Thursday evening the Chicago Bulls lost to the Orlando Magic by a score of 97-91. Nikola Vucevic had 26 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists. D.J. Augustin added 15 points, 7 rebounds, and 2 assists as well in the win for the Magic.

Later on in the evening, it was reported by Milika Andrews of ESPN that the Bulls would no longer be giving Jabari Parker consistent minutes in the rotation. Parker had just signed a two-year, $40 million contract with the Chicago Bulls this past summer. The last year of the contract happens to be a team option, and this will certainly put that on the line.

Jim Boylen then explained further why he wouldn't be playing Parker, saying it was a “matchup thing” and that he couldn't play three power fowards at once.

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The former second overall pick is averaging 15.8 points, 7.1 and 2.3 assists per game while shooting 45.6 percent from the field, 29.3 from deep and 72.3 percent at the line.

This isn't even to mention Parker's defense, which has been very bad since joining the Bulls. He even told the media that players aren't even paid to play defense. Rather constantly, he shows a lack of effort on the defensive side of the court, and when he is engaged, he often gets lost in a myriad of screens and off-ball movement.

While Parker has been good on offense, he has been abysmal on defense. The 23-year-old has been caught on tape not even running back in transition and it appears he saves his energy just for the offensive end.

The Bulls enter the weekend with a 6-23 record, last in the NBA's Eastern Conference. They recently just fired Head Coach Fred Hoiberg and replaced him from within with now Head Coach Jim Boylen.