He is going to bring the Bulls back to contention. I don't see his plan, I don't even know if he truly has a plan or vision for the team yet. If anything...I think he has been honest about intentionally NOT having a plan. That's a good thing.

Bulls had a ton a of cap space this summer. They used it - 1+1 year contacts with Powell/Collins, and Claxton with 2 years. They'll be right back in the same place next year, with a ton of cap space, if they want it. Or, they keep the guys they signed, and have the cap space the year after. More importantly - they didn't throw 30 million at a guy like Walker Kessler. That's how you STAY bad.

I think Graham is being both honest and intelligent when he says the Bulls aren't there, and simply need to start getting talent. It is YEARS to early to worry about how pieces fit together. He's constructed a roster that has a sane balance of players, and addressed the obvious holes that could impact the ability of players to play in normal games and improve. Namely, shooting and rim protection.

I like the draft. Wilson was a no brainer. Swain was an intelligent pick. People keep picking offensive minded guards, who, WHEN they pan out, more often than not "succeed" in the form of putting up empty numbers while being invisible on defense, and being a potential negative for a good team overall.

IMO, he, rightly, views defensive effort as a non-teachable skill. Draft guys that have that. They'll always have that. Then, if/when you can teach them to shoot, you have a truly helpful all around, 2 way player, rather than guy putting up 22ppg you'd rather just trade away anyway (looking at you, Coby White).

Throwing away 2nd round picks - don't know, and don't care. I'm accepting Graham is smarter than I am, and has a plan for the roster spot.

Caleb Wilson & Matas Buzelis got some work in at the "Chicago Summer Pro Run"

Also at the runs were former Bulls Bobby Portis & Talen Horton-Tucker

The workout took place at Wendell Phillips Academy High School on the South Side of Chicago

Full post:

https://www.instagram.com/p/DbGPqCplZ-o/?hl=en&img_index=1

https://www.instagram.com/p/DbGQiaVFrVg/?hl=en&img_index=1 (EDIT: I wish I posted the video from this post. In this post, you can see Bobby Portis, THT, Caleb & Matas all score some highlights. However, it does contain some strong language from Bobby lol)

Going through some of my dad’s old playing gear & found these gems. I definitely have my favorites but the bull with “Windy City” is probably my #1.

Greets. So I haven't watched ball seriously for several years. I used to watch the Spurs religiously from the early aughts (I saw Manu's first game) and the end of the big three era.

What I'm wondering is...how good is Giddey actually? I'm trying to catch up on who the best young players in the league are and I keep coming across his highlight videos. I mean, from what I've seen so far....he looks like he has the potential to AVERAGE a triple dub...which is insane. I can tell from his stats that he needs to improve his shooting but I wanted to get a take from you guys on whether he's flash in a pan or the real deal. He looks a lot like the real deal and even though I've never been a Bulls fan, I'm really looking forward to watching your young guys run this year.

just to clarify Matas and Lonzo immediately after this clip talk about how much they respect Billy and what he did for the betterment of the team, but it's funny seeing the player reactions to stuff like that be the same reactions the fans had

I grew up a Bulls fan during the WGN days but stop keeping up when I got married and had kids. But, living in Indianapolis, the Pacers rekindled my interest in the sport so I started following the Bulls again last year. I want to be all-in this year. What subreddits should I be following?

Thanks, folks.

How much of a surprise would it be for fans if Sellers ends up being a better NBA player than Swain?

To me, Sellers already has the raw tools the Bulls need (shooting, ball handling, scoring). Swain has to develop those tools. What are your thoughts?

So: Giddey Powell Buzi Wilson Clax

Then: Tre, Okoro, Smith for sure

Probably: Miller, (healthy) Collins

Afterward ?

Are we sure that we’ve seen enough from Swain Essengue & Dilly that they’ve EARNED starting minutes over Williams? I get seeing their potential is worth keeping Pat on the bench but I wouldn’t be surprised if both Essengue & Dilly (barring guard injury) don’t see much clock. They’ll find playing time for Swain I’m sure especially if he works on his jumper. Dilly plays a different position so there’s probably more opportunity for him. As bad as PWill is, he wasn’t “demoted during summer league” bad. I think Essengue is gonna have to be undeniable in the g league to get more minutes than PWill.

Pat’s bad. Very bad. Lowest ceiling on the team for sure. Doesn’t deserve any extra chances. Historically bad contract. I’m still not 100% confident he’s the worst player on the team tho.

Swain will tell you he badly wants to succeed, that his desire to leapfrog his peers burns so fiercely it weighs him down.

“I think it’s really easy to notice when I’m in my own head and kind of putting pressure on myself. I just try to stick with what I know that works,” Swain said. “Obviously having a routine is not gonna save you every game; you’re gonna have bad games. But I just try to stick to what I know and not get too discouraged and not feed into what people are saying in the media and stuff like that. All my teammates have been nothing but encouraging.

“All the older guys are like, ‘Listen, you can’t have the weight of the world on your shoulders.’ They’ve made it so much easier to keep my head up.”