Chicago Bulls head coach Billy Donovan's blunt take on Patrick Williams isn't sitting well with frustrated fans.

While it seemed as though Donovan was making Buzelis earn his minutes and giving Williams a long leash, Donovan addressed things with words and actions Monday against the Nuggets.

Patrick Williams knows he isn’t living up to expectations. But the former No. 4 pick still can’t tell what’s gone wrong — or how to fix it. Went long with Patrick on the missed dunks, ball handling and shaky confidence that have defined Year 5.

Bulls executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas has decided to explore trade opportunities involving Patrick Williams, a source tells Joe Cowley of The Chicago Sun-Times.

Moving to bench

The Chicago Bulls are ready to part ways with Patrick Williams.Arturas Karnisovas, the Bulls' executive vice president of basketball operations, is open to trading the former fourth overall pick amid the forward's fifth season in Chicago,

Chicago Bulls forward Patrick Williams paid $5.7 million in July for a four-bedroom, 7,500-square-foot, two-level condominium in a building on the Gold Coast.

It’s hard to call the Bulls’ embarrassing loss Friday to the Hornets rock bottom for their front office, especially when the floor continues sinking. It’s no secret executive vice president of

Patrick Williams has not lived up to the hype since arriving in Chicago, and he wants to change that.

When Chicago Bulls coach Billy Donovan benched Patrick Williams on Monday, the decision came as a surprise — not because it was unwarranted but because it was so long overdue. This should have happened weeks ago.

The Kansas City Chiefs, 32-29 winners Sunday against the Buffalo Bills in the AFC championship game, remain on a roll with no end in sight. Beginning with the 2018 season, the Chiefs have played in the AFC championship game seven years in a row, made the Super Bowl five times and will try to win a fourth on Feb. 9 in New Orleans.