No one can call Bulls Executive VP of Basketball Operations Arturas Karnisovas boring after this trade deadline. Chicago has already dealt Kevin Huerter, Nikola Vucevic and Coby White in exchange for, among other pieces, a confusingly massive amount of second-round draft picks.
The Bulls also traded Ayo Dosunmu to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Rob Dillingham, Leonard Miller and -- you guessed it -- three second-round picks. They acquired forward Guerschon Yabusele and center Nick Richards in smaller deals on deadline day.
To keep track of all those new draft assets, we've compiled a running list.
Jaden Ivey landed in the Windy City via the Detroit Pistons as part of the Huerter trade. Anfernee Simons came on board as part of the deal that sent Nikola Vucevic to the Boston Celtics. Collin Sexton is now a Bull after Karnisovas sent White to the Charlotte Hornets.
Even before all that movement, Chicago grabbed a pair of second-rounders for helping grease the wheels in the trade that sent Keon Ellis and Denis Schroder from Sacramento to Cleveland.
It's raining second-round picks in the Windy City.
Complete list of Bulls draft picks after Dosunmu, White, Vucevic, Huerter trades
Here's the rundown, according to CapSheets.com, with the list likely to change.
First-round selections:
- 2026 (own)
- 2026 (via POR, top-14 protected through 2028)
- 2027 (own)
- 2028 (own)
- 2029 (own)
- 2030 (own)
- 2031 (own)
- 2032 (own)
And now the list of second-rounders:
- 2026 (most favorable of MIN/NYK/NOP/POR)
- 2027 (least favorable of DEN/GSW)
- 2027 (CLE)
- 2028 (own)
- 2029 (own)
- 2029 (least favorable of DET/MIL/MIN)
- 2030 (own)
- 2031 (own)
- 2031 (DEN)
- 2031 (MIL)
- 2031 (Most favorable of MIN/GSW)
- 2032 (own)
- 2032 (Most favorable of HOU/PHO)
It would behoove Karnisovas to use a few of these picks to acquire some young talent -- preferably on the wing or interior -- rather than collecting more. Despite years of evidence to the contrary, it feels safe to assume those types of moves are coming this summer.
Analysis of Bulls 2026 NBA trade deadline moves
Here's a brief breakdown for those interested in the fallouts of each deal:
- Chicago native Ayo Dosunmu moves to Minnesota
- Bulls send Coby White to the Charlotte Hornets
- Nikola Vucevic to the Boston Celtics for Anfernee Simons
- Chicago deals Kevin Huerter to the Detroit Pistons for Jaden Ivey
- Nick Richards gets re-routed to Chicago
- Dalen Terry and Guerschon Yabusele swap places
- Bulls land second-round picks in Kings-Cavs trade