23. Chicago Bulls
Marquee summer move: Drafting Coby White
The Chicago Bulls have one of the league’s most intriguing young core but are still a couple of years away from being a real threat in the Eastern Conference. Nevertheless, the fact that this team didn’t spend any dumb money is a huge win.
Chicago betted on their in-house progression to improve, all while adding Coby White – a talented combo guard out of North Carolina. Chicago is a team to keep an eye on this season, and could even gradually become a threat to make the playoffs.
If Zach LaVine, Lauri Markkanen, and Wendell Carter Jr. all take a decent step in their progression this year, the Bulls could be a dark horse threat to make the playoffs.