The talk of the town for the NBA this week has been the trade request from All-NBA guard Damian Lillard. After the Portland Trail Blazers chose to keep the No. 3 pick in the 2023 NBA Draft and select point guard Scoot Henderson, Lillard made the decision that he didn’t want to live an NBA half-life, caught on a team not good enough to contend.
The Chicago Bulls and their fans can empathize, as a team caught between where it wants to be and where it needs to be. The path forward should be a rebuild, but this front office and ownership don’t seem to have the stomach for it.