Whether Karnišovas and Eversley will cash in that financial flexibility in 2025 is unknown. The three-team LaVine trade brought the Bulls' 2025 first-round pick back to Chicago, and a long-term approach could involve simply building through the draft and preparing for an explosive 2026 offseason.

Tyler Herro scored 38 points to pace the visiting Miami Heat to a 109-90 wire-to-wire victory over the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday in an Eastern Conference play-in game.