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The Chicago Bulls head into the 2025 NBA Draft with the 12th overall pick, and they are expected to take a stud with their late-lottery selection. However, there is plenty of uncertainty in this year's class.
After Cooper Flagg and Dylan Harper went top two to the Dallas Mavericks and San Antonio Spurs, respectively, nobody knew what would happen next. The Bulls have been linked to a few different prospects; however, the Chicago Sun-Times' Joe Cowley initially reported that they would likely be targeting frontcourt help.
"All signs point to the Bulls selecting a frontcourt player with the No. 12 pick — with defensive specialist Collin Murray-Boyles in the lead out of the gate — especially if they feel good about a Williams deal happening. Noa Essengue and Asa Newell are also possibilities," Cowley wrote on Tuesday.
“Good team… good circle… really intriguing.”
— Bulls on CHSN (@CHSN_Bulls) May 14, 2025
Collin Murray-Boyles speaks on meeting with the Bulls at the NBA Draft Combine: pic.twitter.com/IwwWdOgaVd
However, on Wednesday during the draft, Cowley brought up the idea of the Bulls either selecting a guard 12th overall or even trading up. If this happens, though, Cowley expects the Bulls to look into trading Lonzo Ball or Coby White.
"Bulls remain in active discussions to move Ball or White, per source. Drafting a guard No. 12 is still a real play or even trying to move up," Cowley posted.
Bulls remain in active discussions to move Ball or White, per source. Drafting a guard No. 12 is still a real play or even trying to move up.
— Joe Cowley (@JCowleyHoops) June 26, 2025
Cowley then made sure to clarify what he meant by this, but is still not ruling out a Ball or White trade.
"Never said before the pick ... if they pick a guard, however, stay tuned the next few weeks," Cowley responded to an aggregate.
Never said before the pick ... if they pick a guard, however, stay tuned the next few weeks. https://t.co/Gf657fHdlx
— Joe Cowley (@JCowleyHoops) June 26, 2025
Lonzo Ball has been involved in trade rumors all offseason, and if the Bulls feel like they can find his replacement at pick 12, a few teams will undoubtedly be interested in adding a veteran, big-name point guard. White, however, seems less likely to be dealt, but with just one year left on his deal, it is certainly in the cards.
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Joel Embiid’s trust in the healing process may not be paying off. A concerning update emerged over the weekend about the health of the Philadelphia 76ers star center. Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints reports that there is “genuine concern” around the league about the health of Embiid’s knee. Siegel adds that Philadelphia’s camp is attempting to downplay the concerns but notes that “word is bad” about Embiid’s health around the rest of the NBA. Now 31, the former MVP Embiid is still dealing with the ill effects of a torn left meniscus suffered during a 76ers game in February 2024. Embiid, who previously tore the same left meniscus back in 2017, quickly underwent surgery on the knee and missed two months. It appeared that everything was peaches and cream for Embiid after he returned to finish out the 2023-24 NBA season and even played at the 2024 Paris Olympics last summer as the starting center for Team USA. But Embiid missed significant time while managing his left knee throughout the 2024-25 season and even suggested at one point that he would need to have another surgery. In the end, Embiid appeared in just 19 total games for the 76ers last season and was shut down in February with the team nowhere close to contention. There was some talk a few months ago that Embiid might be undergoing the Kobe Bryant treatment to address the troublesome knee, but it looks like Embiid still hasn’t found a course of treatment that his knee is responding to. We know that the 76ers were already growing frustrated with Embiid’s lack of availability going back to last season. Now they may have to prepare for the potential of Embiid missing more time in 2025-26, a disastrous possibility given that they still owe the seven-footer an absurd $187.6M over the next three seasons.
Brewers issue update on Jackson Chourio rehab timeline
Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Jackson Chourio was tearing it up in July before he strained his hamstring legging out a triple. He was placed on the injured list, and it only got worse from there. Less than 24 hours later, manager Pat Murphy said Chourio would be out beyond the 10-day minimum and possibly at least a month. On Saturday, beat reporter Curt Hogg shed another tidbit of light on the slugger’s timetable. It’s not necessarily worse news, but Hogg’s update probably does not illuminate much. Fans already knew Chourio was going to be out a while after Friday’s report, so this latest info isn’t surprising. It isn’t all that encouraging, either. It certainly suggests no expedited return schedule. Not to make assumptions, but the emphasis on the location of the damage versus evaluating its severity seems to indicate the Brewers are just hoping Chourio avoided a worse-case scenario. In that case, caution would indeed be first in the order of operations. Only after ascertaining clarity would it make sense to seriously estimate a recovery timetable. That he won’t be ready to immediately resume baseball workouts further points to a slow, methodical recovery process. For however long he remains out, the lineup will miss him badly. Chourio’s 17 home runs rank second on the team behind Christian Yelich, as do his 67 RBI. His .786 OPS leads the offense among qualified hitters. In 90 at-bats in July, he hit .367/.408/.600. The Brewers are resilient everywhere, but without one of their few genuine power threats and hottest bats, plus an everyday outfielder, they are courting a potential offensive slump. The most fans can hope for from Chourio is that he returns fully healthy by the first week of September. Until then, Blake Perkins and trade pickup Brandon Lockridge should see plenty of playing time while Yelich takes more reps in the outfield after getting most of his at-bats this season as the designated hitter.
25-time Grammy winner's sports agency blasts Jerry Jones for 'comical' comment
The Dallas Cowboys may have 99 problems, and the way owner Jerry Jones handles contract negotiations could be considered a big one. Jones spoke with the media Saturday regarding Micah Parsons' contract situation. The EDGE, who is entering the final year of his rookie deal, has requested a trade. The 82-year-old owner clarified the Cowboys have no plans to trade Parsons. While discussing negotiations, Jones took an unprovoked jab at former Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant and his agent, rapper Jay-Z. "When we have a problem within the team and a player, I don't ever find the agent. He's nowhere to be found," Jones said. "...Jay-Z and I negotiated [Bryant's contract in 2015], spent hours. He said, 'Anybody in my organization is on time.' He said, 'My office used to be on the street corner, and I've always been early. So, they will be on time.' And I said, 'Where do I sign? But I'm going to call you.' Finally, he quit taking my call." The 25-time Grammy winner's sports agency, Roc Nation, took issue with Jones' comment. In a statement released on X Sunday, it denied his claim, calling it "comical." This is yet another example of Jones prioritizing attention when he should be focused on extending two-time first-team All-Pro Parsons. The Cowboys often delay deals for their stars. The team signed Bryant to a five-year, $70M deal in July 2015, just before the deadline to extend players with a franchise tag. Last season, Dallas signed quarterback Dak Prescott to a four-year, $240M contract ahead of its season opener against the Cleveland Browns. The team's procrastination often leaves it paying even more for star players and wastes valuable time. Parsons is still with the team at training camp in Oxnard, Calif., but isn't participating. He likely wants a contract that's similar to that of Pittsburgh Steelers EDGE T.J. Watt (three years, $123M). The pass-rusher is the highest-paid non-quarterback in the league. Jones' methods are one reason the Cowboys haven't won a Super Bowl since the 1995 season. Jay-Z should mention that if he wants to write a single that includes a lyric about the owner.
Insider Reveals Big Reason for Jackson Powers-Johnson's Position Change
Heading into the offseason, it seemed like Jackson Powers-Johnson had an iron grip on the Las Vegas Raiders' starting center job. That was his best position in college, and he took over the job from Andre James last season. However, in recent weeks, Jordan Meredith has been taking much of the first-team reps at center, while Powers-Johnson is starting to play more guard. The Raiders had a mock game on Saturday, and Meredith was the starting center, and Powers-Johnson was starting at right guard. That was the biggest sign yet that the Raiders might be leaning toward Meredith for starting center. Raiders Reportedly Like Powers-Johnson at Guard When the Raiders drafted Powers-Johnson last offseason, they drafted him to play guard. He started the season there, but eventually took over at center due to an injury to James. This led to the expectation that he'd be starting at center this season. According to The Athletic's Tashan Reed, the move to guard might be more of a strategic thing than a referendum on his performance. "Powers-Johnson starred at center in college, spent all of OTAs at center and has made it clear he prefers to play the pivot, but the Raiders believe his ceiling could be just as high at guard, according to team sources. He started multiple games at guard last year," Reed wrote. Kolton Miller Doesn't Think This Will Be a Problem Powers-Johnson clearly would rather play center, but the Raiders don't have the strongest offensive line right now. If Meredith is comparable at center to Powers-Johnson, but the latter is a big upgrade at guard, then Las Vegas is going to put together their best five-man unit. Left tackle Kolton Miller is a big believer in Powers-Johnson and thinks he'll thrive at any spot. “Regardless of if it’s center or guard, physicality, emotion, a finish to him,” Miller told reporters Thursday. “He’s so dynamic. Having a lot of the guys be able to do both is big. So, wherever he’s placed, he makes a big impact. … Wherever he’s placed, watch out.”
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