It’s been ten games since the Bulls made their trade deadline moves, most prolifically acquiring Nikola Vucevic as the starting center. It was a bold, welcome action for a franchise that desperately needed to do anything. Whether it turns out to have been too risky and a mistake will depend a lot on the next two seasons performance and other moves made.
But was certainly another goal of the trade to get better immediately and secure a spot in the playoffs this season. And while they will make the play-in by default, the on-court performance has been a disappointment.