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Fans are rightfully frustrated as the Bulls march toward missing the playoffs for the seventh time in the last eight seasons.

It is safe to say the defending NBA champions, the Boston Celtics, do not need many things right now. They have one of the best rosters in the league and proven Championship experience. Other teams around the league have improved though and are trying to catch up with the Celtics.

SportsLine's model just revealed its NBA picks and predictions for Tuesday's Los Angeles Clippers vs. Chicago Bulls matchup

Bulls insider K.C. Johnson does expect Josh Giddey to return to the Bulls next season, and right now, he is expecting his contract to be worth around $20-25 million annually.

The Raptors have the league’s easiest remaining schedule regarding cumulative opponent winning percentage by a huge margin. Only three of their 22 games are against teams currently with winning records, and they have five more games against the bottom 10 teams in the league (16) than any other team (even though they’re in the bottom 10 themselves).

In offloading several members of their middling core in the past few months, the Chicago Bulls finally and officially seem to be moving towards a rebuild. They

Cooper Flagg is widely expected to be the first pick in this year's NBA Draft and there is a belief that he is a generational talent the likes of which we have not seen in a long time. The Duke freshman is leading his team in points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks. That is something that no ACC player has done for 25 years.

SportsLine's model just revealed its NBA picks and predictions for Monday's Chicago Bulls vs. Philadelphia 76ers matchup