NBA Rumors: 5 Draft Day Trades the Bulls should make

By JT Tomiyama | Jun 21, 2016

May 4, 2015; Cleveland, OH, USA; Chicago Bulls forward Taj Gibson (22) and guard Jimmy Butler (21) help guard Derrick Rose (1) to his feet in the fourth quarter against the Cleveland Cavaliers in game one of the second round of the NBA Playoffs at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports /

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4. Jimmy Butler for Andrew Wiggins

Jimmy Butler is the new face of the franchise for the Bulls. Andrew Wiggins is the new face of the up and coming Wolves. Butler was used to the hard nosed, defence first mentality of the his old coach Tom Thibodeau. It didn’t hurt that Butler was able to play all the minutes under Thibs but he had an up and down season with his new bench boss Fred Hoiberg. With mixed messages being said to the media and a noticeable change in body language and attitude.

For Chicago, the time to trade their 2x time All-Star is now and they could get the most value right now. Butler averaged a career high 20.9 points a game is always up to the challenge of the guarding the other teams best player.

Getting Andrew Wiggins would be a stretch for Chi-Town. They would have to offer up many of their future first round picks and even than Minny probably would have a tough time biting.

Butler is hitting the prime of his career but Wiggins is blossoming into a superstar in his own right. The Canadian star dropped just over 20.9 a game while grabbing 2.3 boards a game.

The only thing Chicago would have to depend on the fact Thibs loves Butler and would love to coach the superstar once again. There are rumours that the Timberwolves are interested in Joakim Noah. Thibodeau could be looking to put the gang back together.

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