During the offseason, they acquired forward Charles Oakley from the Cleveland Cavaliers, veteran guard George Gervin from the San Antonio Spurs and signed free agent guards Kyle Macy and John Paxson.
Despite the injury to Jordan, the team managed to qualify for the NBA Playoffs.
The lottery was put into place so teams did not have to intentionally lose games to receive the number one pick.
Roster Last transaction: March 27, 1986 At the time, the Bulls had the fifth worst record of any team to qualify for the playoffs in NBA history.
[2] Michael Jordan recovered in time to participate in the playoffs and performed well upon his return.