If the Chicago Bulls hope to propel themselves back into the world of relevancy, which seems to be their goal, they will need to make some big-time changes this summer. Arturas Karnisovas seems determined to bring the same core back and compete for the playoffs, but that won’t be good enough.
Rolling out Zach LaVine, DeMar DeRozan, and Nikola Vucevic is fine, but that’s not enough to guarantee a playoff spot, as we saw this past year. Karnisovas needs to put winning pieces around them, and Zach Buckley of Bleacher Report, Washington Wizards guard Delon Wright could work as a trade target.
Buckley penned an article discussing potential Bulls trade targets on draft day, and he suggested Wright as a formidable option.
“Delon Wright has just about everything other than shooting in his arsenal,” Buckley wrote. “He’s a versatile defender and downhill attacker with more than three times as many assists (3.1 per game) as turnovers (1.0) in his career. He’s becoming slightly more viable from distance, too, averaging 0.8 triples on 36.6 percent shooting the past two seasons.
The 31-year-old might be obtainable, too. The Washington Wizards have overhauled their front office and might finally be ready to embrace a rebuilding project that’s felt inevitable for a few years now.”
Wright is a quality defender and could slot in nicely as the Bulls starting point guard alongside LaVine and DeRozan.
His lack of a jump shot isn’t ideal, especially considering Chicago’s abysmal three-point shooting numbers, but he would still be a solid veteran to have on the roster.
