Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Are we any closer to understanding the Bulls’ direction? (Hour 1)
05 Feb 2026
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Chapter 1: What direction are the Bulls heading towards?
The views and opinions of Layla Rahimi, Marshall Harris, and Mark Grody should not be taken too seriously. Especially when they give advice. Do not take Marshall's analogies literally. Especially when it comes to Russell Dorsey. The sports thoughts of Rahimi, Harris, and Grody may change at any time. It's just sports. Okay, thanks. Bye.
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Rahimi Harrison-Grody, 10-2 on 104.3 The Score.
Danny, how are you?
I just taped an interview with Cooper DeGene of the Philadelphia Eagles. I just enjoy that his podcast is called Exciting Mics, and it's him and Reed Blankenship off of the Exciting Whites meme.
Dubbed the Exciting Whites of the Philadelphia Eagles, if you would like to report that. That is their name.
Okay, there you go. What did I say their names are? The Exciting Whites. You know, I asked if he saw himself as an inspirational figure to young white people who want to grow up and be cornerbacks.
If you give us one black coach, just one, we're going to give y'all two white cornerbacks.
That is a great meme. The wine store meme.
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Chapter 2: How are recent trades impacting the Bulls' roster?
And so it may just be a matter of, hey, we've got these extra guards. Let's see what we can get for these guards as far as adding to that stockpile of, what, nine second rounders they have gained in the last, what, five days? It's kind of amazing the number of deals they've done. and yet they haven't been able to get a first-round pick. Here's what I'll say about the Bulls' approach to this.
Unfortunately, they are several days late, and they are several first-round draft picks short of what they should have been doing if they were ready to say, we're going to turn this thing around and do a rebuild. Understand this. They've lost four of their top eight scores in a matter of days. They've lost over half their active roster in a matter of days. It's not just Io and Kobe and Vooch.
It's not just those guys. We're talking about Javon Carter got waived to start this whole thing off. Yeah. Emmanuel Miller's two-way deal gone. And then you look around and see who's left on this team. Understand Kevin Herter, who is their seventh leading scorer, is gone. Also, you look up and down and say, oh, Julian Phillips and Daylon Terry are gone.
Those are two picks from two consecutive drafts that you've basically just given up on and said, we didn't do a good enough job in getting players that we could develop or players that we thought could be good. However you want to look at that.
I don't want, just because now they're acting like a normal front office by trading expiring contracts, for Archer's, Karnasovas, and company to be absolved of the sins of the past. And there are many.
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And as we try to break down this very active Bulls trade deadline, the most active in the time that Arturis Karnaschovas and Mark Eversley have been with this team, You brought up a good point that needs to be reiterated here. It's one thing to draft and then understand that the player didn't hit the way you wanted. But it's another to actually move on from them.
And that's why the Dale and Terry trade, if it goes through... is significant. Daylon Terry was the 18th overall pick in the 2022 draft, just outside of the lottery pick. It's okay to say, you know, we had hope or we had scouts that thought that this was the dude. They clearly have a scouting process that is different from convention. So...
When these guys aren't hitting, you know, it's okay to say we need to flip somebody for someone else. The issue is how much did the time that you invested trying to see if this guy was going to be somebody, how much did that time hurt you? And I think when we talk about not having Nikola Vucevic get you a first-round draft pick,
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Chapter 3: What does the trade of Io DeSumo signify for the Bulls?
They're so far ahead of the pack.
They're not going to lose enough games to outpace the rest of the league. And that's the issue, too, in all of this is... When you take a look at the standings, that's it. Every single time when we've talked about the decisions that this team has made, it's come down to what? Timing. Charlotte Hornets are 23-28. Bucks are 20-29. Nets, 13-36. Wizards, 13-36. Pacers, 13-38. Kings are 12-40.
They've got the lowest win percentage in the association. Pelicans, 13-40. There's still reports that the Bulls might be interested in Zion. Utah Jazz 16-35, Mavericks 19-31, and the Memphis Grizzlies are 20-29. We expect them to not win many games after they traded Jaron Jackson Jr. All of that said, there's a big group that's fighting to get to the bottom of this thing.
I'm looking at the tank-a-thon right now. If the season ended today, the Bulls would be lined up, and this obviously could change depending on how the play-in tournament goes, because the Bulls, as right now, are in the play-in tournament. I don't think they're going to stay in there with Charlotte surging the way they are. Yeah.
They just added Kobe White.
They added Kobe White. They've won seven in a row. They've got a big game against Houston tonight, so they could be winners of eight in a row, and they could also be in a position to pass the Chicago Bulls because the Bulls will probably lose tonight in Toronto. We'll get to that in the next segment.
Oh, yeah. Toronto's right now sixth in the East.
Yes. And so the thing is, do you think you can lose enough games to, say, catch the Dallas Mavericks? Their five games make that four and a half games back of the Mavericks, who have the seventh best tank odds right now.
I don't know. Well, the Mavericks are in the West, too. That's what makes this even worse, is that the Mavs are more likely to lose games simply because they're in the Western Conference.
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Chapter 4: Are the Bulls trying to tank this season?
He would seem to be.
All right, so Lachlan's by five. Is Mac McClung by three?
No, Isaac's going to play the three.
I don't know. I don't know in this world.
Look, are they tanking or not?
I want Mack McClung on the court.
So you want the hard tank, not a soft tank. You want the hard tank.
I do. I do indeed. So I got Mack McClung at the three. And what's great about this, whether you're hard... So then it's P. Will or Okoro at the four.
Well, I'll say, whether you're hard tanking or soft tanking, just put P. Will in. It'll figure itself out.
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Chapter 5: What does Arturas Karnaschovas need to address in his upcoming statement?
He was playing with guys like De'Aaron Fox and Tyrese Halliburton. Sorry, he was traded for Tyrese Halliburton.
But he was playing with De'Aaron Fox. De'Aaron Fox, who's one of the better scorers in the league.
Oh my goodness.
So there's that. This is Raheem Harrison-Grody on 670 The Score. We've had some people waiting on our phone lines. So let's take your calls next. Because do you think the Bulls are any closer to the direction you think they're in? What is the direction you think they're in? 312-644-6767. We are 104.3 The Score. And we thank you for hanging with us today. We'll be right back.
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I just pulled through the Taco Bell drive-thru, and I've got a couple of big, nasty Supreme Burritos right here waiting to be. You know, the first thing they ask you now, are you using the app? The app? No, I just want my burrito. I don't want to use an app. Bring a lot of mild sauce, because I'm going to squirt it all over the place.
Put some hot sauce on my burrito, baby. Rahimi Harrison-Grody. Middays, 10 a.m. to 2 on Discord.
You will hear Kevin Harlan with us today at 1 o'clock. So we'll get Taco Bell updates, E-Moss, and more right here on 104.3 The Score. This is Rahimi Harris and Grody. And we're going to go to the phones because the Bulls are making deals. But have you figured out a direction yet? 312-644-6767. We start with Anthony in Plainfield. Anthony, you're on Rahimi Harris and Grody.
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Chapter 6: How do the Bulls' recent trades compare to past decisions?
312-644-6767. This is Rahimi Harrison-Grody. Let's go to Donnie on the south side. Hi, Donnie.
Hey, guys. Thanks for taking my call. You know, there's no current... old player on this roster that's going to go for a first-round pick. I don't trust AK at all to even make a decision to get a first-round pick. We couldn't get anything out of Caruso, Levine, DeRozan, Vooch, Kobe White, Io. You know, we got a million trillion second-round picks.
15% of them turn into rotational players and less than 2% turn into all-star players. I really don't know the point here. I'll tell you the starting five tonight, too. It's going to be Moley, Ha, Rahimi, Spiegel, and Holmes. I mean, this is blasphemy what they got going. I mean, you know, I'm from 33rd and Halstead. You know, I'm a big Bulls fan all my life.
I haven't been to a game in a 10-plus year since D. Rose. I mean, they just don't put a good product out there. I got my blood pressure up. I just can't do it with this team. The decision makers, I mean, the Pittsburgh Steelers, of the NBA. They love the play-in. That's what they look for, the play-in. That's what's on their bulletin board today. Play-in. We're going to play for the play-in.
It's just a joke. Look how fast the Pistons turned it around. I mean, they were horrible for years, and then they get one guy. There's no plan either. Are they tanking? Are they not? They just want to stay relevant? I mean, if I see Mack McCawn out there in a starting lineup, oh, my goodness, this team, I'm sweating.
You might see Mack McClung. And you know what's funny about the Pistons is they had that horrible, atrocious losing streak, but we all knew that they had had more talent than what was showing up on the court.
They had pieces.
They drafted well. They had Cade Cunningham at that time. They had drafted well and they had made some savvy trades and acquired some first-round picks. And I think you and I were both of the mindset that Detroit wasn't as bad as they had looked. And I think JV Biggerstaff is a great coach. So I'm not surprised to see them doing what they're doing. Donnie, great call.
And I'm surprised you went with me instead of Marshall because the height advantage is definitely in favor of Mars.
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Chapter 7: What are the implications of acquiring second-round picks?
I'm only 6'2". I'm only 6'2".
Is he over 6 feet tall?
I'm over 6 feet tall.
Positional size, baby. Let's keep it going on the phones. 312-644-6767. And to Steven in Elk Grove Village.
Hey, guys. First thing I want to start off with saying is AK should be fired. Mark Eversley should be fired. As much, I don't blame Billy Donovan for the current state because he's just working with what he's got. But I don't trust any of these guys to lead this organization. They've shown they can't be trusted with picks. They can't be trusted with talent.
We waited three, four years too long now to start a rebuild. When national media, when Charles Barkley on Inside the NBA in 2022 or 2023 is going up there and saying the Bulls need to tear it down, and we still don't do anything. We just stand pat because we're happy being in the middle. As long as ownership is making money, this is all they care about. They don't care about fans.
They don't care about anything. Get a couple hometown guys to keep the fans involved, and then they just want money. And then to trade away all these guys that we had, and we don't get a single first-round pick, except for the one pick that we traded away. We got that one pick back. And then for all these guys, we don't get a single second-round pick. It's just an atrocity.
It's spitting in the face of these fans. And something needs to change with this organization.
I appreciate it. I don't argue with anything that you just said because, again, if there was evidence to be like, oh, I can point to this or point to that, I can't point to anything since the lack of a pivot after Lonzo Ball got hurt, and that was years ago.
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