Chicago Bulls: 4 prize free agent targets to watch early in the playoffs

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With the play-in tournament games going on around the NBA landscape this week, the postseason picture is starting to form together. With their win over the Washington Wizards this week, the Boston Celtics officially claimed the seven-seed in the Eastern Conference. And the Wizards and Indiana Pacers are now duking it out for the eighth and final seed in the East. Those are two of the teams that just finished ahead of the Chicago Bulls in the standings in the East.

For the fourth year in a row, the Bulls are left at home watching 16 NBA teams compete in the postseason. The Bulls didn’t even make it in the bubble as one of the top 22 teams to round out last season. They also weren’t able to be one of the top 10 teams in the East this season to make it into the play-in tournament.

Chicago Bulls watching the playoffs from home

Essentially not being one of the top 20 teams in each of the past two seasons is rubbing on the patience of Bulls fans.

But if first-year head coach Billy Donovan and the new front office regime are able to right the ship next season for the Bulls, then all will definitely be forgiven. It feels like the Bulls have the pieces in place to make a solid postseason run next year, but they still have to round out the rotation effectively this offseason.

Since the Bulls do have plenty of time at home this offseason to witness what is going on in the playoffs, the front office should have enough to scout out what free agent targets are still playing. Here’s a look into four grand prize looming free agent targets to watch in the postseason for the Bulls.