Why The Chicago Bulls Do The Deal
It’s difficult to say what the Bulls should do. They’re in a bit of a difficult situation.
Ordinarily, we’d suggest they bottom out. At 22-25, the Bulls are too far from contention to remain in win-now mode. Unfortunately, they owe their upcoming draft pick to the Orlando Magic with top-4 protection.
This deal aims to split the difference between contending and rebuilding. On the one hand, Adams is the defensive big this team doesn’t have.
Adding him won’t offset the loss of DeRozan, but it could keep them out of the bottom of the standings.
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At the same time, the prize here is Williams. He’s a long, athletic wing with star player potential. The Bulls should add him if he’s available for DeRozan:
After all, they’re quite far from their goals.
