Chicago Bulls (14-44)
The Chicago Bulls made some questionable decisions during the off-season, and as it turns out they didn’t pay off. The Bulls are on pace to finish as one of the bottom 5 teams in the NBA, and might be the worst overall team (in terms of their immediate future).
Zach LaVine has been fine this season, but they still don’t have a clear star on the roster and their big-name off-season acquisition of Jabari Parker pretty much blew up in their face. Maybe this team gets lucky and wins the lottery and lands Zion Williamson. But, probably not.
The only reason that the Bulls don’t have a failing grade is because of the deal that they managed to pull off at the NBA Trade Deadline, where they swapped Bobby Portis (who they probably weren’t going to sign anyway) and Parker to the Wizards for Otto Porter Jr., a talented young wing who could grow alongside this team’s core.
Grade: D+