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It’s the “what if” that still bothers Billy Donovan.
The Bulls coach isn’t losing sleep over it or punching holes in drywall, but admittedly it still feels like an opportunity lost in his Hall of Fame career.
The return of DeMar DeRozan and Zach LaVine to the United Center on Wednesday was a reminder of that.
Prior to the 2021-22 campaign, Bulls executive vice president of basketball operations was flexing his then-aggressive attitude, bringing in DeRozan, Lonzo Ball and Alex Caruso that summer, pairing the trio with Nikola Vucevic and LaVine.
The results were instant, as the Bulls controlled the top of the Eastern Conference going into a Jan.