The reality that the Chicago Bulls won't have point guard Lonzo Ball for the entire 2023-24 season finally set in on Thursday night at the NBA Draft. Artu016bras Karnišovas, Chicago's president of basketball operations, confirmed that the team doesn't expect Ball to play this upcoming season.
"Going into the offseason, I think our expectation is that he’s not coming back next season and he’s going to continue on his recovery," Karnišovas said. "If he comes back, it would be great. But we’re just going to treat this offseason and getting ready for the season that he’s not going to be back next season.