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Maybe the Bulls' brass has a different read on this, but they probably aren't in position to pursue talent via trade.

There are serious question marks about this core's potential—Chicago has just one playoff trip and a single postseason victory to show for the three seasons since DeRozan's arrival—and should therefore be serious reservations about sacrificing future assets for any win-now intentions. The Bulls are already down a future first (2025, with top-10 protection) and four second-rounders, so if they're going to give up any draft assets, they better make sure they land a difference-maker.

More than likely, though, Chicago's trade attention will be mostly (or fully) centered around finding a taker for Zach LaVine. The Bulls heavily shopped him ahead of the trade deadline and "will look to trade LaVine again this offseason," per NBC Sports Chicago's K.C. Johnson.

While LaVine has twice been selected as an All-Star, it's hard to imagine the league sees him as a positive asset given his ongoing injury issues and the staggering amount of money owed to him ($138 million over the next three seasons, per Spotrac). The question, then, might be Chicago's appetite for attaching sweeteners just to move on from LaVine.

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