As the month of January wraps up, the Chicago Bulls find themselves in a familiar spot. They aren’t good enough to be a legit contender to win a title but they aren’t bad enough to have a chance at a top three pick in this 2026 NBA Draft.
With a loaded draft class inside the top 5 approaching, the Bulls could launch their rebuild by drafting one of these top college players coming in. They could do so by moving on from key players at the trade deadline and picking up some assets.
One name that is being floated around is Coby White as rumors continue to swirl. But could Chicago move on from other players? It appears as if their direction is shockingly changing.
The Chicago Bulls will be looking to add talent?!
In a new report from Bleacher Report, Eric Pincus wrote on the Bulls situation ahead of the trade deadline. Many expect them to be sellers but Pincus wrote that the Bulls are expected to improve their postseason chances this season.
Per multiple league and agent sources, Chicago is looking to improve postseason chances this season while adding young, athletic players to complement its core duo of Josh Giddey and Matas Buzelis.
The Bulls should have leverage heading into negotiations, with plentiful expiring contracts, draft picks and marginal pressure to rush for a bad deal, since the franchise can reach nearly $70 million in cap room this July.
That’s certainly not what many fans expected.
The Bulls are stuck. They are consistently in the play-in game and haven’t moved past the first round of the NBA Playoffs since the 2014-15 season. Since then, it’s been exits in the play-in or early playoff exits.
Now, this doesn’t mean they won’t be rebuilding. Adding some key young players could go a long way. But will they be able to do it without giving up draft picks or young assets?
It just feels like the wheels continue to get stuck in the mud.
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