Because they’re nowhere near being a title contender, it would make sense for the Chicago Bulls to start their rebuild, and they have started doing so by finding trades for their veterans and getting younger players.
The Chicago Bulls used their No. 11 pick of this year’s NBA Draft to take Matas Buzelis. The team also traded for Josh Giddey in exchange for Alex Caruso, and they let go of DeMar DeRozan, who eventually went to the Sacramento Kings in free agency.
Chicago could tank the 2024-25 season to bolster their lottery odds of getting the top overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. However, Chicago Bulls general manager Marc Eversley said this isn’t the case, as his utmost priority is rebuilding the team’s winning culture.
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“There’s no appetite in our building to go young and just blow it all up,” Eversley said via Jamal Collier of ESPN. “We’ve gone young. We’ve got players who are experienced and give us a greater opportunity to have a longer runway for sustainability to winning meaningful games for a longer time.”
“I don’t want to, a year from now, (be) winning 15 games and focusing on the lottery. We have an opportunity here to roll out younger players who give us an opportunity to turn this thing around, maybe not quicker, but in a more pragmatic approach than just looking at the future and building through the draft,” he added.
Potentially adding Cooper Flagg could make the Chicago Bulls exciting
If the Chicago Bulls end up having the No. 1 overall pick in next year’s draft, they would likely use it to select Cooper Flagg, who will be playing for the Duke Blue Devils this year.
Flagg is touted as the top overall pick next year because of his high potential. The 17-year-old has been busy playing with the USA basketball select team ahead of the Paris Olympics this summer.
A core of Josh Giddey, Coby White, Patrick Williams, Matas Buzelis, and Cooper Flagg may not win many games right away, but for sure, they will be fun to watch.
