Chicago Bulls add former NBA Champion in this trade proposal

The Chicago Bulls are continuing to look for ways to improve their roster. Now that players who signed contracts this offseason are officially eligible to be traded, more possibilities have emerged. Let’s take a closer look into one hypothetical trade proposal between the Bulls and the Brooklyn Nets that would send some shockwaves throughout the league.

The Chicago Bulls add a former NBA Champion in a trade proposal

Bleacher Report’s Zach Buckley wrote an article discussing one trade that each NBA team should make. The trade proposal he suggests is the Bulls adding Michael Porter Jr from the Nets in exchange for Patrick Williams, Zach Collins, and a 2026 first-round pick (top-7 protected).

“The Bulls feel perpetually short-sighted enough to pay something of a premium for Porter, and the Nets should jump on this kind of offer, since there’s a decent chance that pick falls somewhere near the mid-point of the lottery in a loaded draft. This would be a salary dump of Williams-Collins’ expiring $18.1 million contract would help make the money work-but you could see why Brooklyn might have some level of interest in a 24-year-old former No. 4 pick with defensive versatility and a 39.5 career three-point percentage.”

This trade feels like a lot on paper, but the top-7 protected first-round pick would likely not happen in the upcoming draft as they would win more games.

Does this trade make sense for the Chicago Bulls to accept?

This seems like a more likely trade than the other trade the Bulls are involved with in this article. The Bulls seemingly prioritize play-in appearances rather than rebuilding/retooling their roster and this trade gets them closer to that. Patrick Williams and Zach Collins are two rotational pieces, but the draft pick is what the Nets are going to be intrigued with. This makes sense if the team views this as a chance to succeed, as they also own the Portland Trail Blazers’ 2026 first-round (top-14 protected). However, Portland is at a similar spot in the standings as the Bulls, so this pick likely won’t happen this season.

Either way, adding Michael Porter Jr adds a player averaging 25.6 points on 49.7/39.9/81.3 shooting splits. This gives the team another scoring threat and can play well with an older Nikola Vucevic. Adding the forward upgrade for 1.5 seasons would certainly help the offense step up to an even better position.

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