The Bulls pulled off a curious trade before Thursday’s deadline: They sent Taj Gibson, Doug McDermott and a 2018 second-round pick to the Thunder in exchange for three OKC reserves — Cameron Payne, Anthony Morrow and Joffrey Lauvergne.

Forget the fact Chicago traded away two solid players with skill sets well-suited for the receiving end of many Russell Westbrook assists. Let’s focus on the package the Eastern Conference’s No. 7 seed received in this deal.

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The "centerpiece" for the Bulls here appears to be 22-year-old Cameron Payne, but the second-year Murray State product wasn't exhibiting much value other than as Westbrook's dance partner. Payne's 6.1 player efficiency rating is tied for the worst in the NBA among players averaging at least 15 minutes per game. The Bulls now have the game's two worst in PER, as Payne's co-bottom feeder is Chicago rookie forward Paul Zipser. Additionally, Payne’s 33.1 field goal percentage would be third-worst of any player topping that 15 mpg plateau. The point guard averages just 4.5 assists per 36 minutes and isn't looking much like a future impact player in the league, let alone this season.

But what about sharp-shooting Anthony Morrow? After Morrow famously changed up his shooting stroke last season to get his shot off quicker, his accuracy has disappeared. The nine-year vet is shooting a brutal 29.4 percent from deep this season, and his 3-point percentage has actually dipped each of the last three years. That’s even tougher to stomach considering Morrow is the only qualifying player in the NBA averaging fewer than one rebound and one assist per game this season. In his current state, he won't do much to improve Chicago's league-worst 3-point percentage of 31.6.

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But Joffrey Lauvergne is a talented big with some upside, right? Well, not if you hope to get anything resembling what you’d envision a “big man” to be. This season, Lauvergne is on pace to be the only qualifying center since Mehmet Okur in 2007-08 to post a rebound rate worse than 15 percent and a block rate worse than 1 percent. In layman’s terms, the 6-11 Frenchman has blocked only six shots all season and is 33rd out of 44 qualifying centers in rebounds per 36 minutes (according to basketball-reference.com). At 25 years old, Lauvergne probably is what he is when it comes to being a rebounder and rim protector. And if you want to add a scoring qualifier into the mix, Lauvergne could join Hanno Mottola as the only centers in the last 20 years to be under those rebounding and shot-blocking thresholds while also scoring less than 15 points per 36 minutes. Mottola lasted two seasons in the league.

You have to wonder if the Bulls could have gotten a better return for a draft pick, a 25-year-old deep threat and a proven, tough defensive presence who can score and rebound. Or at least better than three guys paving the way in 2016-17 NBA futility with their own, unique styles.