8 NBA teams whose core foundations can completely break in 2024-25

Chicago Bulls

There's a strong argument to be made that the Chicago Bulls are another team that could be considered on fragile ground heading into the start of the season. For one, who knows what direction this team is headed in? On one hand, it does feel as if they were ready to embrace a rebuild or retooling of their roster. Then again, the team still hasn't been able to find a trade partner for Zach LaVine. And who knows how much of a distraction or impact that is going to make on the rest of the roster.

At this point, this is more about the Bulls picking a path and running in that direction. I'm not sure they have and that's the biggest "problem" that could be facing the team to start the season. The last thing the Bulls need is to spoil the new build by holding on too long to their previous one.

If they're not able to move on from a few of those players (Lonzo Ball, LaVine, Nikola Vucevic) sooner rather than later, this could end up being a real problem for the team in the immediate future.