K.C. Johnson

And we've got Pat, and he is now on FM.

Good morning, Pat.

Congratulations.

You are the first caller to The Score's FM.

Casey, seven trades in five days.

You have done a terrific job in chronicling them all.

I guess big picture-wise, when you take a step back, you want to know, is the plan more clear –

now than it was before the trade flurry began, and are the Bulls any closer to a championship?

I did not expect to be coming in here this week or ever to espouse the virtues of Gershon Yabusele, but he had 15 and 11.

He was high energy.

And Simon scores 22, and Ivy looks like a guy that is reminiscent of who came out of Purdue.

And Casey, as you said, there are pieces that you like individually.

I don't know how they work together collectively, but...

What players do you think could be part of the long-term solution?

Or is this a 30-game audition to answer that question?

So, Casey, they look ahead and, yeah, free agency, they'll have some cap space.

And they're looking at the draft lottery, and, yeah, the bottoming out makes sense because you have a chance at the draft.

But if you're outside of five, you might be on the outside looking in.

These are calculated risks.

These are gambles.