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<\/a><\/p>\nCHICAGO, ILLINOIS – JUNE 26: Chicago Bulls first round draft picks Caleb Wilson (left) and Dailyn Swain (right) pose for a portrait with Chicago Bulls Executive Vice President of Operations Bryson Graham (center) during a press conference at Advocate Center on June 26, 2026 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 Geoff Stellfox\/Getty Images) Getty Images<\/p>\n
Look – I will take any and all grief thrown my way for choosing one of the two Jerry Reinsdorf franchises. Reinsdorf, the owner of the White Sox (until 2029-2033 when Justin Ishbia plans to take over) and Bulls, is not known for prioritizing winning, or more accurately put – spending.<\/p>\n
With that said, his franchises have won in the past despite him, so while he may not be a reason they win, he is also not a complete roadblock either. As long as there are butts in seats…<\/p>\n
My reason for choosing the Bulls is simple: the NBA is fully of parity at the moment. No other league can come close to sporting the distinction of 8 different teams in the last 8 years. The reason to me is clear – there aren\u2019t any megastars like LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, or Michael Jordan to dominate the league, but an abundance of Stars to compete.<\/p>\n
So the likes of Jalen Brunson, SGA, Jayson Tatum, Nikola Jokic, etc. are all excellent players, but they aren\u2019t top 10 all time. This means that if the Bulls can find a \u201cStar\u201d level talent, they could quickly ascend to championship contention.<\/p>\n
I think Caleb Wilson could be that \u201cStar\u201d.<\/p>\n
Just a few weeks ago, Draymond Green (maybe not the most authoritative voice in the league) said Wilson\u2019s floor is \u201cKevin Garnett\u201d. We should all take this with a heaping pile of salt, but still, it shows what Wilson could be capable of. He\u2019s young, motivated (I see you Dayo), has prototypical size, and is wildly talented. If he puts it all together, he could be a top-five player in the NBA before his third season. I am not going to bet against a highly drafted Tarheel in Chicago.<\/p>\n
So, while my head says that the Bears are building a sustainable and competitive team that will absolutely compete for a Super Bowl, I think the Bulls could have a shortcut to the Larry O\u2019Brien trophy on their team.<\/p>\n
Let me know if I\u2019m stupid, blind, ignorant, or otherwise in the comments, please.<\/p>\n
Now it\u2019s your turn! Who do you think will be the next Chicago franchise to win a championship? Sound off in the comments!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The City of Chicago holds deep pride in its sports teams. This is despite the fact that each…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":905508,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5124],"tags":[960,193211,193079,192894,5386,1818],"class_list":["post-905507","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-chicago","tag-chicago","tag-chicago-bears-analysis","tag-chicago-bears-discussion","tag-from-the-desk-of","tag-il","tag-illinois"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116844980480897504","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/905507","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=905507"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/905507\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/905508"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=905507"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=905507"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=905507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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