The Chicago Bulls are expected to become one of the strongest players on the trade front and free agent market this season, and reports indicated that several big-name superstar would consider moving to the Windy City.
According to Nate Duncan of Basketball Insiders, the Bulls are the most likely destination of Kevin Love if the Minnesota Timberwolves eventually decide to trade the All-Star forward this summer.
Sources indicated that the Bulls have assets to convince Minnesota to move Love, including draft picks and young prospects, which are reportedly the kind of assets the Timberwolves are looking in a trade.
Aside from the trade assets, the Bulls are also the ideal trade partner for the Timberwolves.
Understandably, any team will make sure that Love is willing to sign a contract extension with them before agreeing to a trade, and sources are convinced that the 25-year-old forward is willing to commit to the Bulls, knowing that he will have a good chance of winning a title in Chicago.
"I've said before I think Chicago represents the best confluence of Love-attraction (he'd want to stay there because they could win) and assets to entice Minnesota," Duncan wrote.
The Chicago Sun-Times recently reported that the Bulls are willing to give up any player in their roster not named Derrick Rose if doing so will give them another superstar in return.
All-Star center Joakim Noah is not untouchable if the report is to be believed along with emerging stars Taj Gibson and Jimmy Butler, who showed a lot of promise in the recently-concluded season.
New York Knicks superstar Carmelo Anthony is reportedly Chicago's top target this summer, but the Sun-Times also added that the Bulls are preparing to make a strong pitch for Love.
However, analysts are convinced that both Anthony and Love will only be interested in moving to Chicago if Noah will still be with the team in order to form a superstar trio with Rose, who is expected to be ready to return next season.
Aside from the Bulls, the Boston Celtics and the Golden State Warriors are reportedly interested in Love, but Duncan doubts that the former UCLA standout will be interested in moving to these teams.
"I'm not sure why he'd want to go to Boston because it's hard to imagine how they build a good team around him in short order. At 26, he's in his prime and needs to start winning now," Duncan wrote. "Golden State is another option, but as Love I'd rather be in the weaker conference and with (probably) the better coach."
Love, who will become a free agent in the summer of 2015, averaged 26.1 points and 12.5 rebounds last season.
