4 outlandish trade targets the Bulls should avoid in 2022

As we approach the turn of the calendar year, it’s time to look ahead to the rest of the regular season for the Chicago Bulls. With one game remaining before the calendar officially turns from 2021 to 2022, the Bulls have to feel good about the position they’re in right now.

For the first time in more than five years, the Bulls have 20 wins before the calendar turns from December to January. This could also be the first time in more than a half-decade where the Bulls finish with a top two or three seed in the Eastern Conference standings. The Bulls haven’t accomplished that since the latter days with the likes of Derrick Rose and Joakim Noah leading the way for this team.

Through the first 32 games of the regular season, the Bulls are sitting on a record of 22-10 good for second place in the Eastern Conference standings only behind the Brooklyn Nets. And the Bulls can get their 23rd win of the season before the New Year as they take on the division foe Indiana Pacers on the road at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Dec. 31.

Potential trade targets for the Chicago Bulls to avoid in the new year

In the weeks and months ahead, though, there will be a lot of discussion surrounding which potential trade targets the Bulls can go after to continue to upgrade their contender status in the East. That is a valid conversation to have, especially given how aggressive the front office was since the trade deadline last season.

But the front office must still proceed with caution to make sure that any moves they do make ahead of the trade deadline this season do have the intended effect. Here’s a look into four lofty trade targets that the Bulls should avoid in 2022.