Bulls executive vice president John Paxson likes to remind people that the only untouchable player he has known is former teammate Michael Jordan.
This is, after all, the executive who dealt Derrick Rose and Jimmy Butler, albeit for different reasons and under different circumstances.
So, yes, the Bulls answer the phone when another team calls to gauge the market on, say, Zach LaVine. That said, it would be a surprise if the Bulls rebuild off a rebuild and trade their biggest asset by Thursday’s deadline.
As for any move, executives around the league and agents that I’ve spoken to are mostly focused on what happens with Thaddeus Young and Denzel Valentine.