How The Bulls Have Changed

The Chicago Bulls are no longer the Baby Bulls.  Just a few years ago, the club was considered to be an up-and-coming team that had a ton of cap space and was on the cusp of becoming a powerhouse.  But hesitation and some bad signings derailed the Bulls train that once appeared headed towards a title.  Ben Gordon has revealed himself as a one-dimensional, streaky scorer instead of the superstar that many thought he was on track to be.  The team’s signing of Ben Wallace looked like a fantastic move at the time, but Big Ben turned out to be on the down slope of his career.  To make matters worse, the Bulls traded Wallace after paying the first couple of years of his frontloaded contract for duds Larry Hughes and Drew Gooden.  Gooden is inconsistent and Hughes doesn’t know how to play team basketball.

But all is not lost for Bulls fans.  The team was blessed with the number one pick in the draft and landed hometown savior Derrick Rose.  They’ve still got some promising young guys like Thabo Sefolosha and Tyrus Thomas, but they need to make sure they re-sign Luol Deng.  Deng is, at the worst, a great number two option for a team offensively.  He’s long, athletic, skilled, a hard worker, a great character guy and only 23, yet the Bulls are hesitant to give him a big contract.  The Bulls need to lock Deng up or they’ll regret it down the road.

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