The front office of the Chicago Bulls are once again put in a situation where they need to make a move before the trade deadline, but remain infamous for staying patient. With the emergence of Bobby Portis, Gar Forman might be forced to step out of his safety bubble to make one of the Bulls big men available in trade talks.

Bulls talked to SAC about B. McLemore. Snell was brought up, talked draft picks as well. No interest. — Chicago Bulls Press (@NBABullsPress) December 30, 2015

Follow up from a previous tweet: Phoenix discussed a deal around PJ Tucker for Gibson. — Chicago Bulls Press (@NBABullsPress) December 31, 2015

In addition, Philadelphia is one team that’s inquired on Mirotic. — Chicago Bulls Press (@NBABullsPress) December 31, 2015

It seems Gar Forman is doing is due diligence by keeping in contact with the dysfunctional Sacramento Kings, but neither team seems satisfied with the offers that’s on the table. The Bulls are seeking a ‘talented’ wing player, and it seems they’re seeking players of the same caliber as P.J. Tucker from the Phoenix Suns. With the emergence of T.J. Warren, the Suns are looking to shift Tucker before the deadline.

While the Bulls are licking their chops to get rid of Taj Gibson, other teams are focusing in on Nikola Mirotic. The Sixers are reportedly interested in Nikola Mirotic and are also having trouble fitting Nerlans Noel and Jahlil Okafor together. In a perfect world, the Bulls would try to sell high on Miortic to land Noel, but it wouldn’t solve the Bulls overloaded big men problem.