Brooklyn Nets 2018-19 Primer: Scanning the East — Chicago Bulls

After years of being stuck in the middle, the Chicago Bulls pushed the plunger on a rebuild in 2017-18. The question this season: Can Chicago stop anyone?

The Chicago Bulls spent more than a decade in the middle of the pack in the Eastern Conference, save for a couple of dominant years in the early 2010s that were undone by Derrick Rose‘s balky knees. They finally went all-in on a rebuild last summer and the road back promises to be long.

The most significant move before last season was the draft-night trade that sent perennial All-Star Jimmy Butler to the Minnesota Timberwolves along with the rights to 16th overall pick Justin Patton in exchange for Zach LaVine, Kris Dunn and the rights to…