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Lonzo Ball Excited for Fresh Start with Cavaliers After Trade From Bulls
CUYAHOGA COUNTY, OHIO, JUL 6 – The Cavaliers improved guard depth by trading Okoro for Ball and signing Merrill to a four-year, $38 million deal after a disappointing 2025 playoff exit.
- The Cleveland Cavaliers officially acquired point guard Lonzo Ball from the Chicago Bulls in an offseason trade finalized on July 6, 2025, sending Isaac Okoro to Chicago.
- The trade followed the Cavaliers' focus on improving their roster edges after an early 2025 playoff exit and came despite Ball's injury history and recent career-low production.
- Lonzo Ball, a 6-foot-6 guard selected second overall in the 2017 NBA Draft, missed two full seasons due to knee injuries before returning last year to play 35 games for Chicago, where he averaged just over seven points, about three assists, and slightly more than three rebounds per contest.
- Cavaliers president Koby Altman expressed enthusiasm about adding Lonzo Ball to the roster, highlighting his unique abilities and adaptability as valuable assets for the team.
- Ball expressed gratitude for the fresh start in Cleveland, calling it "a blessing" and aiming to contribute to a team with a real chance to win a championship while the Cavaliers hold flexibility on his contract.
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The Morning JournalCavaliers make trade for Lonzo Ball official; ‘It’s a blessing,’ Ball says
The trade the Cavaliers made on June 28, sending Isaac Okoro to the Bulls for Lonzo Ball, became official on July 6 with the start of the 2025-26 league year in the NBA. Ball, a 6-foot-6 point guard, was selected by the Lakers with the second overall pick in the 2017 draft. He played two years with the Lakers and two with the Pelicans before being traded to the Bulls in August 2021. He played 35 games with Chicago in 2021-22 then missed the next…
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