The Chicago Bulls are reportedly ready to move on from their three best active players after a disappointing season that ended with a play-in tournament elimination. The experiment of DeMar DeRozan and Zach LaVine hasn’t worked as expected and the Bulls must make a decision.
According to legendary writer Sam Smith, the team is done with their Big 3 and they will make some changes to their core.
Jeff Lichtenstein: Time to blow it up. I just don’t see how they improve on 40 wins with 2 keys guys who were healthy and 33/35 years old. They have no cap space. Terry is a role player at best so no growth from last year’s draft. No growth from no draft in 2020. They have no draft picks coming in to make an impact. Unless Williams takes a giant step, it’s 40 wins best case scenario. Maybe they get an old point guard and old three-point specialist and everyone healthy and no one loses a step, they sneak into the play-in? They’ve tried that old point guard though.
Sam Smith: Patience. That is what Karnišovas counseled back at the trade deadline, as I recall. But I do believe they have seen some things. The one thing Karnišovas was uncompromising about was that there’s is no major lottery destination restructuring. I’m in agreement with that given the parity in the conference. You know, they were leading Miami, yadda, yadda, yadda… OK, not this Miami. But I do believe there will be a significant Bulls changes this summer. Or at least they will seriously be trying. I was at the Draft Combine this week and heard from an insider that he believes the Bulls are done with this Big Three. But I did hear it from him outside, so there could be a credibility issue given that. Sources who may or may not know agreed. Of course, such an observation doesn’t need Sherlock Holmes. Vučević is a free agent, DeRozan is going into his last contract season and LaVine has some huge financial seasons ahead. That one of them would not return can come from both informed and uninformed sources. Though watch that space. I expect a change in that core.
This says a lot about the frustrations within the team, which can’t be good enough to compete against the top teams in the East. Last season, they only managed to get to the first round and were beaten in five games by the Milwaukee Bucks.
This year, they didn’t have that chemistry and were on the receiving end of criticism for a while. Even though things changed at the end of the regular season, the Bulls know they’re miles away from being championship contenders.
The Bulls Can Make Some Moves To Improve Their Level
In recent weeks, the Bulls have made interesting moves like letting Patrick Beverley go. They’re also ready to wait for Lonzo Ball, who is dealing with a serious injury and could miss the entire 2023-24 NBA season.
Rumors have surfaced linking them with Deandre Ayton in a potential exchange for DeMar DeRozan, as well as a trade for Damian Lillard, one of the most interesting targets around the league right now.
The Bulls appear to have a lot in their hands and time will tell how they figure this out or if they stay stuck as a play-in tournament.
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