LaVine had a great eight-year tenure with the Bulls, including two All-Star appearances, but a trade out of Chicago was inevitable. It will be odd for Bulls fans to see DeRozan and LaVine share the court in Sacramento, but they are two stars who served the Bulls well and simply moved on.

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,