Here's What DeMar DeRozan Tweeted And What Twitter Had To Say About DeRozan And Former Lakers And Pelicans' Star Lonzo Ball Joining The Chicago Bulls

According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, Four-time NBA All-Star DeMar DeRozan, and the number two pick in the 2017 NBA Draft Lonzo Ball are both headed to the Chicago Bulls.

The Tweets from Charania can be seen embedded below.

Sources: The San Antonio Spurs are finalizing sending DeMar DeRozan to the Chicago Bulls for Thad Young, a future first-round pick and two second-round picks.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) August 3, 2021

DeMar DeRozan is finalizing a three-year, $85 million-plus deal to join the Chicago Bulls, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) August 3, 2021

Lonzo Ball has agreed to a four-year, $85 million deal with the Chicago Bulls, CEO of Klutch Sports Rich Paul tells @TheAthletic @Stadium.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) August 2, 2021

The Chicago Bulls are sending Tomas Satoransky, Garrett Temple and a second-round pick to New Orleans for Lonzo Ball, who's signing a four-year, $85M contract, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) August 2, 2021

The moves insert the Bulls (who already had two All-Stars Zach LaVine and Nikola Vucevic) as one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference.

Last season, the Bulls (31-41) finished three games behind the Indiana Pacers (34-38), which had them at 11th in the Eastern Conference, and third in the Central Division.

That will assuringly change with the new additions of Ball and DeRozan.

2020-21 Central Division:

Milwaukee Bucks (42-26)
Indiana Pacers (34-38)
Chicago Bulls (31-41)
Cleveland Cavaliers (22-50)
Detroit Pistons (20-52)

While the Bulls probably won't pass the Bucks (who just beat the Phoenix Suns in The NBA Championship), they will probably be a better team than the Pacers next season.

Here is what DeRozan Tweeted after the news came out:

I’m grateful for the times I shared with my teammates, our coaches and staff. THANK YOU!
— DeMar DeRozan (@DeMar_DeRozan) August 3, 2021

Here is what Twitter is saying about the signings:

Did not realize Vooch and DeRozan played together at USC
— Jason Patt (@Bulls_Jay) August 3, 2021

Spurs Nation wishes you all the best, DeMar DeRozan 👊 pic.twitter.com/2DrxjFDTJt
— Spurs Nation (@SpursNationCP) August 4, 2021

Bulls getting alot of disrespect here. Lavine played all season with a junk roster and they were nearly .500 prior to injuries and prior to the Vucevic trade.

Now add Vucevic, Lonzo, DeRozan, Caruso + potentially more. This is a Top 6 team in the East with potential to be more.
— Chicago Bulls Talk (@BullsSource) August 4, 2021

Bulls also are sending a future first-round pick in the deal, according to @ShamsCharania

This is now three first-round picks the Bulls have traded away for Nikola Vucevic and DeMar DeRozan.
— K.C. Johnson (@KCJHoop) August 3, 2021

Today the Spurs moved on from Patty Mills, Rudy Gay, and got a solid return for DeMar DeRozan.

I don't think they're done making moves either.
— Tom Petrini (@RealTomPetrini) August 3, 2021

DeMar DeRozan and the Bulls are closing in on a three-year, $85 million-plus deal, per @ShamsCharania

From B/R x @AmericanExpress pic.twitter.com/o2q3zTniNt
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) August 3, 2021

Only pic I could find 😂. But 12 years later on same team again! Welcome to the squad brother!!! @DeMar_DeRozan Let’s do this!!!! @chicagobulls pic.twitter.com/1QtAkBcNwr
— Nikola Vucevic (@NikolaVucevic) August 3, 2021

Chicago Bulls are looking dangerous:

Zach LaVine
DeMar DeRozan
Nikola Vucevic
Lonzo Ball
Alex Caruso
Patrick Williams
Coby White
+ More

🔥👀
— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) August 3, 2021

The Bulls starting five:

Lonzo Ball
Zach LaVine
DeMar DeRozan
Patrick Williams
Nikola Vucevic pic.twitter.com/AUz5wDWuUB
— StatMuse (@statmuse) August 3, 2021

this will be the look on their faces when Denzel Valentine pulls from 30 in Miami again. https://t.co/XMN7Q8csCl
— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) August 3, 2021

DeRozan's $85M deal is fully guaranteed, sources said. https://t.co/cI4jN04fUA
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) August 3, 2021

.@DeMar_DeRozan thanks the Spurs for his time in San Antonio 🙏 pic.twitter.com/ZpkJDTry38
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) August 3, 2021

The East is stacked.

Durant/Harden/Kyrie
Giannis/Middleton/Jrue
Jimmy/Bam/Lowry
LaVine/Vuc/DeRozan
Embiid/Tobias/Simmons(?)
Trae/Bogey/Collins(?)
Tatum/Brown
Beal/Dinwiddie
Brogdon/Sabonis/LeVert
LaMelo/Rozier/Hayward
Randle/Barrett pic.twitter.com/syRU9eKsbD
— StatMuse (@statmuse) August 3, 2021

DEMAR TO THE BULLS 😱

Chicago is finalizing a sign-and-trade deal to acquire DeMar DeRozan, a source told @wojespn. pic.twitter.com/W0yDDT99IL
— ESPN (@espn) August 3, 2021

Full Bulls-Spurs sign-and-trade for DeMar DeRozan on a three-year, $85M deal includes Young, Aminu, the 2025 first-round pick and the 2022 and 2025 seconds to San Antonio.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) August 3, 2021

DeMar DeRozan and the Bulls are closing in on a three-year, $85 million-plus deal, per @ShamsCharania pic.twitter.com/ZIdAyLv6jy
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) August 3, 2021

Kyle Lowry, DeMar DeRozan and Norman Powell have signed contracts worth a combined $260 million over the last 24 hours. Love to see it, but kind of strange that none of them play for the Raptors.
— Josh Lewenberg (@JLew1050) August 3, 2021

2020-21 Central Division:

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