NBA playoff teams are interested in trading for Chicago Bulls guard Alex Caruso, according to K.C. Johnson of NBC Sports Chicago.
Johnson believes the Bulls could trade Caruso during the 2023-24 season if they underachieve and enter sell mode.
“Alex Caruso is like constantly sought after by everybody on every playoff team in the history of the NBA,” Johnson said on the Bulls Talk Podcast. “I mean, he’s just a plug-and-play player for anybody. He had a lot of interest in the last deadline and he would certainly get you a first-round pick at least. And he’s got a very manageable contract. So that would be another name to consider if they are underachieving and going to go into sell-off mode.”
NBA NEWS & TRADE RUMORS: Alex Caruso & Chicago Bulls Updates
Caruso signed a four-year, $37 million contract with the Bulls in the summer of 2021. He will make $9.5 million next season. The former Los Angeles Lakers star averaged 5.6 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2.9 assists in 2022-23 while shooting 45.5% from the field, 36.4% from beyond the arc and 80.8% from the free-throw line in 67 games.
The 29-year-old Caruso made the 2022-23 NBA All-Defensive team. The Texas A&M product has career averages of 6.0 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.7 assists with the Lakers and Bulls. He won the 2020 championship with Los Angeles.
NBA NEWS & TRADE RUMORS: Alex Caruso & Chicago Bulls Updates
The Bulls missed the playoffs in 2023 after making it in 2022. They lost the 8-9 play-in game to the Miami Heat down in South Beach. Many people around the NBA believe Chicago’s front office could trade Caruso, Zach LaVine, DeMar DeRozan and Nikola Vucevic at the 2024 trade deadline if the team is out of the playoff picture.
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