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It might not be just Zach LaVine who the Chicago Bulls are exploring the trade market for. The Bulls and DeMar DeRozan could eventually reach an agreement to look at trades, as well.

DeRozan and Chicago remain far apart in extensions talks. DeRozan is on the final year of the three-year deal he signed with the Bulls as part of a sign-and-trade from the San Antonio Spurs in the summer of 2021. DeRozan and Chicago are said to be far apart on both years and dollars in a possible extension.

As the Bulls look to reset their roster and salary sheet, it’s possible a DeRozan trade could be in the works. DeRozan is reportedly “keep an eye on” where Chicago goes in LaVine trade discussions.

With the Philadelphia 76ers trading away James Harden, the attention is going to turn to how Joel Embiid feels about their chances of competing for a title. The Sixers have a number of future first round picks they can trade while they also currently project to have max cap space in 2024.

“For him and Philadelphia, he’s going to have to buy in to what Daryl Morey’s vision is there with the assets they’ve got,” said Adrian Wojnarowski on Friday’s episode of NBA Today. “Whether that’s at the trade deadline. Whether he sells them on what they can do around the draft or free agency with trades or free agent signings to get a team around him that he believes in moving forward.

“This is true of maybe six, seven, eight players in the league who at any given time who are legit, franchise level MVP players in their prime. Every organization is at the mercy of whether they’re happy. Whether they believe in it. It doesn’t matter whether you are going to be a free agent or have four years left on their deal. That is the reality of the NBA and Philly knows that. Now they’re going to spend, literally, every waking day trying to convince Joel Embiid everything he wants, that’s most of all winning, can still happen with the Sixers.”

Embiid cannot become a free agent until 2026.