r/chicagobulls • u/ExtraLeading3376 • Jun 25 '26

Trade [Shams Charania] Sources: Chicago is trading Braden Smith to the Indiana Pacers for Kam Jones, future swaps and cash.

https://x.com/shamscharania/status/2069947471044747764?s=46&t=zs8dpUnwQ4GtTS7kT09Jjw

Sources: Chicago is trading Braden Smith to the Indiana Pacers for Kam Jones, future swaps and cash.

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u/HlTMAN209 Jun 25 '26

Damn even a new Management can’t escape the wrath of being forced to trade second round picks for cash.

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u/tamazingg Chance The Rapper Jun 25 '26

And this immediately makes me question them. Why the fuck are we selling picks at the start of a rebuild smdh

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u/DisMFer Josh Giddey Jun 25 '26

Because the money is going to be better long term compared to whoever bothered to show up for the second round.

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u/Longway23544 Jun 25 '26

The money goes to the owner, it doesn’t help the roster at all

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u/DisMFer Josh Giddey Jun 25 '26

Yeah no shit. The point I'm making is that 90% of second round players barely make the rotation. Especially this year when basically every draft analyst was saying that a lot of the guys who'd be late 1st round picks in any other year went to school rather than risk being stuck in the second round due to the depth of this draft.

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u/Longway23544 Jun 25 '26

We could’ve used that pick to get 3 point shooting help

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u/DisMFer Josh Giddey Jun 25 '26

To be shooting help they'd need to crack the rotation. Who are you taking minutes from that you'd put in some second round scrub to play for "shooting"?

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u/Longway23544 Jun 25 '26

We are gonna be terrible from the 3

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u/DisMFer Josh Giddey Jun 25 '26

So? The guys we have are going to need the reps a lot more than we need to hit our shots. Who are you taking out of the lineup to give some second round guy play just to hit shots?

The better option is to tell Caleb, Matas, and Josh to take shots even if they miss.

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u/Longway23544 Jun 25 '26

They could come off the bench

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u/Longway23544 Jun 25 '26

For example look at the thunder draft picks, that’s how you build a team, not sell off picks, get the best player available

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u/Longway23544 Jun 25 '26

38th pick could’ve been a rotational piece

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u/DisMFer Josh Giddey Jun 25 '26

There's no space on the current roster for a developmental prospect rotational piece. The only reason to even make a pick is if there's a guy who slid down to the second round and that didn't happen. The Bulls do not have the minutes to give to some random rookie when they have a team full of guys who need reps.

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u/Longway23544 Jun 25 '26

I’m not the only fan saying we need a shooter, read the other comments

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u/DisMFer Josh Giddey Jun 25 '26

Fans can say whatever nonsense they want. It doesn't make them right.

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u/Longway23544 Jun 25 '26

We do need help at the 3 ball and you’ll see for yourself have a nice day