Bulls offseason management may change in subtle ways
Things behind the scenes might be a bit different next season
After a horrendous end to the Bulls playoff push, the offseason of questions has begun. This offseason is crucial for the roster and also for the reputation of the team. As many Bulls fans can attest to, this season has been a disappointment and full of uncertainty and unpredictability.
What makes it worse is that fans don’t have anything to have hope for because this team has no future or plan moving forward. The Bulls roster is made up of young unproven and raw talent with a few aging, inconsistent veterans and a superstar in Jimmy Butler to top it off. Due to this lack of a plan, the Bulls management is rumored to be looking to seek change in their front office.
The Bulls have explored many different ways to “modernize” their management in some ways because many teams have a whole team of scouts, managers and advisors to their front office. Yet the Bulls have a hierarchical management of four people that starts with Gar Forman and ends with the president of the team Michael Reinsdorf.
One plausible and very probable adjustment, according to K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune, would be to make John Paxson’s brother Jim Paxson more involved in the decisions for the franchise. He has a long resume in this league, with his most notable success being drafting Lebron James for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Jim Paxson may make a big difference in the front office of a crumbling franchise, but the Bulls have many other needs that need to take precedence.
For example, John Paxson admitted the obvious in today’s press conference, saying ,“When you look at our team, we do not have great shooting.” They do not have a rotation suitable for today’s NBA, no ifs ands or buts. The NBA has evolved into a shooting bonanza with physical defense night in and night out, and the Bulls’ rotation of young unproven point guards, aging veterans and a superstar does not cut it.
The Bulls have a lot of questions and needs to answer this offseason, and if Dwyane Wade opts in (which he is rumored to do because who else would give this guy $23.8 million), they do not have a lot of cap space to fully answer these doubts and facilitate a real direction for this franchise. That direction should be centered around a proven superstar in this league like Jimmy Butler, but for some reason (that no one understands) this bewildering and deranged front office will not commit to him. They need to find talent in this offseason, and if it was up to most Bulls fans, this is the last stand for this front office.
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