After finishing the 2022-23 season with a 40-42 record and missing the NBA Playoffs for the fifth time in the last six seasons, things have been pretty bleak for the Chicago Bulls. That’s why when the front office stressed the importance of committing to this core and seeing things through, many fans were understandably shocked.
Although you count me among the many who entered this offseason as a pessimist, I do truly believe the Bulls have managed to navigate these rough waters as well as they possibly could. They brought Nikola Vucevic and Coby White on very reasonable deals while picking up two very good role players in Jevon Carter and Torrey Craig for only a minuscule percentage of their available cap room.