The Chicago Bulls made their first move of the trade deadline Saturday night, receiving two second-round picks and forward Dario Šarić while acting as facilitators in a three-team trade with the Sacramento Kings and the Cleveland Cavaliers.

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And there are issues, such as bench scoring. While the Celtics have a group of younger players who have made unexpected impacts as reserves, the bench could use an offensive boost. Anfernee Simons, who has a $27 million expiring contract, has filled the role of bench scorer admirably but he needs help.

When the Spurs acquired De'Aaron Fox almost a year ago, they sped up their timeline without a long-term cost. They were betting that they'd be ready to win now, and it turned out they were right.

The Sacramento Kings swung a trade for Cleveland Cavaliers forward De'Andre Hunter on Saturday, according to ESPN's Shams Charania.

Marc Stein has reported that the Miami Heat are a team to watch for an Antetokounmpo trade at the deadline. A package could be centered around Tyler Herro, Kel'el Ware and draft picks per Stein. That's not a shabby return, but the Bucks, per Charania, are communicating to teams that they're not in a rush to trade him before the deadline.