3 trade packages for the Chicago Bulls to land Rudy Gobert
By Ryan Heckman
The NBA offseason is going to get real interesting for the Chicago Bulls — and real fast.
The 2022 NBA Draft is just over two weeks away, and following the draft, things are going to get hectic. The Bulls have some big-time free agency decisions looming, and it all starts with Zach LaVine.
But, another decision they may be faced with is whether or not to make a huge splash via trade. It’s been rumored recently by Bleacher Report’s Jake Fischer that the Bulls could be in the market for Utah Jazz center and 3-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year, Rudy Gobert.
According to the latest report, the Bulls have emerged as one of the top possible destinations for the 6-time All NBA Defensive Teamer.
If the Chicago Bulls could feasibly land Utah Jazz All Star center Rudy Gobert, then they must explore the possibility.
For a while now, it has been thought that Gobert is going to make the Jazz choose between he and fellow All Star Donovan Mitchell this offseason. Gobert believes the two of them cannot co-exist, therefore Utah will have to make a decision.
It seems that the Jazz are already prepared to keep Mitchell, thus moving on from the league’s best defensive big man.
The Bulls, meanwhile, made a big trade just two years ago for Nikola Vucevic to be their starting center. Last season, Vucevic was a bit volatile at times and the Bulls never knew what they would get from him on a nightly basis.
There is an argument to be made that the Bulls should move on from Vucevic, who would ultimately be included in a deal for Gobert in this scenario. Just what would it take for the Bulls to land Gobert? Let’s look at three possible trades.