The Chicago Bulls may be willing to part ways with one or both of their two first-round draft picks in next week's NBA draft as part of a plan to add a proven scorer alongside Derrick Rose and Joakim Noah, according to SI.com.
The Bulls offense ranked No. 28 this past season, giving the team the third lowest-ranked offense of any team to make the playoffs in league history. The Bulls were ousted in the first round of the Eastern Conference by the upstart Washington Wizards.
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"Chicago is aggressively trying to move its picks, a source told SI. "The Bulls are believed to be looking for either a veteran scorer or the chance to move up in the draft to select a young wing player with scoring potential."
Currently, the Bulls own the No. 16 and No. 19 picks in a loaded draft where Jabari Parker, Andrew Wiggins, Joel Embiid and Dante Exum are all expected to be among the first players selected.
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The Bulls have also been linked to Knicks free-agent to-be forward Carmelo Anthony, the second overall scorer in the league this season behind MVP Kevin Durant.
The magazine adds the Bulls may also be open to offering up a package of the right's to Nikola Mirotic and veteran guard Jimmy Butler to land the scorer they covet.
The 25-year-old Rose played in just 10 games last season after suffering his second straight season-ending knee injury. Under the strict guidance of defensive-minded coach Tom Thibodeau, the Bulls still managed to win 48 games, qualifying as the conference's No. 4 seed.
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