Heading into the summer, the Chicago Bulls needed to add guard help. With the injury to Lonzo Ball, they’ve struggled at the point guard position, so adding ball-handlers to the roster was a top priority. They did just that by signing Jevon Carter, and they also re-signed Coby White and Ayo Dosunmu.
That said, there’s always room to add more help in the backcourt, especially if the player they target could also help them improve on the offensive side of the ball, where they have struggled for the past two years. And one guy who could do that may be available soon.
According to Andy Bailey of Bleacher Report, the Bulls should be one of the potential “top landing spots” for Victor Oladipo, who was just traded to the Houston Rockets and may not stay there, depending on what direction the team wants to go in.
“Lonzo Ball is set to miss his second straight full campaign recovering from a knee injury, and none of his potential replacements at starting point guard have seized the job this preseason.
“Oladipo wouldn’t be an obvious choice there either, but he’d at least give Chicago an option and a little more depth at guard,” Bailey wrote.
He also noted that Oladipo would provide help on the defensive end.
“Despite the injuries, Oladipo is still a solid on-ball defender on the perimeter who’ll occasionally get into passing lanes.
With LaVine and DeRozan carrying the scoring load, Oladipo could focus in on being a disruptor elsewhere,” Bailey wrote.
Should the Rockets let Oladipo go, the Bulls could get in on the action.
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