Multiple teams have tried to trade for Chicago Bulls guard Coby White this offseason, an NBA executive told DallasHoopsJournal.com.
The Bulls have shot down all trade inquiries for White.
“I know multiple teams tried to trade for Coby this summer,” the NBA exec said. “There was some chatter that he was almost traded on draft night. The Bulls love him, though. He’s not going anywhere. They have shot down trade inquiries for him.”
White appeared in 74 games for the Bulls last season. He averaged 20.4 points, 3.7 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.2 blocks while shooting 45.3% from the field, 37.0% from beyond the arc and 90.2% from the free-throw line.
A UNC product, White will make $12.9 million next season in the final year of his contract. He signed a three-year, $36 million deal with the Bulls in 2023.
Coby White, 25, has career averages of 15.2 points, 3.6 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 0.7 steals and 0.2 blocks. He was the seventh overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft.
The Bulls went 39-43 last season. They haven’t made the playoffs since 2022.
Chicago traded 2011 MVP Derrick Rose to the New York Knicks in 2016 and All-Star forward Jimmy Butler to the Minnesota Timberwolves in 2017. The franchise has made the playoffs only two times since trading Rose, going 3-8.
The Bulls lost to the Boston Celtics in the first round of the 2017 playoffs in six games and fell to the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round of the 2022 postseason in five games.
In other Bulls news, Chicago made an offer of $80 million over four years to restricted free agent Josh Giddey when the offseason commenced on June 30. Giddey is seeking an annual salary in the $30 million range. The point-forward has until October 1 to sign his qualifying offer for next season.