Over the weekend reports broke of Chicago Bulls forward Lauri Markkanen speaking on what went wrong between him and head coach (for the time being) Jim Boylen. We were already hearing murmurs that Markkanen could demand a trade if the organization’s direction didn’t change.
Well, they changed alright. John Paxson and Gar Forman are out with Arturas Karnisovas and Marc Eversley in their respective places surrounded by several other highly-respected voices. Just about the only thing Chicago hasn’t changed within the organization is the head coach.
Boylen remains precariously in limbo, with rumors building that it is a matter of ‘when’ not ‘if’ he will be relieved of his post.