NBA training camps always need to be navigated with a bit of skepticism.
The Bulls more than others.
Is the organization selling future success or simply selling false hope? Is all the talk about building September chemistry a sign of good things to come or delaying the inevitable when adversity hits?
What’s real and what’s not real?
That’s why veteran Thaddeus Young is such a breath of fresh air.
There’s no mystery to him. The forward walks and talks it. Like it or not, Young is the realest cat in the room, and his new teammates instantly realized that.