NBA insider says Chicago Bulls might move on from their "Big Three"

Change could be on the way for the Chicago Bulls.

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This off-season figures to be one that will mold the Chicago Bulls for the years to come. The Bulls missed the NBA Playoffs this season despite having the potent "Big Three" of DeMar DeRozan, Zach LaVine, and Nikola Vucevic. Although the team's decision-makers have yet to lay out which path they want the Bulls to take next season—retool the roster or keep the status quo—there appears to be one NBA insider who expects the Bulls to move on from their "Big Three."

Bulls are done with the "Big Three?"

In his recent mailbag, longtime Bulls insider Sam Smith wrote that a fellow insider shared with him his thoughts regarding the future of this current Bulls squad. Smith, who has covered the Bulls for decades, is inclined to agree.

"I do believe there will be a significant Bulls changes this summer. Or at least they will seriously be trying. I was at the Draft Combine this week and heard from an insider that he believes the Bulls are done with this Big Three. But I did hear it from him outside, so there could be a credibility issue, given that. Sources who may or may not know agreed," wrote Smith.

Writing may be on the wall

Smith continued that disbanding the "Big Three" this off-season is not impossible. The Bulls hummed like a well-oiled machine at the start of the 2021-2022 season with Lonzo Ball running the point guard position. But with him out indefinitely, the Bulls have struggled and have lost their edge.

"Of course, such an observation doesn't need Sherlock Holmes. Vucevic is a free agent, DeRozan is going into his last contract season and LaVine has some huge financial seasons ahead. That one of them would not return can come from both informed and uninformed sources. Though watch that space. I expect a change in that core."