Chicago Bulls
With Nikola Vucevic and Zach LaVine, the Chicago Bulls are a team that is going to be looking to make a real playoff push during the 2021-22 season. Unfortunately for them, they will begin their season without Coby White, who was expected to take on a much bigger role next season.
White underwent successful surgery on his left shoulder to repair a torn labrum and he is expected to miss the start of the 2021-22 season. The timeline put in place by the Bulls for White is 4 months on the front-end and 6 months on the back-end of his recovery time.
The Bulls were going to be looking for a point guard this offseason anyways, but now with Coby White out indefinitely, they desperately need to add more backcourt help. They are rumored to be interested in guys like Lonzo Ball, Spencer Dinwiddie and Kyle Lowry, but going after Reggie Jackson could make more sense for them if he comes at a lower price.
Recency bias could push Jackson’s price tag higher than it should be and he could want long-term security after playing so well, but talent-wise, he is definitely a guard the Bulls should express interest in. Regardless, the Bulls’ pursuit of a point guard will be something to watch in NBA rumors.
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Jackson is versatile in terms of playing on or off-the-ball and displayed his athleticism to blast past opponents to the rim, which is exactly the kind of guard the Bulls need next to Zach LaVine. This is a Bulls team that is going to look to push in transition and play through their two star players, which is a situation Reggie Jackson is used to playing in next to Paul George and Kawhi Leonard.
With about $12.7M in cap space entering the offseason, the Bulls do not have a ton of flexibility in terms of who they can go after in free agency, but Jackson does fit that $10-12M range that they will be looking to fill.
