I now want to punch John Paxson in the face. A coach wasn't gonna change the fact that the team has no superstar and isn't smart enough to tear it down and lose enough for a chance to draft one. They are in perfect NBA purgatory. Yep, they secured that spot in '03. Needed better luck in that lottery. Please don't bring that up. Lebron,Melo,Wade,and Bosh :( We were battling with Cleveland for the worst record in the league the first half of that season. Then we went on somewhat of a roll towards the end of the year to push us past LBJ, Carmelo, Wade, and Bosh land. Don't forget that we could've moved up to where the Heat were at. All Paxson had to do was trade Donyell freaking Marshall to the Heat. Yet he couldn't budge on that offer. Just terrible. Is that true? No. Miami refused to trade the pick for anything and had settled on Wade before the draft. The Bulls offered a huge package of players, but Miami was committed to Wade. The Bulls weren't even all that happy with Donyell Marshall-they traded him only 16 games into the following season. They wanted Marshall and a washed-up Pippen so the Bulls could move up a couple of spots to where the Heat were at. Paxson never returned the phone call.