Why do people think the Bulls are the obvious pick?
We are not sure. Yes, the Bulls cleared out some salary cap space by trading Kirk Hinrich to the Wizards, but they still don’t have quite enough to offer two max contracts. (As we detailed in our big LeBron mag story, no one — Chris Bosh, Dwyane Wade, anyone — wants to take less than max even if they do get to play with LeBron. It’s a pride thing.) And even if they did figure out a way to get far enough under the cap, it is far from certain that James and point guard Derrick Rose would play well together; Rose notoriously needs the ball to create, and many wonder whether there would be enough shots to go around. Also: The Bulls now have no three-point shooters outside Rose. And we repeat: To surpass Michael Jordan in Chicago, LeBron will need to win seven titles. Seven. That said: If Worldwide Wes really is running the show the way everyone in the NBA likes to pretend he is, this is where LeBron will be.
