5 Dream Targets For Chicago Bulls In 2017 NBA Free Agency

Gordon Hayward, SF – Utah Jazz

It’s unclear what the future could hold for the Bulls on the wing. Jimmy Butler has been considered a trade candidate for the last year or so, and Dwyane Wade has a player option for 2017-18. There’s a good chance one or the other isn’t back in Chicago next season.

If that truly is the case, the Bulls will need to find a capable replacement who can strike fear in opposing defenses from the wing. I can assure you that Gordon Hayward is more than capable of starring in said role. It also helps that he’s versatile enough to play either the shooting guard or small forward position.

Put simply, Hayward is a big-time playmaker and star of the show for the Jazz. However, it’s not going to be cheap getting him back under contract when he inevitably declines his player option. If Utah balks at his asking price, there’s a decent chance he could make it to the open market. If that happens, the Bulls better be blowing up his agent’s phone.

A combination of Hayward and Butler would be deadly. They would be to wings what Davis and Cousins are to big men. If the Bulls moved on from Wade or Butler, they could absolutely find the cap space to get the dynamic scorer under contract this offseason.