After spending just half of a season with the Charlotte Hornets, former Alabama basketball star guard Collin Sexton is on the move again.
Sexton was traded by the Utah Jazz to the Hornets over the summer after spending three seasons in Salt Lake City. He was originally drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers and then traded to the Jazz during the 2022 NBA offseason in a blockbuster move that netted the Cavs superstar guard Donovan Mitchell.
Now, the Young Bull is a Chicago Bull.
According to NBA insider Shams Charania, Sexton has been traded to the Bulls along with Ousmane Dieng and three second-round picks in exchange for Coby White and Mike Conley Jr.
Just in: The Chicago Bulls are trading Coby White and Mike Conley Jr. to the Charlotte Hornets for Collin Sexton, Ousmane Dieng and three second-round picks, sources tell ESPN. pic.twitter.com/NnHXT5b8lR
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) February 4, 2026
Collin Sexton traded to the Chicago Bulls
Sexton will now play for his fourth NBA franchise in his eight seasons in the league, and his third team in the last two years. He could be on the way to a fourth this offseason.
Sexton is an impending free agent this summer. After being traded to the Jazz in the 2022 offseason, Sexton signed a 4-year, $70 million extension. He is in the final season of that extension.
There will be a market for Sexton this offseason, but he's unlikely to find it as robust as it was when Utah gave him a contract worth nearly $18 million in average annual value four years ago.
After averaging over 18 points per game the past two seasons with the Jazz, Sexton saw his numbers - and his role - diminish in Charlotte. With the Hornets, Sexton was playing only 22 minutes per game and scoring 14.2 points a night. He maintained his overall efficiency, however, connecting on 39% from three with Charlotte, something he has done in each of the last four seasons of his career.
Sexton will arrive in Chicago to compete in a crowded backcourt. The Bulls already have a plethora of guards, and added Anfernee Simons (Celtics) and Jaden Ivey (Pistons) in separate moves at the deadline.
At 27, Sexton is unlikely to be in the Bulls' long-term plans as they look for a full-scale rebuild, but he'll hope to impress enough over the next few months to earn a solid contract elsewhere this summer.