3) Chicago Bulls likely to be traded
A trade target that most Bulls fans would not be too shocked if the team parted ways with is the former New York Knicks and Vanderbilt Commodores seven-footer and center Luke Kornet. Coming out of the gates last season, there was hope that Kornet could be a value free agent signing that would both help space the floor and protect the rim.
That’s what he was able to do in two years with the Knicks at the outset of his NBA career. But nothing of the sort following in his inaugural campaign with the Bulls. Kornet played in 36 games during the shortened 2019-20 regular season with the Bulls (14 of which he started in). Kornet also dealt with more injury problems throughout most of last season.
And in the three dozen games that Kornet played in last season, he averaged 6.0 points per game, 2.3 rebounds, 0.9 assists, 0.3 steals, and 0.7 blocks. Kornet shot 43.9 percent from the field, 28.7 percent from beyond the arc, and 71.4 percent from the free-throw line. His three-point shooting and any sort of consistency on the defensive end of the floor very much faded last season.
Since he does only have one year left on his current contract, and could just need a change of scenery to spark a bounce back in his game, Kornet is a tradeable player for the Bulls. He likely wouldn’t draw a huge return, but it would at least offer some flexibility moving forward for this new Bulls front office regime.