At this time last season, the Bulls were about to drop to 19 games under .500, had long tuned out former coach Jim Boylen, and had the likes of Denzel Valentine and Thad Young still in a bit of shock that they hadn’t been moved at the trade deadline.
On top of all that, the Sun-Times had reported that a major front office change was coming, adding to the organization’s status as a traveling circus.
One year later, a “total 180’’ as Zach LaVine called it, sounded like a complete understatement.
In beating Minnesota in overtime 133-126 at the United Center on Wednesday, the Bulls not only moved to just a game under .