Bill Simmons bashes Bulls for Coby White trade

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Bill Simmons bashes Bulls for Coby White trade

Originally posted on ChiCitySports | By Zack Pearson | Last updated Apr 16, 2026 6:33 PM ET

.The Chicago Bulls officially picked a direction this past Febuary when they made several trades. Among the players that Chicago moved on from was former lottery pick Coby White.

Chicago sent White to Charlotte and his home state of North Carolina. In the end of the deal, the Bulls only got two second-round picks for him, a little bit of a disappointing return. But Chicago waited too long to move on from White and likely would have gotten more if they traded him last season.

White is finding success in Charlotte, helping the team advance in the play-in round to face off against the Orlando Magic with the winner moving to the Playoffs as the No. 8 seed. He hit the game-tying three-pointer at the end of regulation and had a big game. After the game, The Ringer podcast had nothing but praise for White while criticizing their former teams.

Bill Simmons says Coby White was trade of year

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Did the Bulls give up too early on Coby White? They only got that second-round pick and it may not have been worth it in the end.

“Can I give you guys my theme of the night…Bad teams give away good players too soon…Coby White was f%cking awesome, man. And I was electric watching him..Coby hit some big boy shots down the stretch for Charlotte to save their season.”

Simmons then chimed in: “That was the trade of the year.”

“Can I give you guys my theme of the night…Bad teams give away good players too soon…Coby White was f%cking awesome, man. And I was electric watching him..Coby hit some big boy shots down the stretch for Charlotte to save their season.” Simmons: “That was the trade of the year” pic.twitter.com/QFlyhrnH2l

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They have a point.

White was one of three players on Tuesday night that really made an impact for their new team and helping them advance on. We saw the flashes of what White can do here in Chicago. And it’s a shame they couldn’t hold onto him to build around for the future.

This article first appeared on ChiCitySports and was syndicated with permission.

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