Crash and Burn

The Bulls have started their season at 4-8, proof even for a Jerry Reinsdorf organization that things have to change. Which in this case most likely means trading guard Zach LaVine. Karma’s a bitch, goes the saying, and it sure applies here. In what literally was another century, Reinsdorf let his henchman Jerry Krause blow up the dynasty that was Michael Jordan. Nothing has ever worked for the Bulls since. Krause thought Tyson Chandler and Eddy Curry promised a return to NBA prominence. Nope. So, exit Krause and enter John Paxson, who went with some combination of Luol Deng; Ben Gordon; and Kirk Hinrich. In time, Paxson shared front-office responsibilities with Gar Forman, which led to the Derrick Rose Era, and after. Think Carlos Boozer; Jimmy Butler; Joakim Noah; Pau Gasol; Nikola Mirotic; and Lauri Markkanen. None of those combinations worked, so exit Gar/Pax and enter Arturas Karnisovas. LaVine dates to Gar/Pax, but Karnisovas thought enough of the guard to give him a max contract before the start of last season. Karnisovas also thought that the three-headed monster of LaVine, forward DeMar DeRozan and center Nikola Vucevic would work, only it hasn’t. So, trade LaVine by all means. Just don’t expect karma to lend a hand, not to this team or this owner.