The Chicago Bulls' season predictably ended Wednesday night in the play-in, where the Miami Heat kicked the Bulls in the teeth, and that's all she wrote on a season that proved consistently inconsistent, with no sign of an organizational path forward.
The team did trade former All-Star Zach LaVine at the deadline, deciding to empower offseason acquisition Josh Giddey and the already-established Coby White. The result was a modest bump in the dead months of March and April, as Bulls management seems ready to invest in Giddey after the Australian displayed numerous games with solid raw stats.
The Bulls failed to be proactive at the deadline with a major contractual issue involving White, who can leave as a free agent in 2026, meaning loads of questions will hover around the 6-foot-5 guy throughout next season.