Chicago Bulls: 3 takeaways from 2019 NBA Trade Deadline

3. Bulls admit Parker signing was a mistake

When the Bulls opted to sign Parker to a two-year deal, $40 million deal (with a team option for the second year), there were several questions about the decision. You see, Parker played at the 4 during his time with the Milwaukee Bucks.

With Lauri Markkanen and Bobby Portis playing a majority of the minutes at that position, the Bulls were hoping they could play Parker at the small forward spot. Unfortunately, that didn’t work too well during the preseason and he was eventually removed from the starting lineup.

Sure, Parker played well when Markkanen and Portis went down with injuries. Yes, he did manage to eventually play his way back into the rotation after Boylen had deemed him as basically unusable.

On the flip side of the equation, it had become painfully obvious that the two sides were not a good fit. Considering that both Parker and Robin Lopez had been mentioned in trade rumors, the decision to move Parker at some point was of little surprise to anyone.

His homecoming didn’t go the way he would have liked, but here’s hoping he will be given a legitimate second chance to resurrect his young career as a member of the Wizards.