Chicago Bulls may regret the moves they made this offseason

The Chicago Bulls have made moves this offseason, but will they regret them in the long run?

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Chicago Bulls vice president Arturas Karnisovas harped on continuity and then walked the walk by bringing back essentially the same group of players from last season's mediocre squad. And while the Bulls brought in a couple of new faces—Jevon Carter and Torrey Craig—who may make a difference, the team's decision not to hit the reset button may backfire, according to Dan Favale of Bleacher Report.

Keeping the status quo

Heading into the offseason, there were a lot of conversations about what the Bulls should do with starting center Nikola Vucevic. Despite the uproar from both fans and experts advocating against re-signing the experienced veteran, Karnisovas ultimately couldn't allow someone he had sacrificed numerous young assets for to depart.

"Chicago Bulls executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnicovas essentially began the offseason touting the merits of the Nikola Vucevic trade. That is, unequivocally, a weird thing to do in service of a deal that cost the Bulls Wendell Carter Jr., Franz Wagner and Jett Howard (this year's No. 11 pick) and culminated in zero playoff-series victories," Favale wrote.

Aside from Vucevic, the Bulls also re-signed guards Coby White and Ayo Dosunmu, further complicating a backcourt rotation that also has LaVine, Alex Caruso, and the newly-acquired Carter.

"To be even more fair, the Bulls have done nothing over the offseason to materially worsen their trajectory," Favale added.

Nothing's changed

It remains to be seen what the additions of Carter and Craig will mean for the Bulls this coming season. After all, Carter is a two-way player who had a terrific year for the Milwaukee Bucks last season, while Craig is a tough-as-nails forward who can mix it up with the best of them. However, the Bulls' core remained the same, which means fans could expect more of the same results.

"This should have been an offseason in which they explored a proper reset. They didn't. They didn't pointedly improve themselves, either. They remain uninspiring and stranded, spinning their wheels without discernible aim," Favale concluded.