Bulls Offseason

ESPN’s Chad Ford has the Bulls ranked 22^nd in his rankings of NBA teams’ offseason moves.  “The Bulls made a big, bold move at the trade deadline in February and gave the Celtics all they could handle in the first round of the playoffs,” Ford writes.  “But since then, things haven’t gone well.  They lost their best scorer, Gordon, to the Pistons.  The word is they’re shopping their starting power forward, Tyrus Thomas.  And I’m still scratching my head a little concerning their draft.  The Bulls still have lots of talent, but losing Gordon means they’ve taken a step back.”

Losing Gordon could cause the team to take a step back, at least on offense, but it’s better than overpaying on a long-term deal.  We see teams overpay to keep players all the time, and they always seem to end up regretting it.  If the Bulls have to take a step back and build around Derrick Rose, then it’s not the end of the world.  As far as the shopping of Thomas goes, he certainly has value.  He showed some good signs of development last season, which actually points to the team keeping him unless they can parlay him into a stud post player.

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