The Latest Breaking News from Arturas Karnisovas

Could executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas have something brewing on draft night? Always a possibility with this aggressive front office. Expect the unexpected.

We’ll give Karnisovas a B-minus so far for his drafting with the Bulls. Picking at No. 18 on Thursday will be the true test.

The small sample size before injuries hit was impressive, but the Bulls have one major shortcoming when compared to the East’s better teams: They lack an elite two-way player. The front office wants to maintain the core. Will that be good enough next season?

Jamal Collier: Bulls VP Arturas Karnisovas is addressing reporters right now to wrap up the season. On Zach LaVine: "I hope he's here for a long time." Source: Twitter @JamalCollier What's the buzz on Twitter? Mike McGraw @ McGrawDHSports ...

The optics of Bulls-Bucks will be everything for the front office. An upset or even a hard-fought Game 7, and there’s reason to run it back with some tweaks. But if the series is a laugher, some hard decisions will have to be made.

In a one-on-one with the Sun-Times, not only did Donovan explain his coaching philosophy as far as accountability, but also what needs to happen moving forward with this group — going into the playoffs and beyond.

The Bulls’ core three looked to be a lock to build around a few months ago, but as this season has started to unravel could plans change with an early playoff exit?

Milwaukee, Philadelphia, Brooklyn, Toronto ... the Eastern Conference was busy moving elite superstar talent as well as perceived finishing pieces, while the Bulls will wait for the buyout market and for some key injuries to heal.

There has been a little smoke around the Bulls the last week as far as trade rumors, but very little fire. According to coach Billy Donovan, the front office will enter the Thursday deadline with the idea of maintaining the team chemistry unless something major changes in the landscape.