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Chicago Bulls roundtable discussion: Welcome to the regular season, Bulls fans

By Michael Whitlow

CHICAGO, IL - OCTOBER 13: Bobby Portis #5 of the Chicago Bulls and OG Anunoby #3 of the Toronto Raptors dives for a lose ball during a preseason game at the United Center on October 13, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
CHICAGO, IL - OCTOBER 13: Bobby Portis #5 of the Chicago Bulls and OG Anunoby #3 of the Toronto Raptors dives for a lose ball during a preseason game at the United Center on October 13, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) /
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Before the 2017-18 season starts for the new-look Chicago Bulls, the staff here at Pippen Ain’t Easy sat down and discussed some trendy topics heading into a rebuilding phase.

Brace yourselves. The Chicago Bulls are almost playing basketball games that technically count this season.

The Bulls open their 2017-18 NBA season on Thursday night against the Toronto Raptors, or as they were formerly known in the last couple of seasons in Chicago: the Tortrashto Trashtors.

(Seriously, Raps? How many losses in a row to the Bulls? 10? 11? Figure it out. If you’re losing to the Bulls 11 straight times, you need to re-evaluate your entire life.)

This season marks a new era of Bulls basketball. In the offseason, the Bulls traded three-time All-Star Jimmy Butler to the Minnesota Timberwolves and decided that a full-on rebuild was the best course for the future of the franchise.

Rajon Rondo was waived over the summer, while the rest of Dwyane Wade‘s mind-boggling two-year contract he signed last summer was bought out and the three-time NBA champion is now a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers.

The Bulls did sign Cristiano Felicio to a four-year, $32 million deal, while the Bulls brought in fresh faces in the forms of Kris Dunn, Zach LaVine and Lauri Markkanen, the No. 7 overall pick in the draft that the Bulls acquired in the Butler trade.

To the surprise of no one, the Bulls are one of the league’s youngest teams and on paper, they’re one of the worst teams in the NBA today. It’s going to take a while for the Bulls to become relevant again, which means this season is going to be a long one.

Thankfully, the fine folks here at Pippen Ain’t Easy and myself sat down to discuss some topics surrounding the Bulls heading into the 2017-18 season so you don’t have to. We understand. The Bears are starting Mitch Trubisky and the Cubs are in the National League Championship Series. We wouldn’t watch the Bulls either if we didn’t have to.

(We probably still would because it’s going to be hilariously bad at times. That’s a positive in a rebuilding phase!)

So, with that inspiring introduction out of the way, here’s five burning questions surrounding the Bulls heading into a new season.

Joining me today is Pippen Ain’t Easy co-expert Daniel Greenberg, and contributors Dru Berry, Craig Brallier, Willie Lutz, Nicholas Niendorf, Matt Ostrowski, Matthew Price. Former PAE co-expert Daniel Coughlin will also join us for a guest appearance in the discussion.

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