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.

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.

Williams is averaging career lows in his fifth year with Chicago — somewhat unexpected after he signed a five-year, $90 million extension.

The Bulls will have to adjust their lineup once again on Wednesday as Zach LaVine will be out as he expects the birth of his third child. Still, it seems like the Bulls have maybe found something that will work with Patrick Williams going forward, and that would be huge.

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.

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

This three-team trade proposal would see the Chicago Bulls find an upgrade over Patrick Williams at power forward and more.

A source told the Sun-Times the Bulls' front office is more than open to trading Williams if the situation presents itself. The issue, however, is the organization signed him to a five-year, $90 million extension last summer.

Even amid another losing season for the Chicago Bulls, the wing often fades out of focus by the final buzzer. Williams often struggles to score in double digits, gets outrebounded by guards, never leads the team in any meaningful statistic. Night in and night out, his minutes on the court only stir up increasingly frantic questions.

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.

Time is turning into the enemy for the Chicago Bulls front office in the final 10 days before the NBA trade deadline. The front office is trying to avoid dealing in desperation — but moves have to be made this year.

Dosunmu (calf) has been upgraded to available for Friday's game against the Warriors. Dosunmu was initially questionable to play Thursday against the Warriors on the road, but that has changed.