That’s the reality of the league.
Bulls coach Billy Donovan knows exactly how it works.
This will be the third year of the four-year deal Donovan signed in 2020. He coached through a pandemic and a roster turnover in his first season, got the franchise back to the playoffs last season and has a whole new set of expectations tossed upon his shoulders this season, which tips off in a few weeks.
Those expectations were laid down this week by executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas.
“We’ve talked to Billy, and obviously last year we were not surprised we made the playoffs,’’ Karnisovas said.