It’s official: Spurs traded DeMar DeRozan to the Bulls

It’s been over a week since it was announced, but the San Antonio Spurs have officially executed their trade with the Chicago Bulls. In exchange for DeMar DeRozan (via signing and trading), Spurs will receive forwards Thaddeus Young and Al-Farouq Aminu, as well as a future first-round pick and the Bulls’ 2022 and 2025 second-round picks. official Spurs press:

Aminu, 6-9 / 220, broke up last season playing for Chicago and the Orlando Magic, averaging 4.4 points and 4.8 rebounds in 18.9 minutes. Originally selected with the eighth overall pick in the 2010 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Clippers, former Wake Forest Demon Deacon has played for six teams in his 11-year career. Aminu has career averages of 7.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 24.9 minutes in 711 total games.

Young, 6-8 / 235, averaged a career-high 4.3 assists with 12.1 points and 6.2 rebounds in 24.3 minutes in 68 games for Chicago last season. Originally selected with the 12th overall pick in the 2007 NBA Draft by Philadelphia, the former Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket spent his first seven seasons with the 76ers. Young then spent time with Minnesota, Brooklyn and Indiana before signing with Chicago in 2019. A 14-year-old veteran, he played 1,033 games with career averages of 13.1 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 29.9 minutes. Young is one of six active players with career totals of at least 13,000 points, 6,000 rebounds and 1,000 steals.

DeRozan spent three seasons with San Antonio after being acquired by Spurs in 2018. In 206 games for the Silver and Black, DeRozan averaged 21.6 points, 5.3 rebounds and 6.2 assists in 34, 3 minutes, becoming the first player in Spurs history to average at least 20.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists in a season.

Aminu and Young both have contracts that will expire after the 2021-22 season. Young is expected to earn $ 14.2 million this season and Aminu will earn $ 10.2 million. With these additions along with the acquisition of Chandler Hutchinson from the Wizards and the signings of first-round pick Josh Primo and free agent Doug McDermott, Spurs currently have 14 players, with Zach Collins, Bryn Forbes and Jock Landale still on. the role to sign their contracts. (Update: Spurs now have signed Collins, then do that 15 guaranteed contracts without Forbes and Landale.)

Signing these three would put Spurs above the limit of 15 guaranteed contracts, so either another trade will need to be done or someone like Drew Eubanks – who only guaranteed $ 500,000 before August 20 ( or 14 days after the moratorium) – could be waived. Spurs also still have an extended qualifying offer to Kieta Bates-Diop, which they have until August 13 to cancel it. He and / or second-round pick Joe Wieskamp are likely contenders for two-way deals.

As they continue to bring this all to light, a big thank you to DeMar DeRozan is in order. He didn’t come to San Antonio by choice, but he has given the team everything he has and will surely be greeted with a standing ovation and a Spurs tribute video when the Bulls come to town next season.