2010-11 Season Previews: Chicago Bulls

Derrick will likely need to hand out quite a few of these shirts before his career is over

The NBA Season is fast upon us, so its time for the Pick and Scroll to preview each team, and we're going in order from worst previous record to best.  Chicago was one of the more active teams this summer.  How much better did they really get?

2009-10 Record: 41-41
Additions: Tom Thibodeau (Coach), Carlos Boozer (FA), Ronnie Brewer (FA), Keith Bogans (FA), Kurt Thomas (FA), Omer Asik (FA), Kyle Korver (FA), CJ Watson (FA), Kyle Weaver (FA), Brian Scalabrine (FA)
Subtractions: Vinny Del Negro, Brad Miller, Kirk Hinrich, Hakim Warrick, Joe Alexander, Acie Law, Flip Murray, Jannero Pargo, Devin Brown, Chris Richard, Rob Kurz

Unsung Heroes: Central Division

Players are often described as being "overrated" or "underrated".  In the NBA, this often translates to overrated players being players that are good, but vastly overpaid for their abilities, or who get more media exposure than some other players, while underrated often means a player who is making a pittance for his current production (funnily enough, underrated players tend to become labeled overrated when they get new, bigger contracts).

I do think there are some underrated players though, players that aren't as widely known for their roles on their team, who don't often get mentioned for their contributions but are indeed integral parts of their team.

Over the next week or so, I'll be looking at each team to find one "underrated" player for each team in the league.  Yesterday, we looked at the Atlantic Divsion.  After the jump, we travel to the Central.