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Bulls Rumors: Andre Drummond Could Draw Interest at 2024 NBA Trade Deadline – Bleacher Report
The Chicago Bulls figure to be one of the most discussed teams in the entire NBA ahead of the February trade deadline, and veteran big man Andre Drummond could be on the move.
K.C. Johnson of NBC Sports Chicago reported that Drummond “would draw interest” if the Bulls do decide to move him. While he won’t draw as many headlines as a Zach LaVine, DeMar DeRozan or Alex Caruso trade, he could provide frontcourt depth for a potential contender.
Chicago will likely look quite different after the trade deadline than it does now.
After all, DeRozan is playing on an expiring contract, while LaVine and Caruso have been in trade rumors throughout the early season. They also look like anything but contenders and are off to a 5-14 start to the season.
Perhaps there is a best-case scenario where the core would start playing better and the team snuck into the play-in tournament in the Eastern Conference, but Chicago isn’t going to realistically challenge any of the top teams in the league.
Drummond is also playing on the final season of his contract and isn’t exactly going to make the difference between a surprising playoff run and an early exit for the Bulls.
Trading him for anything of value could help the front office turn its attention toward the future, while a contender could see the two-time All-Star as a valuable piece off the bench who could help stop some of the NBA’s best bigs for stretches in the playoffs.
At his best, Drummond was a four-time rebounding champion who was a walking double-double for the Detroit Pistons, but he is more of a secondary contributor at this stage of his career.
He is averaging 5.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.1 steals per game while shooting 52.4 percent from the field this season.