Remaining in tune with what we’ve seen from the front office over the last few years, the Chicago Bulls’ offseason plan appears focused on what most normal businesses are homed in on during hiring season: retention. Whether or not you agree with the current course, the Bulls seem fully intent on running this core back for the 2023-24 season.
However, recent events in the trade-demand-o-sphere have opened up a trap door that could salvage — and if you’re the front office, retroactively justify — the last few years of middling Bulls basketball. This offseason alone there have already been three front-page stars requesting trades.