Is Dwayne Wade going to ask again whether the Bulls care?

Because the question is relevant, again and always, it seems, and it now has to go franchise-wide, in case Chairman Reinsdorf and Son of Reinsdorf are awake.

Wade can include himself in the question after it looked like he didn’t care much to play defense in Phoenix on Friday.

And then nobody played defense in Minnesota. The Bulls allowed the Timberwolves to shoot better than 54 percent and score more than 50 points in the paint.

Without Wade and Jimmy Butler, the Bulls apparently believed that the being shorthanded was a hall pass to being heartless, as well.

Since when does being shorthanded mean you don’t have to play defense? Or play with pride? Or give a professional performance.

I’ll hang up and listen for Fred Footwipe’s lack of answers.

And that lack of answers, that lack of defense, that lack of professionalism are the perfect reasons to trade Butler.

You saw how bad that team was without him, or maybe you were smart enough not to watch the Bulls on Sunday. Then you won.

Photos from the Bulls-Timberwolves game on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017, in Minneapolis.

But everybody who watched the Bulls lose their third straight game by at least 18 points saw how bad the talent is and how bad the coaching is.

The Bulls committed a turnover while running a four-on-one break. Talent. Coaching. Basketball instincts. There’s your Bulls hood ornament.

And if that’s not shiny enough, then try Doug McDermott. The small forward the Bulls traded up to draft — repeating: traded up to draft — got a chance to start Sunday because of injuries. And look at the impression he made: posting a minus-22, which was worst on the team, which is some accomplishment with that bunch.

Tell you what, if the Bulls in fact aren’t trying to sink into the lottery, then someone really ought to tell McDermott.

Effort and fundamentals are questions at the professional level. What a joke.

Talent and coaching remain huge questions, too, but nobody’s getting fired for putting together this bad roster or choosing this ill-equipped coach. The entire package is a joke.

Which makes it a gimme.

You just saw the answer: With Butler, the Bulls will struggle to hold on to seventh place and show no vision or progress toward winning a championship, but without him, they have a chance to build something that cannot be more of a dead end than the current plan that plays Bulls fans and sponsors for suckers.

Trade Butler for a young and more athletic player who can actually play and also get back several first-round draft picks in the deal. Boston, hello.

Trade Butler and you’d guarantee the Bulls’ draft pick also would be in the lottery. Quick rebuild, hello.

Photos of Bulls guard/forward Jimmy Butler.

Trade Butler and you wouldn't have to tell Bulls players to tank. You wouldn't have to tell Bulls players to ignore the coach. The Bulls would accomplish that as soon as John Paxson’s and Gar Forman’s roster take the court for Fred Footwipe’s team. They offer reliability like you’re ordering at a drive-thru: a stinkburger with a side of hopelessness.

And then, before Son of Reinsdorf oversees the rebuild that this season’s dysfunction is screaming for, before Son of Reinsdorf welcomes young and athletic players representing hope, Son of Reinsdorf needs to dump Paxson, Forman and Fred Footwipe.

If you actually need more reasons to clean house, then let’s use Sunday’s Timberwolves game as a reference point and ask this: Who does his job better — Paxson, Forman, Fred Footwipe or Tom Thibodeau?

Ballgame.

But Tribune basketball monster K.C. Johnson reported last week that Paxson and Forman are guaranteed another season. That likely means Fred Footwipe also gets another year, too.

Yeah, Wade definetely needs to widen his question to ask whether ownership cares.

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