Do you feel the temperature rising? That’s the NBA’s trade season heating up.

By now, several of the restrictions limiting player movement have been lifted. We are officially at the point in the season where teams who are underperforming could blow it up at any moment. 

For example, take the Chicago Bulls. At 11-18, they’re having a very underwhelming season. For a team this old, and this expensive, that’s a problem. 

This defense is a mess. Their offense isn’t good enough to compensate for it.

The Bulls clearly do not have a winning formula here – it may be time for them to go back to the drawing board. 

Here are three deals that would have them starting their rebuild.