{"id":68363,"date":"2025-06-09T06:59:46","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T06:59:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=68363"},"modified":"2025-06-09T07:00:02","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T07:00:02","slug":"mock-draft-sees-chicago-bulls-land-new-forward-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=68363","title":{"rendered":"Mock Draft Sees Chicago Bulls Land New Forward"},"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\/06\/GettyImages-2215100913-e1749284582103.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2215100913-e1749284582103.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2215100913-e1749284582103.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2215100913-e1749284582103.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Mock Draft Sees Chicago Bulls Land New Forward\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Photo by Michael Reaves\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Collin Murray-Boyles could join the Chicago Bulls<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Chicago Bulls hold the 12th pick in the NBA Draft. The front office will undoubtedly look to add someone who has genuine upside while also filling a position of need within the rotation.<\/p>\n<p>In a June 3 mock draft, Jonathan Wasserman of Bleacher Report projected the team would select Collin Murray-Boyles out of South Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCollin Murray-Boyles\u2019 measurements lined up with South Carolina\u2019s listing, the eye test and general expectations,\u201d Wasserman wrote. \u201cHe\u2019s built different with a wing\u2019s height and a big\u2019s bulk and a 7\u20191\u2033 wingspan. While he didn\u2019t shoot the three-ball well in Chicago, he did look very comfortable with his mid-range touch. And that could be enough to unlock significant scoring ability when paired with his physicality around the basket and quick, decisive face-up game attacking in space.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Murray-Boyles would slot into the rotation on the wing. He would give Josh Giddey and Coby White a slashing threat to hit on cuts or to encourage on rip-throughs. Furthermore, Murray-Boyles is the type of high-upside swing a rebuilding team should be looking to take.<\/p>\n<p>Chicago could easily find a legitimate role for the South Carolina product in the rotation, especially if Patrick Williams is still out of favor with Donovan.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Lonzo Ball Expected to Be Available<\/h2>\n<p>Outside of the draft, the Bulls are expected to be active in the trade market. According to Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times, Lonzo Ball could be a trade chip in any potential deal the Bulls make.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs soon as he signed that contract, he was up for trade, because that contract is so trade-friendly,\u201d Cowley said during an appearance on 670 The Score.\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s basically a one year, $10 million deal. The team has the option for the next 10 million for year number two.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cowley continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not only Lonzo up for trade, Vooch (Nikola Vucevic) is up for trade,\u201d Cowley continued. \u201cI mean, the Bulls are trying to change this roster over, and again, talk about walking a fine line and a tight rope, they\u2019re trying to do so while still trying to be competitive for some ungodly reason. That\u2019s the path that they continue to choose. So enjoy late lottery picks every year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ball\u2019s tenure in Chicago hasn\u2019t gone to plan. He\u2019s spent the majority of his time with the team on the injury report. As such, if the franchise can get legitimate assets back for the playmaking guard, it would be wise to do so.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Bulls\u2019 Lonzo Ball Provides New Update<\/h2>\n<p>During a recent episode of his\u00a0\u201cWhat an experience with Lonzo Ball\u201d podcast, the Bulls guard provided an update on his current recovery process, having missed the final 22 games of the season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m feeling great, man. Back on the court this week, man,\u201d Ball said \u201cSo, moving around. Got a long summer. Gearing up for next year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Bulls\u2019 focus this summer must be on making the right choice in the draft. However, once that decision has been made, and we move into the offseason, exploring the trade market is likely the next step. If a potential deal also sees Ball leaving Chicago, then so be it.<\/p>\n<p>Adam Taylor is a basketball reporter covering the Boston Celtics and Phoenix Suns for Heavy. He has also written for CelticsBlog, USA Today, Yardbarker and FanSided. Adam 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 Chicago Bulls could add a high-upside new forward to their rotation with the 12th pick in the upcoming NBA Draft.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":68365,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-68363","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>Mock Draft Sees Chicago Bulls Land New Forward - 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=68363\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Mock Draft Sees Chicago Bulls Land New Forward - 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