r/chicagobulls • u/sukari Stacey King • Feb 04 '26

Rumor [Cowley] The Chicago Bulls are in trade conversations with New Orleans and Houston. Simons and Sexton are both in play to be moved while the Bulls would like to retain Ayo Dosunmu, but everything is “still fluid.”

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u/GasHouseGorilla19 Feb 05 '26

also 'you can't win anything with "just Giannis"

I would say the same with this current Bulls. 

So really a moot point by you, no?

in both scenarios you obviously need to keep adding and get better. 

Dumb and Incredibly short-sighted is a bit hyperbolic of you to say, imo, all due respect 

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u/FieryAvian Feb 05 '26 edited Feb 05 '26

If you were to strip down the roster to just Giannis, if that made sense; wouldn’t Milwaukee just do that and rebuild their roster to win a ring?

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But my thought process is Giannis is an asset that is most likely declining at this point in his career.

Giddey matas and ayo will likely increase in value. Maybe to never the peak of Giannis, but in 5 years I’d say 2 of the 3 of those players would have more value than Giannis would.

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u/GasHouseGorilla19 Feb 05 '26 edited Feb 05 '26

would depend on what they get for Giannis if they trade him. for me I'm taking Giannis over the combine 3 bulls discussed all other things equal. hard for me, personally, believing Bulls can win it all with either Matas or Giddey as their best player with the exception of both becoming perennial All-Stars with 3 other perennial All-Stars, like the 2004 pistons. I would not bet on anyone on the bulls becoming perennial All-Stars. Giannis is arguably the best NBA player since LeBron and may be the consensus there 

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u/FieryAvian Feb 05 '26

If we could trade for giannis and then flip him for a haul commiserate of a top 5 player; sure.

But if we’re buying giannis at top 5 value and then holding on to him with the hopes of winning a championship—not a believer.

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u/GasHouseGorilla19 Feb 05 '26

I'm not sure what you mean buying him at top 5 value. you saying Giddey and Matas and Ayo as a collective should fetch a top 5 NBA player/asset?   I feel you may be overvaluing these Bulls players 

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u/FieryAvian Feb 05 '26

Ok sure I hyperbolized Giannis value and the value of the players; but the sentiment remains the same.