Chicago Bulls: No Easy Options As Trade Deadline Approaches

Move Taj Gibson

During his tenure with the Bulls, Taj Gibson has evolved into a solid player at both ends of the court. He has a nice midrange jumper and is a solid rebounder who can defend around the rim.

After coming off the bench in previous years behind the likes of Carlos Boozer, Pau Gasol, Joakim Noah and Nikola Mirotic, Gibson was finally inserted into the starting lineup prior to the start of the 2016-17 campaign. In 55 appearances for the Bulls this season, his averages include 11.6 points and 7.0 rebounds per game on 52 percent shooting from the field.

Due to the fact that Gibson continues to produce while thriving in any role he is given, his name has come up in trade rumors over the past few seasons and this year is no exception. But despite the craziness that comes at this time every year, Gibson doesn’t appear to be bothered by all of the chatter.

"“Of course it’s gonna get hotter,” said Gibson to CSNChicago.com about the trade talk. “No matter what happens, you’re still in the NBA. You’re still getting paid a lot of money to play basketball. People don’t understand that. They think it’s bad half the time. No it’s not. It’s the same paycheck, just on a different team.”"

From the Bulls’ perspective, they don’t want to risk getting nothing in return for a talented forward as was the case last year with Gasol. As far as other potential suitors are concerned, though, would other teams be willing to give up assets for a player who may not re-sign with them during the offseason?

Probably not.

That being said, the Bulls may want to consider trying to hold onto Gibson and possibly sign him at a reasonable discount, especially since there isn’t a lot of quality depth at the 4-spot on this roster.