Fred Hoiberg seemed to have a contentious relationship with Jimmy Butler during his first season with the Chicago Bulls.

Hoiberg and Butler have worked to improve upon it this offseason.

“Jimmy and I have had a lot of conversations,” he said. “There’s a lot of things (that happened) last year. The big thing was the comment after the New York game…We got it handed to us and the comment was made.”

Butler called for Hoiberg to “coach us harder” after a two-game stretch in December.

“We had a lot of conversations and I don’t see any issues with Jimmy Butler and I,” Hoiberg said. “The biggest thing as a staff is we have 15 guys that we gotta coach and hopefully put them in situations and utilize their skill sets and get the most out of them.”

The Chicago Bulls' additions of Rajon Rondo and Dwyane Wade don't seem to fit the system of Fred Hoiberg, but he's excited to work with them.

“Rondo is a point guard who I think will thrive in the system we like to run and then to get Dwyane, we didn’t have to give up any of the young pieces in the process,” Hoiberg said. “We’re able to stay competitive with players with championship experience. To pair those two guys with Jimmy Butler, it’ll be a dynamic and exciting backcourt.”

The Bulls will have to manage three ball dominant backcourt players in Rondo, Wade and Butler.