CHICAGO — Gar Forman has interesting definitions of the words “younger” and “more athletic.”
Those were buzzwords the Chicago Bulls general manager returned to on Thursday afternoon when he introduced the team’s newest acquisition, 30-year-old point guard Rajon Rondo. It came a day after the Bulls reportedly agreed to a two-year, $47.5 million deal with 34-year-old Dwyane Wade, per Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical, although Forman could not yet speak on that move as it was not yet official.
But as blatantly false as that description is for the new-look Bulls, and as jarring as it was to watch Forman say with a straight face that he believed his new roster was, in fact, younger and more athletic, some clarity of vision started to emerge Thursday.
The Bulls’ plan? Keep their long-term flexibility and cap space and stay relevant in the meantime rather than bottoming out.
It just so happens that their definition of “staying relevant” is assembling a backcourt that’s a lock to make a deep ...
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