The 2025-26 NBA season hasn't even tipped off yet, but Chicago Bulls fans may already be looking ahead. And unfortunately, it is not hard to see why. By Arturas Karnisovas’ own admission, the Bulls are officially in a rebuild. The team has moved on from many of its tenured veterans, and while that was probably overdue, it signals the start of a process that is going to take a while.
The reason is simple: the 2026 NBA Draft class is one of the best we have seen in recent years. The 2027 class, right now at least, is widely viewed as one of the weakest of the modern era.