Arturas Karnisovas said that the Chicago Bulls are planning on bringing back the core of its roster as opposed to rebuilding this offseason.
“That’s been thrown around all this season. Blow up, rebuild. It’s not on our minds,” said Karnisovas on Saturday, a day after the team’s play-in game loss to the Heat.
Karnisovas pointed to the team’s 14-9 record after the All-Star Break as evidence that they are headed in the right direction.
Karnisovas added that the Bulls want to re-sign Coby White this season, as well as bring back unrestricted free agent Nikola Vucevic.
“The Bulls will have priority,” said Vucevic on Saturday.
The Bulls will also be looking to add more 3-point shooting this offseason.
“At the end of the day, to be a .500 team is not good enough. It’s not good enough for this organization, it’s not good enough for the fan base. They deserve better. So, I’m going to have to look at everything. How I can help this group to do better. We have to move forward. I’ll be open to anything,” said Karnisovas.