THE Chicago Bulls are on a run.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday, they completed a three-team trade<\/a> with the Detroit Pistons and Minnesota Timberwolves that brought them Jaden Ivey<\/a> and Mike Conley<\/a>. An hour later, they were able to<\/a> acquire Anfernee Simons<\/a> by trading Nikola Vucevic<\/a> to the Boston Celtics. Today, the Bulls sent Coby White<\/a> to the Charlotte Hornets \u2013Conley going along for the ride \u2014in a trade<\/a> that brought them Collin Sexton<\/a>, Ousmane Dieng<\/a> and three second-round picks. Dieng himself had been re-routed from Charlotte, who sent Mason Plumlee<\/a> to the Oklahoma City Thunder (h\/t ESPN insider Shams Charania).<\/p>\n Bulls Trying To Find Trade Partners For Collin Sexton, Anfernee Simons, Ayo Dosunmu<\/p>\n Chicago had been trying to extract a first-round pick<\/a> for White, according to The Athletic\u2019s Joel Lorenzi. Instead, they got a starter-level combo guard, a rotation-caliber forward and useful draft compensation for White and Conley. In a vacuum, that\u2019s good value. The problem is that the Bulls have a rather full guard rotation.<\/p>\n Ivey, Simons and Sexton could get the lion\u2019s share of minutes by themselves. Yet, they\u2019ll be joined by ball-handlers Josh Giddey<\/a> and Tre Jones<\/a>, if they remain in the Windy City. Not to be forgotten is Isaac Okoro<\/a>.<\/p>\n Giddey, whom the Bulls attained two years ago, is firmly entrenched as their starting point guard. Chicago made a move for Jones, Giddey\u2019s primary backup, last February. Frankly, each of the guards that they picked up this week are good enough to push Jones to third-string. Nonetheless, Jones is in the middle of arguably the best season of his career and truly appreciated by Bulls head coach Billy Donovan.<\/p>\n The Hornets acquired Dieng and a second-rounder from the Oklahoma City Thunder for Mason Plumlee, sources said. Dieng was then re-routed to Chicago amid multiple transactions.<\/p>\n \u2014 Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) February 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Okoro, Sexton\u2019s teammate during their time with the Cleveland Cavaliers, is a player whose name has surfaced in trade rumors. The Los Angeles Lakers, looking for a 3-and-D wing, have been mentioned as a potential destination<\/a>. Even so, Okoro has started in all 43 of the games he\u2019s played for Chicago this season.<\/p>\n Keeping that in mind, the Bulls \u201cstill feel like they have a lot of work to do<\/a>,\u201d per Chicago-Sun Times reporter Joe Cowley. Sexton, Simons and Ayo Dosunmu<\/a> \u201care still trade candidates\u201d as a result. Indeed, Dosunmu for Indiana Pacers wing Bennedict Mathurin<\/a> is a swap that\u2019s already been discussed<\/a>, per The Stein Line\u2019s Jake Fischer. Ivey\u2019s exclusion is noteworthy but even he might not be safe if the right deal presents itself.<\/p>\n What If They Don\u2019t Make Another Trade?<\/p>\n For argument\u2019s sake, what if the Bulls are left with Giddey, Jones, Ivey, Sexton, Simons, Okoro and Dosunmu? Most teams can\u2019t fit seven backcourt players into a rotation. However, Chicago\u2019s thin frontcourt depth provides an opening for players who have the physical tools necessary to slot over.<\/p>\n That list includes Okoro, Dosunmu and Giddey.<\/p>\n Okoro\u2019s played 51 percent of his minutes at small forward in 2025-26, the third-highest mark in the rotation. Another five percent of his minutes have been played at power forward. Despite being 6-foot-4, the former fifth overall pick is stronger than his size suggests, allowing him to routinely guard bigger players. They may not get as many touches as they want. Their stats may not look how they want. But with the right amount of mixing and matching, all seven of those players should be able to eat.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\nDosunmu has played 19 percent of his minutes at small forward and one percent at power forward this season. In between 2022-23 and 2024-25, he played 34 percent of his minutes at small forward and two percent at power forward. Like Okoro, he\u2019s 6-foot-4 but often has the strength necessary to guard larger guys.
\nIn Giddey\u2019s time with the Oklahoma City Thunder, he played 36 percent of his minutes at small forward and 36 percent of his minutes at power forward. He\u2019s played just one percent of his minutes at small forward and none at power forward with the Bulls because they\u2019ve needed him to be their primary facilitator. Nonetheless, at 6-foot-7 and 216 pounds, he can still play multiple positions.<\/p>\n