1. Doesn’t fill any positional need for the Bulls
The goal for the third year of this rebuild for the Chicago Bulls doesn’t look to be headed anywhere but mediocrity. But that doesn’t mean that the Bulls should make a big push to take one step closer to mediocrity.
It almost feels like if the Bulls traded for Drummond that they would be just making a lateral move to a seven or eight seed in the East. The Pistons didn’t go very far with Drummond as one of their franchise cornerstones. Even the former Bulls superstar point guard Derrick Rose commands a similar level of attention on the trade block as Drummond.
If D-Rose went from a borderline afterthought in the NBA to a possible All-Star reserve selection this season in the span of a little more than two years and he’s already eclipsing the attention and value Drummond is getting, then there’s a problem.
Drummond is a three-time rebounding champion in the NBA and he’s very likely to be an All-Star selection along with D-Rose this season, but he doesn’t do much else. And he doesn’t check off any boxes that the Bulls need to. If the Bulls are going to make a splash move this season, it should not entail landing a center that commands the price tag that either Drummond or Steven Adams of the Oklahoma City Thunder would.
Wing depth and a star guard are the needs that the Bulls have. Landing a true star would be great too, but Drummond isn’t as much of an impact player as the Bulls would need to make a real difference in their standing in the East.