Realize I am a day late here... I don't think the Bulls did a very good job at the deadline yesterday. They better hope Payne turns into a stud because considering that they gave up 3 picks to get McDermott plus 2 picks to dump Anthony Randolph in that trade, and included one of their best trade chips in Gibson to get an unproven young PG and 2 guys that likely won't be on the team next year I don't see this as really making much of an impact unless Payne just blows up. And Doug was pretty much their main 3 point shooter on a team lacking long range shooters on a team coached by a guy that loves 3's. Rondo probably wasn't getting much interest but they should have shopped Wade as I don't see how he doesn't pick up his expensive player option next year because no other team in the league will come close to paying him that much if he declines it.
Bulls front office showed once again how dysfunctional and poor judgement that they have shown for several years. Outside of Butler they have missed on draft picks, free agent signings, and making trades when they can get the most value out of guys. They really have no plan for this roster right now, trying to rebuild while still competing for a playoff spot is not working because they have no plan in place and haven't been bringing in the type of players needed to play in Fred's system. They really just needed to blow the whole thing up and build around Butler. I feel bad for Fred because he fell into the same trap Tim Floyd did being promised by his front office buddies they'd build a winning roster for him and will likely get fired at some point because they didn't deliver that for him.
