Bulls vice president of basketball operations John Paxson isn’t just trying to play the good soldier and say the right thing.
He isn’t wired that way.
A source told the Sun-Times on Tuesday that not only would Paxson consider stepping aside from his role and act more as an adviser to the Reinsdorfs when the front-office restructuring is finalized, but he would be willing to leave the organization entirely if ownership and the new-look executive group deemed it better for the rebuild to continue.
Paxson reportedly is ready for either scenario, wanting what’s best for the franchise.