Power forward(s) of the decade: Pau Gasol and Carlos Boozer
While the selections for the other positions on the list are a bit clear cut, the same cannot be said about the power forward spot. From a purely statistical standpoint, Pau Gasol put up some very impressive numbers during his short-lived stint in the Windy City.
During his tenure with the team, Gasol averaged 17.6 points and 11.4 rebounds per contest. Unfortunately, Gasol decided not to pick up the final year of his contract after the Bulls failed to qualify for a playoff berth and he signed with the Spurs in the summer of 2016. The one thing that makes it difficult to put Gasol as the lone top power forward of the decade has to do with the fact that he played just two seasons.
Meanwhile, another player who occupied the power forward position over the past decade is Carlos Boozer. Sure, Boozer was a below-average defender at best. On the flip side of the narrative, during his four seasons in a Bulls uniform, he averaged a respectable 15.5 points and 9.0 rebounds per contest on 49.1 percent shooting from the field.
In the eyes of some fans, one of the biggest problems with Boozer is that he wasn’t quite the same player he was with the Utah Jazz. In those six seasons with Utah, he put together averages of 19.3 points and 10.5 rebounds per contest.
After the Bulls were unable to make a significant splash in free agency, they reached an agreement on a five-year, $80 million deal with Boozer. While that deal was probably a bit of an overpayment for his services, Boozer’s time with the team wasn’t a total bust.