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Chicago Bulls have started the season slowly and rumors are growing about the availability of veteran players.
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One of those players is guard Coby White, who NBA reporter Evan Sideri believes could be part of a trade.
White is having the best season of his seven-year career. He averages 21.2 points, 3.6 rebounds and 5.2 assists per night. He's shooting 44% from the field and 28.6% from three-point range.
Persistent calf problems have limited White's appearances to 11 games this season. He missed the Bulls' first 11 games with a right calf strain and has been out of the lineup intermittently lately with a left calf strain.
White, who was selected seventh overall by Chicago in the 2019 NBA Draft, started 234 games during his time with the Bulls. He averages 15.3 points, 3.9 assists and shoots 36.7 percent from long range.
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White could be seen as an attractive rental option for a rival team. He's under contract for $12.5 million and will be an unrestricted free agent this offseason. If the Bulls don't want to extend his contract, they could try to trade him for a bargain price.
Chicago's front office may see the writing on the wall for the team's future and decide to pivot in a younger direction. Nikola Vucevic, Ayo Dosunmu, Patrick Williams and Kevin Huerter have also been mentioned in trade rumors.
Chicago fell to a 12-15 record after opening the season 6-1. Bulls 10th in the Eastern Conference and maintain a 1.5 game lead at the final point of the game.
