The Chicago Bulls of the twenty first century have a remarkable knack for not obtaining good value for their players. Every now and then, they unearth good ones, with one of the better draft records in the league over the past fifteen years. Every now and then, they put together good teams. But almost never do they get value when taking them apart. Either one of two things happens. Often times, the player concerned walks in free agency, leaving the team without any assets returning in the opposite direction. Over that same fifteen-year time span, this has happened to quality and important players such as Ben Gordon, Pau Gasol, Joakim Noah, Omer Asik, P.J. Brown, Brad Miller and Chris Duhon. All were allowed to leave in this way, despite potentially (and certainly in the case of Pau) having options to cash in on their value via trade before their contracts expired. Nikola Mirotic may be about to join that list. So might Cristiano Felicio.