The Chicago Bulls are trading guard Lonzo Ball to the Cleveland Cavaliers for forward Isaac Okoro, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported.
For the Cavaliers, the Ball acquisition provides a fast-paced, defensive-minded point guard with size at 6-foot-6 as the franchise prepares to potentially lose Ty Jerome to another team in free agency.
After sitting out the 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons due to recurring injuries to his left knee, Ball returned to the floor this past season. The 25-year-old guard averaged 7.6 points, 3.4 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.3 steals per game in 35 appearances, before being sidelined in March because of a right wrist sprain.
In March 2023, Ball underwent a meniscus and cartilage transplant in his left knee after several procedures failed to fix his knee issues.
Okoro, 24, has spent his entire five-year NBA career in Cleveland. This past season, the 6-foot-5 forward averaged 6.1 points, 2.4 rebounds and 19.1 minutes per game through 55 appearances.