CHICAGO — Come fall in Chicago, things are going to be very different. That’s what happens when you miss the playoffs for the first time in eight years, as the Chicago Bulls did this season.
General manager Gar Forman and vice president of basketball operations John Paxson took the unusual step of meeting with reporters directly following the team's final contest Wednesday night—a 115-105 win over the Philadelphia 76ers—rather than wait for exit interviews in the following days.
Paxson and Forman repeatedly lamented Chicago’s lack of fight, while largely defending first-year head coach Fred Hoiberg. They preached accountability and put the roster’s failures on themselves, even as they stated that neither of their jobs are in danger. They swore that next year’s group will be different, whether those changes are made through the draft, free agency or trades.
The most eye-opening development, though, was a response to a question about Jimmy Butler’s future with the organization. Butler is presumably the team’s long ...
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