{"id":458640,"date":"2026-02-04T21:13:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T21:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/458640\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T21:13:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T21:13:08","slug":"sources-bulls-send-white-conley-to-hornets-for-sexton-dieng","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/458640\/","title":{"rendered":"Sources: Bulls send White, Conley to Hornets for Sexton, Dieng"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1770239588_64_collier_jamal.png&#038;h=80&#038;w=80&#038;scale=crop.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Jamal CollierFeb 5, 2026, 07:55 AM<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"icon-font-after icon-close-solid-after\" href=\"#\">Close<\/a>Jamal Collier is an NBA reporter at ESPN. Collier covers the Milwaukee Bucks, Chicago Bulls and the Midwest region of the NBA, including stories such as Minnesota&#8217;s iconic jersey swap between Anthony Edwards and Justin Jefferson. He has been at ESPN since Sept. 2021 and previously covered the Bulls for the Chicago Tribune. You can reach out to Jamal on Twitter @JamalCollier or via email Jamal.Collier@espn.com.<\/p>\n<p>Multiple Authors<\/p>\n<p>The <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"e588ccf1-ba03-ea43-c34c-9a9c8d1895ca\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com.au\/nba\/team\/_\/name\/chi\/chicago-bulls\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chicago Bulls<\/a> continued to overhaul their roster on Wednesday, sending guard <a data-player-guid=\"750f545c-3cc8-fea4-91cd-828da373cc8e\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/4395651\/coby-white\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Coby White<\/a> and <a data-player-guid=\"5814198a-dcfd-7d7f-351c-aa2a79e5e8ee\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/3195\/mike-conley\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mike Conley<\/a> to the <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"377633c2-0dd1-91a1-83c0-9ed2d0c00ea1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com.au\/nba\/team\/_\/name\/cha\/charlotte-hornets\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Charlotte Hornets<\/a> in exchange for <a data-player-guid=\"2a6515dd-6770-7eac-2141-de08448a6905\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/4277811\/collin-sexton\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Collin Sexton<\/a>, <a data-player-guid=\"1718552c-4741-3c28-9969-b3923e8e52d5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/4997526\/ousmane-dieng\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ousmane Dieng<\/a> and three-second round picks, sources told ESPN&#8217;s Shams Charania.<\/p>\n<p>The Hornets acquired Dieng and a second-rounder from the <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"bd458c44-2d33-47eb-cebc-35d3d4ac595c\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com.au\/nba\/team\/_\/name\/okc\/oklahoma-city-thunder\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Oklahoma City Thunder<\/a> in exchange for <a data-player-guid=\"058a249e-8929-5de1-5f07-4f1b4ba96a90\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/2488653\/mason-plumlee\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mason Plumlee<\/a>, sources said. Dieng was then re-routed to Chicago amid multiple transactions.<\/p>\n<p>Editor&#8217;s Picks<\/p>\n<p>2 Related<\/p>\n<p>White was drafted by Chicago in 2019 and his seven seasons with the organization made him the team&#8217;s current longest-tenured player. But he was set to become a free agent this summer and he now joins the red-hot Hornets, winners of seven consecutive games and eight of their past nine, in the middle of a potential push for the play-in tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Charlotte trails Chicago by one game for the No.10 seed in the East.<\/p>\n<p>White is averaging 18.6 points and 4.7 assists on 44% shooting in 29 games this season.<\/p>\n<p>The Bulls have been active in the lead to Thursday&#8217;s deadline, making a pair of moves on Tuesday to acquire <a data-player-guid=\"38031c4c-26bc-3695-bb1c-e61da33b57df\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/4433218\/jaden-ivey\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jaden Ivey<\/a> and <a data-player-guid=\"95170b60-db18-eac2-dca0-6cbf4bc24884\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/4351851\/anfernee-simons\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Anfernee Simons<\/a> while trading away <a data-player-guid=\"2c9b229f-cbd5-8e0b-cf3a-236f74f23867\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/6478\/nikola-vucevic\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nikola Vucevic<\/a> and <a data-player-guid=\"96dd28ae-3e67-3401-95f5-96693f737892\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/4066372\/kevin-huerter\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kevin Huerter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Chicago also adds Dieng, the No. 11 pick in the 2022 draft, who is averaging about 11 minutes per game for the Thunder averaging 3.7 points and 1.6 rebounds. Dieng is still 22-years old and fits with the timeline of the rest of the Bulls young core. Sexton, 27, is averaging 14.2 points on 48% shooting in 42 games this season.<\/p>\n<p>According to ESPN&#8217;s Bobby Marks, the Bulls receive the least favorable second-round pick between Denver and Charlotte, a 2031 <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"61719eb2-11c3-4e3d-90c3-0a1319fd850b\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com.au\/nba\/team\/_\/name\/ny\/new-york-knicks\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New York Knicks<\/a> pick and 2031 <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"c4aceb39-0eb9-a30b-1120-9cb5b12b677a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com.au\/nba\/team\/_\/name\/den\/denver-nuggets\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Denver Nuggets<\/a> pick.<\/p>\n<p>The Hornets will receive the least favorable 2029 second round pick between the Hawks and Heat from the Thunder as part of the deal that got them Dieng for Plumlee.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jamal CollierFeb 5, 2026, 07:55 AM CloseJamal Collier is an NBA reporter at ESPN. 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