There was a lot of tough talk from Karnisovas on Saturday, especially with the Bulls again out of the playoff picture. It all sounded good, but the Bulls have reached the point where words are only words until they become action.
The season low point happened back at the trade deadline when the front office opted to stand pat. Now it's time for tough decisions to be made with this roster this summer, and veteran DeMar DeRozan needs to take control of that.
Milwaukee added Damian Lillard and Boston acquired Jrue Holiday in the last week, yet Bulls executive Arturas Karnisovas feels like there was still enough talent on his roster to make a Miami-like run this season.
While there were rumors that the Bulls could make a major move to get into the draft lottery, it proved to be all smoke with no spark. They did trade to get into the second round, drafting athletic Tennessee wing Julian Phillips No. 35 overall.
Derrick Rose was the reward for defying the 1.7% chance of landing No. 1 15 years ago, but if the Bulls can do it again on Tuesday, a much bigger present is headed their way.