With the news of Deng's likelihood to skip surgery and be ready for opening night crossing this afternoon, Mat has begun to think about the luxury tax.
With Deng and Rose out for extended periods, much to the chagrin of Mat, many believed the Bulls would somewhat reign it in this year and try to get some money off the books.
But now, with Deng expected at the beginning of the year, and Rose somewhere towards the back half, the Bulls are back in a position where they are contenders to win the NBA title.
Mat wonders how deep the Bulls pockets will be this offseason with the almost certainty that they will find themselves owing into the luxury tax with most moves.
This brought Mat to thinking, can the White Sox actually assist the Bulls? For those of you who don't know, the Sox and Bulls are owned by the same millionaire, Jerry Reinsdorf.
Reinsdorf is the kind of owner who wants to make money, but is also passionate about his teams, the fans, and most importantly rings.
After a year of being "All In" the Sox used much of the offseason to cut some payroll and were expecting, though they'd never admit it, a down year. But they are actually playing quite well, and have a shot at making something happen in a bad Central division.
Mat knows that the Sox have attendance issues that the Bulls most certainly do not. But he also knows that when the Sox have a winning team, usually around August and September, fans start to buy in, literally.
If the Sox make the postseason, they will make a boatload more money than anyone in the front office ever imagined out of this team. Therefore, the owner will have more money to play around with.
This just might mean that Jerry is more willing to dip into those extra funds and go a bit further into the luxury tax than most might have expected.
Mat knows he's probably reaching on this one by making such a direct comparison, but the fact is, if the Sox are good, the Bulls owner has more money. Which Mat clearly sees as a positive.
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