Overview

• Chicago will send 27-year-old guard Lonzo Ball to Cleveland in exchange for 24-year-old wing Isaac Okoro in a straight one-for-one trade.
• The transaction cannot be completed until the new league year begins on July 1, when both players’ contracts officially transfer.
• Cleveland adds Ball to shore up its backcourt as Ty Jerome enters unrestricted free agency and Darius Garland recovers from toe surgery.
• Chicago acquires Okoro, who averaged 6.1 points and 19.1 minutes last season, to infuse youthful perimeter-defensive talent into its rotation.
• Neither draft picks nor additional assets were involved, helping both teams manage luxury tax thresholds and salary-cap implications.