In: Nic Claxton, Norman Powell
Out: Anfernee Simons, Mouhamadou Gueye, Collin Sexton
Rookies: Caleb Wilson, Dailyn Swain
It may seem sort of unfair to everyone else in this exercise to give the Chicago Bulls an A in large part due to something they lucked into, but this grading scale isn’t infallible.
After landing a potential face-of-the-franchise-level talent in Caleb Wilson, there really wasn’t much else Chicago had to do to ace the test.
But the Bulls went for some extra credit anyway. In this new lottery landscape, when there are few (if any) incentives to tank, it made sense for Chicago to add some veteran talent to Wilson, Matas Buzelis and Josh Giddey. And Nic Claxton and Norman Powell, both of whom were signed (or acquired) for decent value, will make the team more competitive.