CHICAGO _ Sunday wasn't just the day Thaddeus Young, Tomas Satoransky, Daniel Gafford and Luke Kornet became trade eligible, it also marked the start of NBA trade season.
The march to the Feb. 6 trade deadline is on, and the Bulls face a dilemma: They're not receptive to blowing up the roster and going into a rebuild again _ at least they haven't signaled that publicly _ but in reality they're not in position to be buyers.
The assets the Bulls might want don't necessarily match up with what they can offer. The first option would be trading Young, a veteran forward, to a contender. But finding a team that has a need at his position _ and who has something in return for the Bulls _ is difficult to find.
The Bulls could stand pat and hope the roster they constructed begins to resemble the playoff team they had hoped for, or they could make some minor moves. Or they could try to clear cap space to make a run at one of several reasonably priced free agents next offseason.
Regardless of how likely they are to happen, here are five trade targets who could benefit the Bulls.
(Note that draft picks count as $0 for salary-matching purposes, but 120% of rookie-scale contracts count against the acquiring team's cap once a player is selected in the draft.)
