Chicago Bulls Reportedly Make New Starter Available for Trade

The Chicago Bulls have reportedly put a new player up for trade

Nov 13, 2024; New York, New York, USA; New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) drives to the basket while being defended by Chicago Bulls forward Patrick Williams (44), forward Jalen Smith (7) and guard Coby White (0) during the first half at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: John Jones-Imagn Images | John Jones-Imagn Images

The Chicago Bulls have been a team caught in limbo between trying to compete and blowing the entire team up. The Bulls looked to trade Zach LaVine during the offseason, but reportedly couldn't find any value for him. Now, after experimenting with their current roster, it looks like the Bulls are willing to explore trading more members of the roster.

According to a Bleacher Report livestream by Jake Fischer, the Chicago Bulls are more than willing than ever before to trade Williams.

“One name that would be fascinating, that I know his team is more willing than ever to discuss him in a trade, and if you're looking at names that would potentially be someone who you could grow and develop a little bit… Is there an opportunity for you to look at someone like Patrick Williams in Chicago," Fischer said.

The Chicago Bulls are reportedly willing to discuss Patrick Williams’ name in trade talks, per @JakeLFischer pic.twitter.com/T1HMSf4X2e

— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) November 27, 2024

Williams is currently dealing with a foot injury that he recently claimed was not serious. The injury has kept him out of the last five games for the Chicago Bulls.

“I’m not really concerned,” Williams said. “Obviously, with this type of stuff, [I’m] just leaning on the doctors, obviously our training staff, the team I worked with back home over the summer. Nobody seems to be worried. It’s kind of a thing that happens post-surgery. First year after surgery is always the toughest. [We’ll] try and work through different things. I think it’s an accumulation of minutes overall. It wasn’t a specific play or anything like that.”

With Patrick Williams trade rumors appearing over the past couple days, should Bulls fans be worried about "selling low" on another young player, only to see him become a star elsewhere?@Bulls_Peck isn't worried about that with Patrick anymore. pic.twitter.com/sjOq9ZoixO

— CHGO Bulls (@CHGO_Bulls) November 26, 2024

While the Bulls don't have an awful record of 8-12, it's still not necessarily competitive. They're only 3.5 games away from being the fourth seed, but that's the trap they've fallen into every early season.

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