On Thursday night, the Chicago Bulls traded two-time All-Star Jimmy Butler to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Zach LaVine, Kris Dunn, and a first-round draft pick that turned into Lauri Markkanen.
And man, is their front office getting roasted.
The experts are shocked.
The fans are horrified.
Bulls really just traded Jimmy Butler. Why do all my favorite teams have garbage front offices
— Coquito Papí (@FuckitImGab) June 22, 2017And the memes are flying.
But should anybody be surprised that Bulls Vice President of Basketball Operations John Paxson and general manager Gar Forman -- known collectively as GarPax -- would sign off on a trade that, according to numberFire's Russell Peddle, doesn't look so hot?