{"id":65299,"date":"2025-05-29T07:17:24","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T07:17:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=65299"},"modified":"2025-05-29T07:17:59","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T07:17:59","slug":"bulls-linked-to-toolsy-youngster-with-team-ties-after-lofty-projection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=65299","title":{"rendered":"Bulls Linked to \u2018Toolsy\u2019 Youngster With Team Ties After Lofty Projection"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2194480046-1-e1748496300215.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2194480046-1-e1748496300215.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2194480046-1-e1748496300215.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2194480046-1-e1748496300215.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Bulls Linked to \u2018Toolsy\u2019 Youngster With Team Ties After Lofty Projection\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p>Chicago Bulls head coach Billy Donovan reacts against the Charlotte Hornets.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Chicago Bulls will pick 12th overall in the 2025 draft, but which direction they go in remains uncertain. Chicago Sports Network\u2019s K.C. Johnson provided some clarity, including the Bulls\u2019 preference for a frontcourt player and their interest in Drake Powell.<\/p>\n<p>Powell, a 6-foot-6 swingman out of North Carolina, was \u201cvery, very impressive\u201d in his workout with the Bulls. The Bulls already roster one player who starred for the Tar Heels.<\/p>\n<p>The franchise\u2019s greatest icon, Michael Jordan, is also a product of the program.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI do know that they would prefer to draft somebody in the frontcourt or a wing. And if you do go guard route, it\u2019s going to be a big guard. Big guard with some positional size, or a guard that could play in multiple positions. One guy\u2026 that actually is rising a little bit with draft talk, \u2026 is Drake Powell, the toolsy prospect out of North Carolina,\u201d Johnson reported on \u201cThe Chicago Lead\u201d on May 28.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s early. We\u2019ll see where this goes. But I know that the Bulls were, from what I\u2019m told, impressed with his first workout at the Advocate Center.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Powell was projected as a top-10 pick at one point before a quiet season at UNC.<\/p>\n<div id=\"c0aab9861bd8ffce15be2ee39788f571\">\n<div data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DraftExpress\/status\/1915099216008941888\">\n<blockquote data-dnt=\"true\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Drake Powell is someone every NBA team will want to kick the tires in the pre-draft process. 19-year-old, one-time projected top-10 pick who shot 38% for 3, defends and is a smart passer. Didn&#8217;t have a productive season at UNC, and needs to improve his handle and aggressiveness. https:\/\/t.co\/WUZtfCnJgX pic.twitter.com\/rqB9laEshf<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/DraftExpress\/status\/1915099216008941888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1915099216008941888%7Ctwgr%5Edf38d5ec8b8978418bde5c8c61d7c82de96eeb3f%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fheavy.com%2Fsports%2Fnba%2Fchicago-bulls%2Fkarnisovas-draft-powell-white-contract-trade%2F<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cPowell has a chiseled frame that he uses to barrel into defenders at the rim and to contain opponents when he\u2019s on defense.\u201d Yahoo Sports\u2019 Kevin O\u2019Connor wrote in March. \u201cHe\u2019s a switch-everything defender who plays with a high motor, and if his spot-up jumper translates he checks all the boxes to be a 3-and-D role player at a minimum.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Powell averaged 7.4 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 1.1 assists for the Tar Heels in 2024-25.<\/p>\n<p>Listed at 6-foot-6, he shot 37.9% from beyond the arc and upped his scoring output to 8.1 PPG during conference play. He also received an ominous comparison from O\u2019Connor: Patrick Williams.<\/p>\n<p>The Bulls selected Williams No. 4 overall in 2024, and they signed him to a five-year, $90 million contract extension in 2024, but his career has been a disappointment through five seasons.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Drake Powell has \u2018Interesting Ties\u2019 to Bulls<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_5371813\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2190990703-e1748495942714.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" alt=\"Bulls Linked to \u2018Toolsy\u2019 Youngster With Team Ties After Lofty Projection\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5371813\" data-lazy-load=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5371813\">GettyDrake Powell #9 of the North Carolina Tar Heels reacts against the UCLA Bruins.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Bulls own the No. 45 overall pick thanks to the three-team trade involving the San Antonio Spurs that sent DeMar DeRozan to the Sacramento Kings, which could put them in play for Powell.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson previously reported that the Bulls could indeed add another guard to their current glut.<\/p>\n<div id=\"4a02bf6723975e94cb568f469e24a6c0\">\n<div>\n<article>.@KCJHoop isn\u2019t ruling out the Bulls drafting a guard at No. 12 and says any position is on the table \ud83d\udc40<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>That would team Powell up with Coby White, whose basketball footsteps he has followed and whom he already knows.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson went through those \u201cinteresting ties.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot only did he play at North Carolina \u2026 following Coby White, but also played for Chris Paul\u2019s AAU team, CP3. The White family and Drake Powell\u2019s family know each other well,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cSo, there\u2019s a little bit of a Bulls connection there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Powell being the same height as Jordan and a capable three-point shooter like White is fitting for the Bulls, particularly with trade rumors swirling around the current top 2-guard in Chicago.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Coby White Contract Situation Sparking Trade Speculation<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_5371812\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2207874344-1-e1748495863370.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" alt=\"Bulls Linked to \u2018Toolsy\u2019 Youngster With Team Ties After Lofty Projection\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5371812\" data-lazy-load=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5371812\">GettyCoby White #0 of the Chicago Bulls looks on against the Los Angeles Lakers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Bulls selected White with the No. 7 overall pick in the 2019 draft. He is the last player on the roster from before executive vice president of basketball operations Art\u016bras Karni\u0161ovas assumed control in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>White is entering the final year of a three-year, $36 million contract he signed in 2023, a deal which he has outplayed in the two years since, averaging a 20.4\/4.5\/3.7 line in 2024-25.<\/p>\n<div id=\"3cb14ff0721f66d36ccf9c8d4d0673da\">\n<div>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>Coby was in his bag all season \ud83c\udf92<\/p>\n<p>3 minutes of @CobyWhite getting buckets:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>That has led to speculation that White could hit the trade block this offseason.<\/p>\n<p>However, Karni\u0161ovas\u2019 comments from the end of the season could prove informative about the Bulls\u2019 plans for White. The executive emphasized a desire to improve around White, Josh Giddey, and Matas Buzelis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that we always going to be looking how to improve this roster by adding a \u2026 high-caliber player. At the same time, I would not put any limitations on this roster or on the way Coby\u2019s been playing or the way Josh has been playing, Karni\u0161ovas told reporters in April. \u201cI think those players have a chance of playing on a very high level. So, we constantly going to be looking for ways to improve from year to year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Josh Buckhalter covers the NBA and NFL for Heavy.com. He has covered both leagues since 2016, including bylines at FanSided, Last Word on Sports and Clocker Sports. He&#8217;s based in Villa Park, Illinois. Follow Josh on Twitter and Instagram: @JoshGBuck More about Josh Buckhalter<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Chicago Bulls could tap into a familiar pipeline and select North Carolina Tar Heels guard Drake Powell in the 2025 draft.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":65305,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-65299","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 Linked to \u2018Toolsy\u2019 Youngster With Team Ties After Lofty Projection - 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=65299\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Bulls Linked to \u2018Toolsy\u2019 Youngster With Team Ties After Lofty Projection - 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