Jalen Smith's expiring deal makes him a Bulls trade chip

A proposed trade would send Kristaps Porzingis to Chicago for Jalen Smith and Leonard Miller. The idea comes as Porzingis remains out with an undisclosed illness, with coach Steve Kerr saying he hasn't seen him at the facility in over a week.

A trade pitch from the Pippen Ain't Easy podcast imagines Matas Buzelis as the centerpiece Chicago would offer Cleveland for Evan Mobley.

Bleacher Report's Zach Buckley pitched a trade sending Kristaps Porzingis, Moses Moody, Brandin Podziemski and a top-4 protected 2028 first-round pick to Chicago, while Bleacher Report colleague Dan Favale floated a similar version of the same swap.