The 2016-17 Bulls convene Monday and there will be some big questions.
Like, what’s your name again? And, so who did you play for?
It’s the start of a new era for the Bulls. Eight of the 15 players expected on this season’s roster were not with the team last season. Gone from last season’s flawed 42-40 team are Derrick Rose, Joakim Noah, Pau Gasol, Aaron Brooks, E’Twaun Moore, Cameron Bairstow, Mike Dunleavy and Justin Holiday. They join previous former Bulls like Luol Deng, Carlos Boozer, Kyle Korver, Richard Hamilton and Kirk Hinrich, thus effectively ending the run of the group for much of the last decade that was considered a potential title contender.