Before the start of last season, ESPN insider Kevin Pelton predicted that the Indiana Pacers would finish the season with 32 wins and an 11th-place finish in the Eastern Conference.
Instead, the Pacers finished with 48 wins and took the Cleveland Cavaliers to seven games in round one of the playoffs.
There’s at least one person who thinks a similar storyline could unfold for the Chicago Bulls next season.
“There’s always a surprise team, I feel like last year the Pacers were the surprise team in the East, y’know?