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.
To keep track of all those new draft assets, we've compiled a running list. Given the Bulls' glut of guards -- 10 on the roster in total as of 4:00 p.m. CT on Feb. 4 -- there are moves still coming.
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 (at least for the moment) after Karnisovas sent Coby 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 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)
- 2028 (own)
- 2029 (own)
- 2029 (least favorable of DET/MIL/MIN)
- 2029 (least favorable of DEN/CHA)
- 2030 (own)
- 2031 (own)
- 2031 (via DEN)
- 2031 (via NYK)
- 2032 (own)
It would behoove Karnisovas to use a few of these 18 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.
Analysis of each Bulls trade so far
Here's a brief breakdown of each trade, for those interested in the fallout from each deal:
- 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
- Bulls land second-round picks in Kings-Cavs trade