan Fournier, Quentin Grimes, a 2024 first-round pick, a 2025 first-round pick and a lottery-protected 2026 first-round pick
Atlanta Hawks Receive: DeMar DeRozan, Evan Fournier, Jalen Hood-Schifino, Max Christie, a 2024 first-round pick from New York and a 2025 first-round pick from New York
Atlanta Hawks Lose: Dejounte Murray, AJ Griffin, Patty Mills and a top 10-protected 2029 first-round pick
Los Angeles Lakers Receive: Alex Caruso, Andre Drummond, Quentin Grimes and Patty Mills
Los Angeles Lakers Lose: D'Angelo Russell, Max Christie, Jalen Hood-Schifino, Jaxson Hayes and a 2029 first-round pick
Chicago Bulls Receive: D'Angelo Russell, a lottery-protected 2026 first-round pick from New York, a 2029 first-round pick from Los Angeles and a top 10-protected 2029 first-round pick from Atlanta
Chicago Bulls Lose: Alex Caruso, DeMar DeRozan, Andre Drummond and Torrey Craig
Feel free to quibble over the young talent and picks involved here. Some teams might be coaxable on those fronts, but as you'll read below, there are real reasons for all four to be interested in the core players hypothetically on the move.
