In this episode, I had to separate the smoke from what’s actually real around the Billy Donovan rumors. Joe Cowley put out a piece suggesting Billy could be on his way out—by his own choice—and I talked through why that matters and why you still have to take it with a grain of salt. There were no sources in it, it read more like speculation, but it does line up with something we already knew: Billy’s expected to sit down with the front office and talk direction. After six seasons with basically no real success, plus everything Billy’s dealt with personally, it’s not crazy that he could look at this “mess in Chicago” and decide he doesn’t want to be here for a reset. Then I pivoted to the draft side, because that’s where Bulls fans are hunting for hope. I broke down a dream scenario where the Bulls jump to #1 and take AJ Dybantsa—my top prospect—because he’s the type of franchise-altering talent and leader this team flat-out needs. And I also covered the more realistic path: staying around #10 and landing a guard like Braden Buries, an efficient two-way combo who I think can work next to Josh Giddey. Bottom line: whether it’s coaching changes, front office tension, or lottery luck, what happens after these last games is going to tell us everything.