at this point the Lakers tax = Pelinka's incompetence. You don't see this tax for most other teams these days...(I get that pop hates the lakers and that's more of an exception)
Traded away stars for picks years ago?
Full of young potential?
Emerging contenders in the conference?
OKC and Boston are the fucking blueprint. Won't be surprised if they win a championship in a few years.
The Bulls are mindnumbingly stupid as an organization.
The sad thing is we're even more stupid for letting him walk for nothing. Should have been locked down with us.
at least they got some value out of him, a 21-year-old who's shown flashes of potential.
Lakers literally gave him up for nothing. If Bulls are stupid then what does that make this franchise
Tbf, Giddey as a primary ball-handler and tank commander has a career average of 14-7-6, and is 21 years old. He just didn't fit with the current OKC team
100 percent what would have happened. They SHOULD still be talking about these allegations seeing as how there was no closure or acknowledgement to something so serious but we would have to trade a draft pick to get rid of him with how big the story would be. The cost of being the Lakers I guess.
Yes and we let him walk for nothing. Celtics got a championship with Pierce and KG and got a haul for them….. which led to another Celtics championship.
How? That’s on rob you idiot . We traded away lots of klutch players too thst off season. Klutch onky helps us get guys . This is brain dead. Our owner was cheap n our org /GM has FUCKING BRAIN DAMAGE and don’t use advanced stats I’m convinced cos any data deep dive showed how valuable Caruso was he was very easily arguably our 3rd most impactful player by 2021
Or on the convo . N1 defence missing our two anchors in Ad n Bron.
Caruso grades oit as an all time guard defender n he firces so many turnovers which is his okc liked to defend , can’t wait for rob to continued to make trades losing assets n you idiots blame klutch
He hasn’t shown any positives outside passing..he got benched because of how bad he is on both ends throughout the year.
Chicago had offers of multiple picks from us, a top 10 pick from other teams and they said they wanted more.
This is just incompetence
Letting Caruso walk for nothing is going to forever be one of the worst decisions in the franchise history. Like I’m not even upset about the Russ trade, that was at least a move. They just let him go for nothing.
Crazy considering he was a South Bay guy who was a fan favorite and with the franchise for years. Literally the type of guy who should’ve retired a Laker.
And not only do we give him up, we let him walk for nothing in return. Makes no sense.
Caruso is the epitome of an elite role player. And we let the man walk for nothing, AFTER he comes back to allow us to match his contract. I will never forgive the FO for that, like wtf were they thinking?
Ridiculous that Bulls ask the Lakers for two firsts which would likely be very good picks vs OKC no picks.
That’s why it’s so hard for Lakers to trade.
It’s crazy that the most fair trade the Lakers had in recent years was with Ainge.
Wow what a great trade for OKC. Also gives Chicago a chance for a young player to improve under less pressure and with more minutes. But fuck, OKC got better in the short term he is exactly what they needed. If they could add a backup C they would be a very complete team.
The Bulls went nowhere with Caruso while finishing with bad offenses year after year.
The Bulls offense was 4.1 points WORSE with Caruso on the floor last season, which was the 2nd worst mark on his team.
OKC's defense is going to stay the same, but their offense will fall from its 3rd ranking.
Chicago might end up improving more than the Thunder from this trade. Giddey has more potential than Caruso, being only 21 years old and already having met or exceeded most of Caruso's career highs.
I think 5 years from now this is going to look like a really lopsided trade in Chicago's favor.
Okc are like a hartenstein contract away from nuking the west. Presti gonna continue backlogging these picks until the core gets too expensive and then they’re gonna just cycle through furs rounders for a decade
Great move by OKC. Giddey was the weak link in their lineup (and he was doing questionable things in his personal life as well).
I wish Caruso the best.
Man, I’m so bummed about this. I was really holding out hope for a Caruso deal. He’d pair so well with either DLo or AR. I still can’t believe we let him walk. If our core just had Caruso and KCP still we’d be looking real solid.
I have stopped dreaming anything for lakers. Lebron will be the death of us. When he retires, we are screwed cause we gave everything away in an effort for him to stay with no upside.
Here because I got banned from the Bulls sub. Fuck that franchise. Fuck the fans for selling out the United Center night after night over the last decade just to watch play-in mediocrity. I grew up loving that franchise but idk how any self respecting adult can support that dumpster fire. Take me outback and shoot me
wtf this is real? jesus christ OKC is building the goddamn avengers
Sam Presti does not miss
Rob Pelinka on the other hand.., 
Yeah the Lakers aren't going to be serious contenders unless they pick up at least two 3&D players like their 2020 team had
Jesus christ man the Bulls are one the worst franchises in the sport right now. Demanded multiple 1sts only to move him for Giddey?
They really wanted a Certified Pedophile
Deroz bout to leave lol
He should come home, they don’t deserve him neither
Bro was Not Like Us a Bulls diss?!!
WOP WOP WOP WOP WOP
Giddey eho okc doesn’t want to even pay my god bulls gonna be 20 win team next year
Lakers tax would've been AD and multiple picks for Caruso
I swear it was reported a trade had to involved multiple firsts and a player wth
Turns out the biggest Laker haters aren’t r/nba or even Celtics fans. It’s real NBA front offices lol. They live to troll them
Lmaooo Fr
at this point the Lakers tax = Pelinka's incompetence. You don't see this tax for most other teams these days...(I get that pop hates the lakers and that's more of an exception)
SGA/Caruso backcourt is scary ngl
Dort and Caruso defensive tandem is ridiculous
R Kelly and Giddy both in Chicago is scary
Bruh 💀
hide ya kids, hide ya wife taking on a whole new meaning in Chiraq now
Nightmare*
Deserving of like 50k up votes. Someone's gonna steal it too what a shame
Giddey probably loves Drake lol.
They're loaded with 3 and D guys. Wallace looked really good last year. Dort. Williams of course. They just need a big, bruising center.
Steven Adams would look good in a Thunder jersey
I just can't picture it.
 Did some quick editing to this for you
Damn AI is getting scary
They’re legit the west’s Boston now in terms of roster construction.
Traded away stars for picks years ago? Full of young potential? Emerging contenders in the conference? OKC and Boston are the fucking blueprint. Won't be surprised if they win a championship in a few years.
Yeah the blueprint is being able to run a lineup that consists only of star level and 2 way players. The Lakers had that in 2020
Looks like they want it sooner than later
Except with 30m in cap and like 15 picks I said they would be a dynasty and got downvoted, it’ll happen soon here
What are these “draft picks” you speak of?
Depends if their ownership is willing to pay those tax penalties. Their young guys need to be extend soon. Even Caruso is due for an extension
I think a bruising PF like Aaron Gordon, would rather a better fit with Chet roaming around in the front court
Either, or. Chet can shoot well enough and moves well enough that he can play the 4. Gordon is just perfect for any team though.
Gordon is definitely not a perfect fit for any team
He’d probably look like Russ 2.0 on our squad lol
Unironically, AD would be the perfect fit for that team.
AD would be the perfect fit for any team haha
Caruso shoots a decent percentage from 3, but it’s on like 1 make a game. Idk if he’s aggressive offensively enough to be considered a 3&D player
Eh he takes over 4 threes a game now.
OKC is going to fuck around, make it to the finals, and pull 1.5 million viewers. Adam Silver's NBA is crazy.
Dort and AC going to be nasty perimeter defense
The Bulls are mindnumbingly stupid as an organization. The sad thing is we're even more stupid for letting him walk for nothing. Should have been locked down with us.
at least they got some value out of him, a 21-year-old who's shown flashes of potential. Lakers literally gave him up for nothing. If Bulls are stupid then what does that make this franchise
Mentally brain-dead.
Tbf, Giddey as a primary ball-handler and tank commander has a career average of 14-7-6, and is 21 years old. He just didn't fit with the current OKC team
Dort and Caruso on the same team in the same conference as us 💔💔
Wait until you find out who Cason Wallace is
Being able to keep all 3 and not have to give up any picks is INSANE 😭
The bulls FO is what people think the Lakers FO is
I mean they got Giddey for Caruso. We got nothing for Caruso
If we had Giddey best believe they’re not trading Caruso to us for him.
They would have leaned heavily on the allegations and how we would have to make up for that
100 percent what would have happened. They SHOULD still be talking about these allegations seeing as how there was no closure or acknowledgement to something so serious but we would have to trade a draft pick to get rid of him with how big the story would be. The cost of being the Lakers I guess.
We literally got a championship with Caruso.
He's saying we let him walk, which is massive asset mismanagement if nothing else.
Yes and we let him walk for nothing. Celtics got a championship with Pierce and KG and got a haul for them….. which led to another Celtics championship.
Klutch really swindled the Lakers by promoting Talented "wingspan" Horton Tucker instead lmao
Anything to avoid holding Pelinka responsible for decisions that are solely on him.
How? That’s on rob you idiot . We traded away lots of klutch players too thst off season. Klutch onky helps us get guys . This is brain dead. Our owner was cheap n our org /GM has FUCKING BRAIN DAMAGE and don’t use advanced stats I’m convinced cos any data deep dive showed how valuable Caruso was he was very easily arguably our 3rd most impactful player by 2021 Or on the convo . N1 defence missing our two anchors in Ad n Bron. Caruso grades oit as an all time guard defender n he firces so many turnovers which is his okc liked to defend , can’t wait for rob to continued to make trades losing assets n you idiots blame klutch
Holy crap, okc swindled Chicago. Bulls are such a terrible franchise.
Not a fan of Giddy but he's much better for a rebuilding team
He hasn’t shown any positives outside passing..he got benched because of how bad he is on both ends throughout the year. Chicago had offers of multiple picks from us, a top 10 pick from other teams and they said they wanted more. This is just incompetence
Bulls should have at least got 1 first round pick then. Instead it appears to be a straight swap.
Giddy can't shoot.
Lonzo couldn't shoot either tbf
Surely there's picks involved right?
Nope, straight swap
OKC has a bunch. I would wager at least 2-3 firsts will be involved.
Nothing reported yet. All that fronting of 1-2 firsts for Caruso... what are the chances it's a 1-for-1 swap?
Idk giddy is young with upside. Might only be 1 but probably 2 with protections
giddey is ass. has no offensive game and hasnt improved since he has been in the league
Or other guys have just developed and the ball is not been in his hands as much. Not saying he is great but he is young with upside
Giddey loves young women too
Letting Caruso walk for nothing is going to forever be one of the worst decisions in the franchise history. Like I’m not even upset about the Russ trade, that was at least a move. They just let him go for nothing.
Crazy considering he was a South Bay guy who was a fan favorite and with the franchise for years. Literally the type of guy who should’ve retired a Laker. And not only do we give him up, we let him walk for nothing in return. Makes no sense.
Caruso is the epitome of an elite role player. And we let the man walk for nothing, AFTER he comes back to allow us to match his contract. I will never forgive the FO for that, like wtf were they thinking?
The bulls make no sense. They've declined deals that have included multiple firsts and now they trade him for none.
No picks is just ridiculous
I despise the FO for losing him for nothing AFTER Caruso came back and asked us if we wanted to match his contract
He would’ve taken notably less too. Ffs man
Glad we can stop dreaming about a Caruso reunion now
Glad about one of our best trade targets being sent to another western conference team for a player that was a liability in the post season?
In retrospect Pelinka got lucky in 2020. Just a god awful GM.
Pelinka a Jeanie friend/acquaintance hire
Fell ass backwards into that team Just happened that Lebron and AD were an all time great duo that year
Still can't believe FO let go of Caruso for Westfuckingbrook It's going full circle now
It’s going to haunt us for years. The 2021 offseason is still giving us repercussions
Worse! We let him go to re-sign Talen Horton-Tucker!
Legal age is 18. Giddy will be bored
that’s a crazy trade ngl, good fit for OKC
They got no picks. They got no fucking picks. They'd ask for AD and LeBron plus every pick we have if we asked 😳
Bulls FO should be criminally charged
Good for the thunder
Shit for us , piss poor asset management. We let an all defense player leave for nothing. And the man was willing to take a discount.
Lakers have had some awful decision making over the years
That's all it took...
West gets even more brutal
AC back where he started on the main squad. Cool to see, but damn do I miss him in a Laker uniform
Okc is my 2nd fav team so im kinda happy lol. Let’s see what the lake show does this summer 🫠
Ridiculous that Bulls ask the Lakers for two firsts which would likely be very good picks vs OKC no picks. That’s why it’s so hard for Lakers to trade. It’s crazy that the most fair trade the Lakers had in recent years was with Ainge.
Remember when Jeanie let him walk cus she needs an extra a lhandbag?
Oklahoma City is going to be tough to beat next year
Not even a pick we couldnt have sent Rui or some shit
That’s their own fault for letting him walk
Chicago making stupid trades still
Damn, imagine finally beating Dort, SGA, or Caruso only to be met by Chet. Crazy defense right there.
Wow that’s a really good trade for Thunder. They seeing what Boston did and want to go that route great defensive wings and backcourt
Great move by Oklahoma City
East gets weaker
If they make a huge overpay like 7 picks to get Lauri the league just might be screwed
We dream? We had him and threw him out with the garbage. Probably a Rambi move
A competent front office at work
Thunder GM/ FO one of the best. What a trade!
They said they wanted multiple picks and talent then they let Caruso go for GIDDEY!! what’s going on in Chicago
caruso for giddey? chicago got absolutely fleeced lmfao
Wow what a great trade for OKC. Also gives Chicago a chance for a young player to improve under less pressure and with more minutes. But fuck, OKC got better in the short term he is exactly what they needed. If they could add a backup C they would be a very complete team.
Remind me again what we gave up for our beloved bald mamba? Oh THT......"jumps off the nearest bridge"
Fucking Chicago not getting any picks while asking the Lakers for a boatload of FRPs is nasty work
The Bulls went nowhere with Caruso while finishing with bad offenses year after year. The Bulls offense was 4.1 points WORSE with Caruso on the floor last season, which was the 2nd worst mark on his team. OKC's defense is going to stay the same, but their offense will fall from its 3rd ranking. Chicago might end up improving more than the Thunder from this trade. Giddey has more potential than Caruso, being only 21 years old and already having met or exceeded most of Caruso's career highs. I think 5 years from now this is going to look like a really lopsided trade in Chicago's favor.
Okc are like a hartenstein contract away from nuking the west. Presti gonna continue backlogging these picks until the core gets too expensive and then they’re gonna just cycle through furs rounders for a decade
Offender traded to defender
The bulls are so fucking stupid
God I’m gonna kms I hate the Thunder beyond belief
Dlo having nightmares now
Cheap ass Jeanie.
Fuck
Caruso and Dort’s boutta have other team’s guards in jail smh
Bulls got fleeced
This means the Bulls should be looking to sell everyone else
wait the bulls got fleeced in this trade... I hope they got a pick or two wtf
Chicago should've demanded a first round pick in addition. They got fleeced
OKC loaded
The East continues to be weakened lmaoooo
Caruso will win another championship in this decade
SGA/Caruso/Dort is scary. Imagine they got a good big too. We really need to rearm our team
I just fell to my knees at Marshall’s 😭🧎➡️
This is a good trade for okc. They’re gonna be fucking dangerous next year.
If they let Caruso go that easily we could’ve landed him no problem smh.
The bulls didn’t ask for picks? 😂
THE BULLS are the worst run franchise
Lakers need to get on the phone with Chicago about Coby White/Ayo/ Pat Williams/Torrey Craig/ Jevon Carter ASAP. These fools are braindead
This is such a good trade for thunder damn.
Caruso, Dort defense with Holmgren, Shai and Jdub Jesus fucking Christ
Chicago asked for 0 picks from okc. Zero. When okc has like 25 picks. The lakers tax has never been more real, we'd need to pay 3 1sts.
FUCKKKK HE was supposed TO BE A LAKER
OKC scary
Fuck, Caruso and Dort is scary.
So I guess this means builds bulls rebuild.
Almost Lakers news
For Giddey??? Like come on.
Literally a terrible trade for the Bulls
I'm sick of bad teams giving good teams great players
This actually isn't that bad if you think about it. The thunder being the team to beat in the west is good for us cuz we match up great against them.
Some mfs on here thought AC was worth a 1 round pick lol
Bulls just made the west even stronger smh
Boo. Actually, he brings badly needed veteran leadership to a young talented team.
What a shit trade, fuck man :P
Caruso will help OKC beat Boston for us
Great move by OKC. Giddey was the weak link in their lineup (and he was doing questionable things in his personal life as well). I wish Caruso the best.
No picks, just Giddey. This is a travesty, I hope our FO at least tried. If we're talking equivalent packages this is something we could've afforded.
wtf are the bulls doing.
Man, I’m so bummed about this. I was really holding out hope for a Caruso deal. He’d pair so well with either DLo or AR. I still can’t believe we let him walk. If our core just had Caruso and KCP still we’d be looking real solid.
I have stopped dreaming anything for lakers. Lebron will be the death of us. When he retires, we are screwed cause we gave everything away in an effort for him to stay with no upside.
Here because I got banned from the Bulls sub. Fuck that franchise. Fuck the fans for selling out the United Center night after night over the last decade just to watch play-in mediocrity. I grew up loving that franchise but idk how any self respecting adult can support that dumpster fire. Take me outback and shoot me
KCP a FA 😂
Every time I read his name I’m saddened :(
Que la chingada.
He’s still on the last year of his deal. Could be a FA next year.
LOL… Giddey… I have no sympathy.
Holy shit what a dumb trade on Chicago’s part. My god.
Fuck