Chicago Bulls Rumors: Re-thinking 3 Kris Dunn trade packages

Behind Trae Young, the Atlanta Hawks have Evan Turner, but no other potential long-term options at backup point guard.

Kris Dunn makes a massive amount of sense for the Hawks, who are also coming out of a rebuilding stage. In Dunn, the Hawks would receive not only a productive player, but one who would fit the team’s timeline and could be a massive steal if he plays anything like what he was expected to become. Dunn compliments the lack of defensive ability in Trae Young, so Lloyd pierce could be creative in moving around Dunn and Kevin Huerter in defensive situations.

Off the bench, Dunn may be more comfortable playing a role and could focus on what he does best, rather than competing for a starting position as he did in Chicago. With this trade, Atlanta would not have to move any of their core players, as Dunn’s value is low and they have the cap space to do so.

With multiple first round picks both this year and next year, the Hawks should have no problem with dumping a pair of second rounders for a serviceable and perhaps long-term solution at backup point guard. In addition to this, if the Dunn experiment does not work out for the Hawks, he is set to hit free agency next summer and will not take any sort of dent out of their cap space.

The Bulls, on the other hand, would be set to have four second round picks in 2020 with this deal. With this abundance of picks, the team could go a number of different directions. There is no possible way that the Paxson would use all four selections, thus, multiple could be used in a trade package for players to help the Bulls win in 2019-2020, or perhaps on draft night of 2020 to trade back up into the first round.

In addition, these picks could be used in a package with other players and picks to acquire a bigger piece. Nonetheless, draft picks are always a valuable thing to have in a team’s back pocket, and getting two out of Dunn would have to be something to seriously consider.