Chicago's front office finally seems committed to an organizational overhaul. Only the Bulls' brass knows why it took so long to reach this point, but the important thing is they're here now. They're finally stepping off the treadmill of mediocrity and entering a land in which draft-lottery odds and player development take precedence over play-in tournament participation.

He hasn't turned 25 yet (though he will soon) and just broke out in a big enough way to finish just behind Tyrese Maxey (and just ahead of Alperen Şengün) in last season's Most Improved Player award voting. White has a not impossible path to stardom and a plausible path toward really good-dom. He's even playing on one of the league's best non-rookie contracts .

That's the right attitude for the franchise to have with virtually this entire roster. The Bulls have presumably positioned rookie lottery pick Matas Buzelis and 22-year-old floor general Josh Giddey (acquired last summer in a straight-up swap for Alex Caruso) as their building blocks. No one else should be off-limits.