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Early returns on Chicago's rebuilding plans underwhelming

LAS VEGAS -- Fred Hoiberg chuckled nervously as he processed how he wanted to answer the question. Not often does a team have five of its potential rotational players for the upcoming season playing together in summer league action, but that was the case on Saturday afternoon as Denzel Valentine, Cameron Payne, Kris Dunn, Paul Zipser and Lauri Markkanen couldn't keep the Bulls from sinking late in a loss to the Dallas Mavericks.

So what is it like for a young coach to see so many of the players he will be counting on in a few months taking the court together in these exhibition games?