The Chicago Bulls are in a precarious situation right now. With Derrick Rose out for the majority of next season and likely needing to change the way he currently plays, Chicago might find themselves out of the top four seeds in the East.
Chicago, when healthy, can definitely challenge Miami for Eastern Conference supremacy, but need to make the requisite moves to eclipse the Heat, who looked sharp against a young and developing Oklahoma City Thunder squad in the Finals.
While this might be drastic, the Bulls should consider trading Noah and/or Deng for two top-ten lottery picks and begin a "shorter than you think rebuild."
Deng has been rumored to be part of trade talks with the Warriors, where Golden State sends their No. 7 pick and other parts to make the salaries match up to the Bulls.
At 7, Chicago will likely be able to finally draft a young, scoring wing player in Dion Waiters, who has a Dwyane Wade-like game.
Waiters can come off the bench as a sixth man right away and might even be able to take the starting spot away from Richard Hamilton if he plays well enough.
Noah has greater trade value than D ...
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Article written by Nikhil Baradwaj
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