It has been well-documented that the Chicago Bulls don’t currently own a pick in the 2023 NBA Draft. They traded their first to the Orlando Magic in the Nikola Vucevic deal, they traded one of the seconds they could have had in another deal, and their other second was stripped of them after they broke tampering rules when signing Lonzo Ball.
That being said, the Bulls desperately need young talent. Their roster is stuck in the middle, and without an infusion of youth, their future could look bleaker than it already does. Sam Smith of NBA.com recently broke down the possibility of trading into the draft, including some potential targets.
Smith suggested the fourth, seventh, and 10th picks as potential selections for the Bulls to trade into, tabbing Kansas wing Grady Dick and UConn guard Jordan Hawkins as possible targets.
“The Bulls have veterans and depth and it wouldn’t be inconceivable for them to make a deal given the personnel creativity Arturas Karnišovas showed during 2021 free agency,” Smith wrote. “And if not a point guard, perhaps a big time knockdown shooter like Kansas Gradey Dick or Connecticut’s Jordan Hawkins. While point guard remains the offseason priority, the Bulls probably need shooting even more the way the NBA these days is almost defined by who makes the most threes. Miami’s remarkable run to the Finals was based in large part on outshooting opponents from deep.”
Drafting either Dick or Hawkins would help solve Chicago’s desperate need for three-point shooting, as well as give them a nice young prospect to develop moving forward.
