Chicago Bulls will be much improved offensively

The additions of Pau Gasol, Doug McDermott and Nikola Mirotic and the return of Derrick Rose should give the Chicago Bulls much needed firepower on offense

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The Chicago Bulls hoped to make a major move this offseason. They targeted New York Knicks’ forward Carmelo Anthony but he wound up re-signing with the Knicks. The Bulls then turned their attention to free agent big man Pau Gasol and wound up locking him up with a three-year deal.

The Chicago Bulls also signed Real Madrid forward Nikola Mirotic, who they already held the draft rights to. Before they signed either Gasol or Mirotic, the Chicago Bulls traded their two first round picks, the 16th and 19th overall selections to acquire the rights to the 11th-overall selection, former Creighton Blue Jays’ forward Doug McDermott, from the Denver Nuggets.

Of course, the Chicago Bulls will also be getting star point guard Derrick Rose back.

John Zitzler of Basketball Insiders believes the addition of Gasol and the return of Rose should help the Chicago Bulls’ offense flourish.

"Gasol will step right in as the Bulls’ starting power forward position and play alongside Joakim Noah. The two will give the Bulls arguably the top power forward/center tandem in the Eastern Conference. Both players not only have the ability to score the ball, but are skilled passers as well. With the return of Derrick Rose and the addition of Gasol down low, look for the Bulls to have a much easier time scoring the ball this season."

The Cleveland Cavaliers are the favorite in the Eastern Conference and with LeBron James, Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving there, they probably should be. However, the Chicago Bulls certainly have the talent to challenge them for supremacy in the east.

The additions of Pau Gasol, Doug McDermott and Nikola Mirotic and the return of Derrick Rose should give the Chicago Bulls much needed firepower on offense

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