This offseason will be absolutely crucial for the Chicago Bulls. For the past two years, they have been rolling with their new-look core of Zach LaVine, DeMar DeRozan, and Nikola Vucevic. However, all they have to show for it is a first-round playoff exit in Year 1 and a Play-In Tournament exit in Year 2. Simply put, they aren’t a championship-caliber group.
Arturas Karnisovas has made it clear that he wants to keep the core together, but if that’s the pathway he wants to walk down, he needs to significantly improve the team around them. Unfortunately, according to Keith Smith of Spotrac, they don’t necessarily have the wiggle room to make massive changes.
