One Trade Deadline Acquisition Has Earned His Place In Chicago’s Future

During the first week of February, Chicago’s entire roster, future, and outlook turned upside down. In some ways, it was for the better, finally moving on from the stockpile of mid-level talent making average salaries, leading the team to a mediocre record and three years in a row of Play-In tournament losses. In other ways, it was infuriating to watch Arturas Karnisovas swap fully deteriorated assets for extremely minimal returns, add a slew of expiring contracts, and fail to acquire any genuine young talent or highly valued draft picks.