Latest Bulls Trade Rumors: Mike Conley Jr. on the Move, Vucevic Trade Expanded and More

The latest rumors and reports on the Chicago Bulls trade deadline acquisitions and plans as the deadline looms closer.

The Chicago Bulls have been the busiest team during the 2026 NBA trade deadline after helping facilitate multi-team deals, acquiring players, and moving on from veteran Nikola Vucevic. However, the Chicago Bulls still aren’t done, as they now carry seven high-minute rotational guards on their roster. CHSN’s K.C. Johnson reiterated on Chicago’s The Score that the front office is moving aggressively to overhaul the roster. As the February 5th trade deadline approaches, more and more rumors will likely climb out of the woodwork.

Clock is Ticking for Coby White and/or Ayo Dosunmu

There’s been a plethora of reports detailing the Bulls’ situation of needing to deal either Coby White and/or Ayo Dosunmu. ESPN’s Shams Charania confirms the questioning of the guards’ futures as the Bulls have now acquired three guards in Jaden Ivey, Minke Conley Jr., and Anfernee Simons. As of right now, Dosunmu has more value on the open market, but the Bulls are much more interested in trading White.

It’s unclear how motivated the Bulls are to move White, as an NBA insider stated the Bulls are listening to offers rather than actively shopping either player.

As expected, the Bulls and Mike Conley Jr. are looking to reroute the veteran guard via trade or buyout as the one-time All-Star is nearing the end of his career, according to NBA insider Chris Haynes.

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ESPN insider Shams Charania may have announced the trade in principle, but the Bulls and Celtics have yet to finalize the deal. According to Boston Globe insider Adam Himmelsbach, both teams are keeping the door open for minor tweaks to the trade.

After the dust settled on the two Bulls trades, Clutch Points insider Brett Siegel tweeted that the Bulls could take on Raptors center Jakob Poeltl to facilitate a Domantas Sabonis deal to the Toronto Raptors. With Poeltl’s extensive deal, one could speculate that the Bulls could expand the Vucevic trade and use Simons’ expiring contract to help the trade go through. Sun-Times insider Joe Cowley did suggest that Simons could be on the move. If the Poeltl deal were the case, the Bulls should expect substantial draft capital as compensation.

Earlier today, Jake Fischer of the Stein Line reported the Bulls could be interested in swapping guard Ayo Dosunmu for Indiana Pacer swingman Bennedict Mathurin. He then added it’s unclear if there is anymore traction between the two teams after the Ivey and Simons acquisitions.

Clutch Points’ Brett Siegel reported the Bulls have shown a lot of interest in Yves Missi, but the asking price of a first-round pick might be too steep. The Bulls will likely remain resilient after trading away Nikola Vucevic for another guard in Simons.

Coby White Possibly Headed to Houston

In the same report, Siegel also detailed the Houston Rockets’ interest in Coby White. The Rockets are willing to part ways with Dorian Finney-Smith, but teams have shown more interest in Tari Eason. Considering the Bulls are log-jammed at the guard position, it is likely they are asking for Eason as well. At the moment, there aren’t any true reports confirming the interest.