What if Coby White is gone when the Chicago Bulls are on the clock?

Coby White seems like a natural fit for the Chicago Bulls with pick No. 7 in the 2019 NBA Draft, but what if he’s unavailable when the Bulls are on the clock?

Once the Chicago Bulls found out they’d be drafting with the seventh overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft, North Carolina point guard Coby White was suddenly the most talked about prospect among Bulls fans.

The fit is seemingly perfect. The Bulls need a point guard. Boom – Coby White. The Bulls need someone that can shoot. Boom – Coby White. The Bulls need someone with cool hair. Boom – Coby White. It also seems likely that White will be available when the Bulls are on the clock. But what if he isn’t?

As it sits, there are three point guards that are likely to be drafted in the top-10 of this year’s draft: Ja Morant, Darius Garland and Coby White.

Morant is probably going to the Grizzlies at No. 2, which means there will be two worthy point guards left for teams picking in the 3-10 range. The two teams that need point guards the most? The Phoenix Suns and the Chicago Bulls. If I had to bet, I would bet on Phoenix taking Garland at No. 6 and the Bulls taking White at No. 7. But when it comes to the draft, nothing is certain.

What if a team that needs a point guard decides to trade up and take Garland? Then Phoenix would probably take White, right? That puts the Bulls in an unfavorable position, but one they could reasonably find themselves in.

If something like that were to happen, what should the Bulls do? The easy answer is to say they should just take the best player available, but who would that be?

If both Garland and White are drafted in the top-6, it would probably mean that either Jarrett Culver or De’Andre Hunter would be available. If that’s the case, either one of those guys would be solid. Their both defensive-minded wings that can score when called upon.

Picking Culver or Hunter isn’t the only option the Bulls would have, though. They could opt into a high ceiling, low floor type of player like Cam Reddish. But Reddish’s lack of aggression and low motor are slightly concerning. Of course, he’s only 20 years old and is arguably the most skilled player in the entire 2019 NBA Draft. Maybe he’s worth the risk?

Another option the Bulls could explore would be trading the No. 7 pick. The pros of doing this: the Bulls would likely get multiple picks/assets in return, and they wouldn’t have to settle for a player they aren’t very high on. The cons: walking away from the 2018-19 season without a top-7 pick is a little disheartening, and they’d risk missing out on a potentially solid player.

It’s sad to think about the possibility of the Bulls not getting an exciting point guard in this year’s draft, but unfortunately, picking seventh means there’s a lot that’s out of the Bulls’ control. They can’t decide whether or not the teams ahead of them draft the guys they like, and they can’t control what trades are made that shake up the draft order. All they can do is make the best decision when they’re on the clock.

Do I trust the Bulls’ front office to make the best decision? Sort of.

Despite all of the disappointing things the Bulls’ front office has done, they’ve made some brilliant decisions with the seventh overall pick in the last two drafts (Lauri Markkanen and Wendell Carter Jr.), so maybe they’re actually competent when it comes to the draft.

If White is available when the Bulls are on the clock, they should take him. But if he’s off the board, things will get a little more complicated. Hopefully, it doesn’t come to that.