Chicago Bulls: Selecting franchise’s 2010 All-Decade team

Executive/general manager of the decade: Gar Forman

Since Gar Forman was the only person to hold the executive title between 2010 until the present; he wins the award by default. As bad as the Bulls have been over the past few seasons, it wasn’t always like that.

Following a decade in which the team went to the playoffs four times (2005-07 and 2009); the team has had even more postseason appearances with Forman overseeing the process. Chicago has been to the playoffs seven times over the past decade, including six straight appearances from 2010 through 2015.

During that run, the Bulls notched their first conference finals appearance in 2011, which was the first time the team had gone that far since 1998. As a result of the team’s success that season, Gar Forman was named Executive of the Year.

Make no mistake; Forman had his fair share of misses over the past 10 seasons. Fans won’t soon forget the 2012 NBA Draft when he opted to take Marquis Teague instead of the likes of a Draymond Green.

Forman was also off the mark with Tony Snell in 2013 and Doug McDermott in 2014. Let’s also not forget about the decision to send Butler to the Twin Cities in a draft-night trade back in 2017.

Despite some of those blunders, Forman also was responsible for drafting Jimmy Butler with the 30th pick in 2011. Even more recently, both Wendell Carter Jr. and Coby White are proving to be valuable additions to the rotation as well.

While the Bulls are probably a few seasons away from being a team that will be in the playoff race on an annual basis, Chicago made it to the playoffs seven times over the past decade. Whether Bulls fans like it or not, those postseason appearances occurred under Forman’s watch.