When Rajon Rondo gave deference to Jimmy Butler in his first presser with the Chicago Bulls, he was just being confident and genial about not being a disruptive cog as a new addition this year. Even Fred Hoiberg and the Bulls front office did not publicly commit to saying this year’s Bulls are Jimmy Butler’s to lead in a talk with the media in Las Vegas on Saturday, acknowledging that it was a team sport and that five guys on the floor needing to play smart together.
In the same article, Hoiberg indicated how he would go about looking for ways to make everyone in the team play well together starting by watching film of Rondo’s and Wade’s games.