What It Means:

The New Orleans Pelicans are sending Ball to the Bulls in exchange for Tomas Satoransky, Garrett Temple and a second-round pick. Ball is joining his third team in five seasons since being taken by the Los Angeles Lakers with the No. 2 pick in 2017. Zach LaVine stands to benefit from having Ball in the backcourt and the addition should lead to easier looks for Nikola Vucevic down low. Coby White, however, is likely going to have his playing time slashed.

Lonzo averaged 32.9 FanDuel points and 31.8 minutes in 55 games for the Pelicans last season. He has improved his true shooting percentage every year, including a 55.1 percent mark in 2020-21. Ball also raised his 3-point attempt rate to 65.0 percent last year, up from his previous career-high of 57.5 percent in 2019-20.