A lot of people in the Chicago Bulls fan base and media sphere are beating this drum this season, and were on it for a long time now. Third-year seven-footer and power forward Lauri Markkanen is clearly having a down season with the Bulls when this was supposed to be when he finally broke through with this young core.
There might not be a key part of this Bulls young core that got off to a more disappointing start this season than Lauri. He and 24-year-old shooting guard Zach LaVine were considered to be the real franchise cornerstones that got hot in February 2019 and showed what this team can do when healthy.