Before Jimmy Butler became a polarizing NBA superstar, he had to spend one season playing junior college basketball and three years at Marquette before being picked last in the first round of the 2011 draft.

The mercurial star goes to Golden State — and agrees to a contract extension — to form a veteran core with Stephen Curry and Draymond Green.

The Bulls do all that and still don't appear to have a real plan moving forward. Yet they have a chance to change all that. The basketball world is still reeling from the blockbuster deal pulled off by the Mavericks and Lakers.