In this episode, I broke down why Arturas Karnisovas and the Chicago Bulls are basically back at square one—right where we were in 2020 when AK, Eversley, and Billy Donovan first took over and wanted to “evaluate the young talent.” The difference now is huge though: this time we’re younger and we still have all our first-round picks. Last time, AK went all-in, flipped the roster, and gave up three firsts to chase “win now,” and once Lonzo went down, everything got fragile fast. Now the Bulls are building around youth—Giddey, Buzelis, Noah Essengue, Trey Jones, Jalen Smith—guys with a combined age around 23, plus more young pieces trying to prove they belong. I also talked about what has to be true for this rebuild to actually work: development. I’m still questioning whether the Bulls have the right structure in place, because if you’re betting on youth, your player development has to be on point. I touched on my expectations that AK will still try to add veterans (trades, RFA, or free agency), and why that’s not the problem—the problem is when vets block development. Then I kept the same energy on Rob Dillingham. He’s had five solid games, his confidence is coming back, and he’s playing less lost out there. Even if some of it is garbage time, we’re a tanking team—those minutes matter, and the confidence matters most right now.