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The arrival of the Feb. 5 NBA trade deadline has hastened in recent days, and it’s time to lock eyes on a franchise that has far more working for itself than anyone seems to notice — potentially itself included.
Despite the well-earned reputation as one of the most incompetent, and perhaps disinterested, franchises in the association, the Chicago Bulls enter the deadline with an enormous amount of assets that would make any front office with just a slight inclination of creativity drool.
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Unfortunately, the front office — and ownership group — of the Bulls has shown the collective imagination of a dead rodent. As such, if the Bulls won’t come to the carriage of trades, the carriage of trades must come to them.
Expiring contracts, draft picks and intriguing prospects
While the Bulls are rarely involved in major dealings, or even rumored to be — making the following highly unlikely to ever materialize — they have advantages in the form of their asset trove.
If the Bulls were to let every single one of their expiring contracts do just that, while letting fourth-year forward Dalen Terry walk, they would have upwards of $90.1 million in expiring money that could come off the books this very summer.
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Surprisingly, for a team that rarely values draft equity, the Bulls are also in full control of their own future in that department. They have no outgoing first-round pick, and are even owed a pick from the Trail Blazers, which is lottery protected through 2028 but has increasing odds of conveying as the Blazers strengthen their roster.
Finally, the organization sports second-year forward Matas Buzelis (14.9 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.4 blocks), all-around playmaker Josh Giddey (18.6 points, 8.6 rebounds, 8.8 assists), and the unknown quality of Noa Essengue, who is just 43 days removed from his 19th birthday.
That is considerable wealth for a franchise that has grown enormously stagnant and irrelevant over the years.
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As such, this writer and you, dear readers, shall assume the role of lead executives, and do what the organization lacks the…
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Author : Morten Stig Jensen
Publish date : 2026-01-30 16:49:00
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