 What's the word y'all welcome back to NBA every day where I'm breaking down off seasons Just talking about every NBA team for 30 days. Hopefully maybe not maybe 33 maybe 34 We already talked about the Kings we talked about the Warriors So if you missed those be sure to watch it even if you're not a fan of those two teams I try to do a good job of just making an entertaining video So I would give it a chance if you haven't already, but now let's talk about my Chicago Bulls you like any bro. This is the third Bulls video you can drop that little over a week We tired of hearing about the Bulls I'll just say this is a little bit different though because when we talked about the Lonzo ball signing and we talked about the sign It's ready for the Marta Rose and that was my perspective as a fan on cloud nine Bias fan. That's just super excited. That's Chicago. The Chicago Bulls did anything, right? Those are spur-of-the-moment pure emotions and now since we're a week away from that two weeks away from that I can look at it from a different scope different perspective and kind of again talk about the Bulls a lot of it Is nitpicking I mean think about the first two episodes of the series so far we nitpick You know I'm saying that's part of the media that's part of what we do is NBA fans We nitpick things and I would say that this Chicago Bulls offseason is very polarizing I know we're respected journalists and well respected podcasters that hate what the Chicago Bulls did this offseason And I know some other people that are well respected that absolutely love with the Bulls that this offseason And I am more leaning towards the love. I'm gonna keep keep it honest with you But I can understand the perspective of the people that don't love what we did one thing that is a consensus is That the Lonzo ball signing was a W I have not seen a single person that I that I listen to or why I mean people on Twitter gonna say they want but I mean like Somebody that's in the media say that the Lonzo ball contract with the Lonzo ball signing isn't good for the team I honestly do believe that Lonzo ball would fit the team pretty solidly. I've been getting a lot of mentions about People thinking that my or Bulls fans expectations about Lonzo ball is so so great and I don't think that's the case I don't know many Bulls fans thinking that Lonzo ball is about to blossom into a superstar player If anything, he's a high level role player and we will take that from what the Bulls have come from We haven't really had that many great role players in our our recent history So having a guy like him that can whip the ball around we going on the brakes and hit his three point shots and play great Team defense those are the type of things we need especially next to some of the guys that we have So I think that was a W of a signing and I think most people agree with that what makes it polarizing is the DeMar DeRosin sign a trade Because for a few different reasons first of all, I've seen a lot of people ask who are the Bulls bidding against right? DeMar DeRosin, I guess according to advanced statistics We look at contracts was worth about 16 million dollars a year and the Bulls gave him three years 85 million and They gave up a first-round pick to a team that had little to no leverage I understand that perspective, but I legitimately do believe that this is a play from our front office to think even bigger Than DeMar DeRosin and himself We've seen this with the New York Knicks in the last year or so There is value to these super big market teams at least from a fan-based perspective to be Competent because that competency can potentially put you in a situation to become a free agent destination And guess what the Bulls did this off-season. This was not a off-season where free agent pool was amazing The only superstar player we had in this pool was Kawhi Leonard and we all knew he was gonna resign But if you're ranking the top five top seven players on the free agency board this off-season the Bulls signed two of them and I think that is a good sign for Bulls fans For the future Again the Bulls even though they're big market team their historic team Thanks to Michael Jordan winning six championships in the 90s. It still is not a free agent Destination and in the homies talk about this all the time There are a few different reasons why I think the Bulls might not might not have been a free agent destination Even in those hey day with the DeRosin Joe Kim Noah's when we were on our way to potentially win a championship why we couldn't snag LeBron We couldn't snag mellow we couldn't snag this player and we dealt with Carlos Boozer for four years Maybe it was more than that and one of the reasons is the the shadow of Michael Jordan The shadow of Michael Michael Jordan is huge for a superstar player Because no matter what it's just the truth if the Bulls trade for a superstar get a superstar or develop a superstar He is going to be compared to Michael Jordan as soon as he hits superstar Jordan got a six and I don't think many people want that for themselves. There was only one player I can think about that was like I'll take that Jordan one six. I'm gonna go to Chicago and do the same thing It was Kobe People forget that Kobe was this close to being traded to the Chicago Bulls But it wasn't for Luol. Dang. Yeah, he won the play with Luol, but the Lakers won the Luol Kobe was willing to come to Chicago Just what a decade since Michael Jordan left and he was like, I want to match that Kobe was a different breed Kobe was a different breed But so I understand the superstar players not wanting to come to Chicago for that reason and the other reason is that management Ownership has been terrible for more than a decade now Legitimately has been really really bad So that's why it's no surprise when the Bulls trade window Carter and window Carter starts to photoshop all of his old pictures out of Bulls jerseys That's why it's no surprise when Taylor Hutchison gets traded away and he makes a tiktok of him laughing at the Bulls It's it hasn't been great recently But I think all of that is kind of coming around right now So yes, I think I can honestly agree that the Bulls overpaid for DeMar DeRosen But as a Bulls fan, I can tell you personally. I don't really care Because of DeMar DeRosen come to Chicago and help bring any buzz to this city. It is a W It legitimately is a W I've been to a lot of Bulls games in the last four to five seasons as we've been on this rebuild thing and And though the the fans pack out the house every single night There's a different kind of energy when they're good The last time the Bulls were good is when we make the 8-seater We went against the Boston Celtics and it was Rondo Dwayne Wade and Jimmy Bartlett. It was a kind of a roster right there But those first two games on the road going into Boston the city was buzzing We need those type of things again. Now DeMar DeRosen Alice Caruso Lonzo ball Tony Bradley Should be good enough for the Bulls to make a playoff spot. It should be But as much as we spent this offseason, there is no guarantee and that's the thing that's a little bit scary I saw somebody on red and I'm pretty sure they had an unpopular Unpopular opinion saying that the Chicago Bulls are just gonna be another version of the Indiana Pacers and I looked at that And I was like Sure, I can understand where he is coming from the Indiana Pacers our team That's gonna be in the playoff hunt every single season some years They might make it some years they won't make it but they always have a good roster of like quality NBA players But never get the superstar player or never do the thing to get it over the hump and I can understand that But here's my big but here the Bulls have this X factor and This is 19 year old kid named Patrick Williams. I Don't believe that Patrick Williams is going to be a star in his sophomore season But I believe that Patrick Williams will be a star eventually So hypothetically speaking, this is me thinking group big picture and these are type of things I think about all the time And I think about my Chicago Bulls Two years from now The Marta Rose will be 35 ish years old That would be the last year of Nick Vucevich. We don't know what's going on with Zach Lavey But hopefully get an extension That core is gonna be pretty old in comparison to some of the other teams in the league But a Patrick Williams is the star that I think he could be he could be the glue That makes some things actually happen But yeah, there's a bit of a little bit of fear when you think about us giving up a such a future pick for the Marta Rosa When the reality the Marta Rosa might not be as good when that pick conveys But I do believe the Marta Rosa is one of those players that might age pretty solidly It's not like he's going out there and he's hyper athletic anymore I know you can still catch a body or two, but he is a slow-paced kind of Mid-range killer and those type of things won't go away. How good can the Chicago Bulls be? Honestly, I think our ceiling is more like a four-seed and I think our floor is like an eight-seat. Um, I Hope that we don't hit the floor I would much much more likely hit the ceiling I don't want the Bulls to be in the play-in because if we did all of this just to be what two seats higher Three seats higher. Oh, I would hate that so much. We do have our pick this year We have our pick in two years So it's not all lost on the draft capital But we did trade some future picks. I'm super excited to see what happens with Zach Levine And I'm not talking about on his contract things but more on his ability to adapt to being around better players Um, Zach Levine is the oldest player to lead to never making a playoff appearance And I want that to end man Um, Devin Booker was the last Empty stats guy to to change the narrative around him and Zach Levine has that same opportunity this off season Or this regular season because this is by far. And I mean, it's not even close This is the best roster Zach Levine has ever played with I think offensively the Chicago Bulls should be a top seven offense in the league Um, I think that Billy Donovan is good enough to facilitate a good offense I do worry about the defensive side of the ball With the martin rosin with our being a negative defensive player pretty much for his entire career Nick voosevich being a pretty negative, um center And Zach Levine still growing as a defender. I watched I watched the Olympics I see him trying to lock in and I think we need a lot of that this season We do have a lot of holes on the defensive side of the ball Even Lonzo Ball who we signed to be a great defender. It's not an amazing one-on-one defender He's more of a great help team defender Um, so alice caruso, you better be ready to guard carrey for games this year in the season and a potential playoff series two I don't think the bulls are done because the lorry marketer thing We don't know what the hell is going on with lorry marketer. So bulls fans before we wrap up this video This is my question to you. What do you see the ceiling of the chicago bulls ass? And what do you see the floor of the chicago bulls ass? I will be looking through that comment section. Thank you so much for watching NBA every day I know this one was way more all over the place than any other other episodes I don't have a script