Taj Gibson doesn't need a starting spot to play a starring role for the Chicago Bulls.
That was the case when the versatile big man helped the franchise survive another (largely) Derrick Rose-less campaign last season, and it hasn't changed despite the massive influx of talent around him this year.
After posting career marks nearly across the board in 2013-14—including points (13.0), assists (1.1), field-goal attempts (10.9) and win shares (5.7)—Gibson appeared as if he may have grown out of his reserve part. There was even a report out that he felt the same way.
"Privately, Gibson isn’t too thrilled with the prospect of continuing to be a reserve, according to multiple people familiar with the situation," reported Comcast SportsNet's Aggrey Sam, "but the upbeat, team-first player values winning and chemistry too much to make it an issue or distraction."
According to Gibson, though, he's more than happy to reprise the sixth-man role that nearly netted him some individual hardware last season:
His sentiment isn't hard to follow.
Despite making only eig ...
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Bench Role Won’t Prevent Taj Gibson from Making Major Impact for Chicago Bulls
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