{"id":114619,"date":"2025-10-27T07:28:34","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T07:28:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=114619"},"modified":"2025-10-27T07:28:34","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T07:28:34","slug":"bulls-bombshell-trae-young-is-heading-to-chicago-in-a-jaw-dropping-trade-whispers-explode-into-chaos-locker-rooms-are-in-a-frenzy-and-the-league-cant-stop-reeling-from-the-shock-ll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=114619","title":{"rendered":"BULLS BOMBSHELL: Trae Young is heading to Chicago in a jaw-dropping trade, whispers explode into chaos, locker rooms are in a frenzy, and the league can\u2019t stop reeling from the shock..ll"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2243113892-e1761485856511.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2243113892-e1761485856511.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2243113892-e1761485856511.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2243113892-e1761485856511.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Proposed Trade Lands Trae Young With Chicago Bulls\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p>Photo by Rich Storry\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>The proposed trade would send Trae Young to the Chicago Bulls<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>After navigating Josh Giddey\u2018s restricted free agency this summer, the Chicago Bulls will be preparing for Coby White\u2018s unrestricted free agency next summer.<\/p>\n<p>The score-first guard has shown significant improvement in recent years, cementing himself as a 20-point-per-night threat. Therefore, Chicago must decide whether to issue White a well-earned pay rise, or let him explore the free agency market at the risk of him walking away with nothing coming back in return.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent article from Bleacher Report\u2019s Eric Pincus, a move for Trae Young was floated as a potential option for the Bulls. Pincus laid out a complete trade idea, which looked like this:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chicago Bulls Get: <\/strong>Trae Young and Mouhamed Gueye<\/p>\n<p><strong>Atlanta Hawks Get:<\/strong> Coby White, Kevin Huerter, Jevon Carter and a first-round pick<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhite emerged as a potent scorer a year ago, but he wants more in an extension than Chicago can legally pay (a maximum of $19.4 million),\u201d Pincus wrote. \u201cWhite may be one of the top unrestricted free agents in July; or, the Bulls may take a bigger swing by acquiring Young. Huerter, Carter and Gueye are filler in the deal. Chicago would need to give up a first-round pick to entice the Hawks, perhaps the one the Portland Trail Blazers owe in 2026 or one of the Bulls\u2019 own with protection.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Adding Young would partner him with Giddey and give the Bulls a versatile and talented backcourt.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Bulls Should Be Wary Of Young\u2019s Defensive Issues<\/h2>\n<p>Young\u2019s limited defense has been an issue throughout his career. So much so that Atlanta spent years searching for a partner that helped mask Young\u2019s shortcomings. Giddey isn\u2019t the type of defensive talent a team needs in order to get the best out of the All-Star guard.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Young\u2019s need for the ball would limit Giddey\u2019s overall effectiveness. It would be hard to envision a Giddey and Young pairing being the sort of backcourt that a contending-level roster is built around.<\/p>\n<p>With that said, the Bulls may see Young as the type of talent you can\u2019t pass up. If he hits the trade market, the Bulls face a dilemma. They would need to re-evaluate their overall rebuilding blueprint.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Young Would Bring His Own Contract Issues<\/h2>\n<p>Unlike White, Young does have another year left on his contract. However, that additional year is a player option. Young will likely opt out of that option. That way, he can sign a new deal with multiple guaranteed years. If Chicago were to trade for him this season, it would likely need to pay him north of $50 million next summer.<\/p>\n<p>The Bulls have been methodical in managing their cap space throughout the current rebuild. They may balk at the notion of committing 25% (or more) of their cap sheet, especially given his shaky fit.<\/p>\n<p>Even if Chicago chooses to keep White around long-term, his cap hit would be slender compared to Young\u2019s. So, while Young would be an attractive name on paper, it\u2019s unlikely we see him head to the Windy City. He doesn\u2019t fit the current rebuilding approach. And, Giddey projects to be the lead guard of the future after a strong debut season.<\/p>\n<p>Adam Taylor is a basketball reporter covering the Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Lakers, Golden State Warriors, New York Knicks and Miami Heat for Heavy. He holds bylines for CelticsBlog, USA Today and Yardbarker. Adam also covers the WWE and AEW. He has a bachelor\u2019s degree in creative writing from Open University. More about Adam Taylor<\/p>\n<h2>More Heavy on Bulls<\/h2>\n<p>Loading more stories<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The proposed trade would send Trae Young to the Chicago Bulls to pair with Josh Giddey long-term and create a talented backcourt<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":114620,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-114619","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BULLS BOMBSHELL: Trae Young is heading to Chicago in a jaw-dropping trade, whispers explode into chaos, locker rooms are in a frenzy, and the league can\u2019t stop reeling from the shock..ll - News 365<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=114619\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BULLS BOMBSHELL: Trae Young is heading to Chicago in a jaw-dropping trade, whispers explode into chaos, locker rooms are in a frenzy, and the league can\u2019t stop reeling from the shock..ll - 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