At the end of last week, I headed out west for a good-ole father-son baseball trip.
Not only did I cross a couple of new ballparks off my list, but I was also reminded that things could be worse for the Bulls. I visited with several family members while in Phoenix and Los Angeles, and they assured me that being a Suns or Lakers fan – at the moment – definitely feels worse than rooting for the Bulls.
And, hey, I’d rather be third-most frustrated among my family than the first… so it’s something.
Anyway, thank you to Michael and Luis for covering that BN Bulls content over the last couple days. Now, for me, it’s back on that offseason #grind.
As fun as trying to predict whom the Bulls will scoop up in the future (draft, free agency, trade) can be, at some point, we have to talk about players on the current team’s roster. After all, the Bulls will not be able to satisfy every need they have this offseason – that’s just a fact. Obviously, the point guard position remains up for grabs, but bench depth will also remain a pretty high priority for the Bulls organization. Previously, when discussing the addition of a point guard – either via the draft or in free agency – we’ve mentioned how the Bulls would potentially look to bring back either Shaquille Harrison or Ryan Arcidiacono.
For a six-foot-three, 180-pound player who wasn’t a point guard until his sophomore year at Bradley University, that stat line is worthy of an All-NBA accolade. Considering the Bulls desperate need for a facilitator, those 8.9 assists per game stand out the most. And if you include the games he played with the Pacers organization before being traded to the Bulls, he averaged the second-most assists per game this season (8.4).
Once he was called up to the Bulls roster at the end of the season, he continued to show some promise. I know he only played six games, but the guy dropped 19 points with four steals in his opening game against the current Eastern Conference Champion Raptors. Overall, he averaged 14 points and five assists in his first games in a Chicago Bulls uniform. I’m just saying, I wouldn’t mind seeing some more Lemon Jr. time on the court. He has a non-guaranteed contract worth only $1,588,231 this upcoming season, so picking that up and allowing him some minutes off the bench could be worth it down the road. Also, if you don’t want to root for this guy after reading Sam Smith’s piece on him from earlier this year… then we just can’t be friends.
(Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
At least the 2019 Bulls Media day will not be this sad! *knocks on wood repeatedly*
The Bulls media day back in 2017 is still one of the funniest things of all-time. pic.twitter.com/ZJnlNj5bh5
The Bulls are reportedly interested in Celtics free agent Marcus Morris. I don’t want to toot my own horn here, but I called this while watching the Celtics-Bucks series a couple of weeks ago (Michael: Sure, you did …). I would be watching Morris play and then suddenly get flashes of Jim Boylen drooling on his couch. Morris is an aggressive playmaker who takes the court with a chip on his shoulder. As a veteran forward with experience performing in the playoffs, several teams on the brink of a playoff berth will likely be running after him. We’ll have more on this later.
Your daily Michael Jordan appreciation bullet… THE MOVE.
"Floated, switched hands & then kissed it with the English."
Classic Magic Johnson talking about Michael Jordan's "spectacular move" vs the Lakers. pic.twitter.com/y7UzIF6SOW
Don’t get me wrong, I’m still on the Coby White train, but my next stop would be to board the Jarrett Culver Express.
Please fall to 7 Please fall to 7 Please fall to 7 Please fall to 7 Please fall to 7@MarkSchanowski takes a Closer Look at Jarrett Culver pic.twitter.com/mc9ZRF58pb
Elias Schuster is the Lead Chicago Bulls writer at Bleacher Nation. He started with BN full-time in 2019 immediately after graduating from the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign with a degree in Journalism (yes, he started with the Jim Boylen Era). Since joining, Elias has been the driving force behind Bulls and NBA content for both the site and social accounts. You can follow him on Twitter/X @Schuster_Elias.
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