Inaction could not last forever. The Chicago Bulls finally made a move at the trade deadline after three consecutive years of standing pat, taking one more step forward toward a future vision of a rebuild.

“Karnišovas clarifies this: Says he won’t stand in way of young players making playoff run, said that’s sign of development and growth,” K.C. Johnson said in a post. “Understands if they don’t make playoffs, their draft pick can be better.”

Over the weekend, the Sacramento Kings made a deal to send star point guard De'Aaron Fox to the San Antonio Spurs, stirring up the NBA by giving 21-year-old superstar Victor Wembanyama an elite point guard.