Will Defense Hold Back Chicago Bulls From NBA Title Contention?

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They won six titles with Jordan and Pippen from 1991-1998 and they came close to making the NBA Finals again in 2011 with Derrick Rose, but since then, the Chicago Bulls as a franchise have seemed to fall near the bottom of the NBA in terms of greatness.

Since the start of the 2017-18 season, Chicago has gone 102-199 (33.9%) and has not made the playoffs, but things appear to be changing for this franchise. 

Zach LaVine made his first All-Star appearance last season and is only 26-years-old, giving the Bulls a key talent to build with/around for the foreseeable future, and now, the Bulls have a ton of other key talents around him.

All-Star center Nikola Vucevic joined Chicago at the NBA trade deadline last season and in the offseason, the Bulls added the likes of DeMar DeRozan, Lonzo Ball, Alex Caruso, and Derrick Jones Jr. 

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All of a sudden, this Chicago Bulls roster looks ready to fight for a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference and possibly fight for more.

They now have three All-Star-level talents in Zach LaVine, Nikola Vucevic, and DeMar DeRozan, with Lonzo Ball and Coby White being really reliable and solid secondary options on offense in the Bulls backcourt.

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