The Chicago Bulls were racking up guards ahead of the NBA trade deadline, most notably trading for former fifth-overall pick Jaden Ivey in a three-way trade on Tuesday.
However, they parted with two on Wednesday when they sent Coby White to the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for a pair of players and three future draft picks.
Below, we’ll provide all the details of the Coby White trade, plus a look at the projected Chicago Bulls depth chart after they moved one of their leading scorers and starting center Nikola Vucevic, plus Bulls playoff futures on PrizePicks Team Picks.
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Projecting Chicago Bulls Depth Chart After Coby White, Vucevic Trades
Here’s the updated Bulls' depth chart as we near the trade deadline, as they look to contend for a spot in the NBA Playoffs this year.
- PG: Josh Giddey / Tre Jones / Jaden Ivey / Anfernee Simons / Collin Sexton
- SG: Anfernee Simons / Jaden Ivey / Ayo Dosunmu / Collin Sexton / Tre Jones
- SF: Isaac Okoro / Ayo Dosunmu / Dalen Terry / Julian Phillips / Patrick Williams
- PF: Matas Buzelis / Patrick Williams / Guerschon Yabusele / Julian Phillips
- C: Jalen Smith / Lachlan Olbrich / Ousmane Dieng (DD) / Zach Collins (O)
Coby White Trade to Charlotte Hornets Details
The Bulls sent White to his home state of North Carolina alongside PG Mike Conley for a haul that included G Collin Sexton, F Ousmane Dieng, and a trio of future second-round draft picks.
While White matched Josh Giddey’s team-high 18.6 points per game with Chicago, it brought in a replacement for the 25-year-old earlier in the week.
The Bulls sent C Nikola Vucevic to the Boston Celtics for G Anfernee Simons and a future second-round pick on Tuesday. The 26-year-old averaged 21.0 points per game over his final three seasons with the Portland Trail Blazers before joining the C’s ahead of 2025-26.
Late Wednesday night, the Bulls traded F Dalen Terry to the New York Knicks in exchange for F-C Guerschon Yabusele, a move that got them a big, but did little to clear the backcourt glut.
Simons and Dieng are in contract years, so Chicago will be free to cut them loose free of charge after the current campaign if they don’t fit the team’s timeline.
With no long-term commitments to any player but Giddey, Chicago will have flexibility to decide on what’s best for the future at the end of the season, whether it makes the play-in tournament or not.
The Bulls rank 10th in the Eastern Conference with a 24-27 record, and have a 6.66x payout ($100 pays out $666) when picked to make the Playoffs on PrizePicks Team Picks.
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The Bulls have been one of the NBA’s most active teams ahead of the NBA trade deadline this year. They’ve moved multiple starters, including Coby White and Vucevic, ahead of Thursday's deadline and might not be done yet.
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