The Latest Breaking News from Arturas Karnisovas

Team cohesion and relationships is what the Bulls are looking to build this season.

Ball will have another surgery on his left knee Wednesday, and all the organization will say is he will be re-evaluated in four to six weeks. They hope they will have a clearer timetable at that time.

The Bulls spent the offseason staying the course with the roster and being questioned for it as the Eastern Conference became even more talented. During Monday’s media day, it was time for the players and front office to justify those decisions.

“Continuity” was the buzzword for the Bulls front office and the players, and while there is something said about letting this group grow together, there’s also a reality that the organization might be trying to ignore.

The cleanup was vast for executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas and general manager Marc Eversley when they first took over the front office, but with fall camp about to start next week for year three, the expectations have been raised and results need to be seen.

Zach LaVine is OK with the plan to see how far the Bulls can go with a healthy roster next season.

Lonzo continues to struggle to get his knee back to full health.

"I went into the offseason with an open mind,'' LaVine explained on Monday, when discussing his recently signed five-year, $215 million max contract. "Once I was able to meet with [Bulls general manager] Marc [Eversley] and [executive vice president ...

Day 1 of NBA free agency was hijacked by Kevin Durant’s desire to be traded out of Brooklyn, and while the Bulls did their due diligence, the top priority remained to keep LaVine in Chicago.

With the NBA’s free agency period set to begin at 5 p.m. on Thursday, the Bulls have been very public about their desire to keep LaVine in Chicago.

The Bulls and coach Billy Donovan consider Terry another great piece to a growing competitive group, but with free agency set to begin on Thursday, Zach LaVine remained the main part of the core. A core the Bulls will try and keep intact.