They drafted a potential shutdown wing defender in Dalen Terry, who also will bring an edge to the locker room; they re-signed one of the top free agents in the 2022 class in guard Zach LaVine; and they helped their rebounding deficiency by adding veteran big man Andre Drummond.
Then factor in the improvement forward Patrick Williams and guard Ayo Dosunmu are expected to make this offseason (both were practicing with the Bulls’ Summer League team Saturday) and the guarded optimism surrounding the injured left knee that cost Lonzo Ball most of the second half of last season, and the Bulls’ front office has accomplished its mission of keeping the core in place while making a few tweaks.