Chicago Bulls: 3 unlikely point guard targets that could form a Big 3

Unlikely veteran PG targets for the Chicago Bulls this summer: Kemba Walker

There’s likely a lot of change on the horizon for the Boston Celtics this summer in the wake of their disappointing end to the 2020-21 season. Injuries took hold for the Celtics this season, which wound up in their early exit in the first round of the playoffs as a seven-seed at the hands of the surging two-seed Brooklyn Nets.

Depending on what the plans are for the recently promoted former Celtics head coach Brad Stephens moving forward in the front office in Boston, a lot of their bigger roster pieces could be on the way out this offseason. That includes key Celtics’ guards such as the defensive standout Marcus Smart and veteran standout Kemba Walker.

Various ideas and trade speculation has already risen concerning the Bulls and Kemba heading into the summer months with all of the front office turnover in Boston. Kemba would certainly be a nice fit for the Bulls to form a big three around LaVine and Vooch in the immediate future. But it would be difficult for Karnisovas and Eversley to fit his expensive contract on the books.

Kemba’s current contract has a player option coming up for the 2022 offseason. He could potentially be on the books for three more years, with an annual salary topping $36 million for each of the three seasons. That’s a lot for the Bulls to afford for a player that was rather injury prone in the past two years.

But it might be worth the risk with the way the front office views the urgency of the need at the point guard position. This isn’t really a time for Karnisovas to be conservative, they just need to be smart about the next steps they take to fill this positional need.