Bulls In Danger Of Sliding Down The Standings Next Season?

The Bulls are again stuck in mediocrity and are in danger of being passed by several Eastern Conference rivals next season, contends Joe Cowley of The Chicago Sun-Times (subscription required). Cowley blames a lack of creativity on the part of executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas for allowing Toronto, Detroit and Philadelphia to overtake his team over the last two years. He cites Atlanta, Charlotte and Indiana as sub-.500 teams that could all be better than the Bulls in 2026/27.