With the likelihood of Taj Gibson being traded .
Nikola Mirotic snagging the rights to the starting power forward slot , Portis holds the luxury of playing alongside a breadth of young talent in a system Fred Hoiberg hopes to foster as the future of the franchise .
With the likelihood of Taj Gibson being traded and Nikola Mirotic snagging the rights to the starting power forward slot , Portis holds the luxury of playing alongside a breadth of young talent in a system Fred Hoiberg hopes to foster as the future of the franchise .