In terms of roster movement, the Chicago Bulls experienced what is best described as a stable offseason. Other than the addition of Bobby Portis, the No. 22 pick in the draft, they have the same players they did last year. Could they do more?
They kept Jimmy Butler, their rising star and winner of the NBA’s Most Improved Player award, by giving him a max contract. They re-signed Mike Dunleavy Jr. to a friendly three-year, $14.4 million contract. They retained backup point guard Aaron Brooks using a portion of the taxpayer mid-level exception.
They replaced head coach Tom Thibodeau with the rising star of the coaching world, Fred Hoiberg, and that is significant.