3. Chicago Bulls
Unlike the other two teams, the Bulls do not have a bevy of draft picks to use in trades. But with the hiring Arturas Karnisovas as the team’s executive vice president of basketball operations, Chicago took a step in the right direction after years of toiling in the bottom of the Eastern Conference.
While Chicago doesn’t have any extra draft picks, they also don’t owe any first round picks to teams in the future. What the Bulls lack in draft capital, though, they can make up for in prospects. Kris Dunn, Lauri Markkanen, Chandler Hutchison, Wendell Carter, Jr., Coby White and Daniel Gafford are all young players with varying degrees of trade value.
For now, the Bulls have a large quantity of young players but no standout player. Would they be interested in cashing in on some of those players for someone like Melo, who could have a higher ceiling than all others?
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