Chicago Bulls Receive: G/F Evan Fournier, C Isaiah Hartenstein, F Obi Toppin, 2024 First-Round Pick (NYK), 2026 First-Round Pick (NYK), 2028 First-Round Pick (NYK) 

New York Knicks Receive: G Zach LaVine

At the same time, who’s to blame when someone falls short of expectations? Those who set the expectations, or those who fall short? 

Sometimes, people set expectations for themselves. If they expect to succeed, others will likely expect the same. If they fail, is it really fair to blame others? 

Just look at the Bulls. Why did this team have such high expectations around it? Isn’t it because they acquired Zach LaVine, DeMar DeRozan, and Nikola Vucevic? These are all star players. The Bulls were supposed to win games. 

Sure, people recognized that this was a poor defensive core. Their combined scoring powers were supposed to outweigh those concerns.

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They didn’t, and now, the Bulls are candidates to blow up their team this summer. 

Is this a good start to that process?