2016-17 NBA Season Predictions for Each Chicago Bulls Player

October 28th, 2016 by Kelly Scaletta Leave a reply »
The Chicago Bulls' faux makeover was one of the offseason's biggest stories. Seemingly never before in the annals of NBA history had a front office tried more to obtain players who work against the philosophy of the coach it hired (for his philosophy) just the year before. 

And yet the starting five of Rajon Rondo, Dwyane Wade, Jimmy Butler, Taj Gibson and Robin Lopez have played 40 minutes together between the preseason and regular season, according to NBAWowy.com. The offensive rating was 111 in those minutes; the defensive rating was 90. 

So if small sample sizes and the preseason are your things, get giddy. 

The Bulls' 105-99 opening-night win against the Boston Celtics at the United Center was a surprise. However, the C's were short-handed and on the second game of a back-to-back, so fans should savor it, but also temper enthusiasm. 

The truth is, the Bulls are still mostly a mystery, but we're going to try and project the stats and role of each Bull here. A quick bookkeeping note: The sum of the stats will seem "too high" because not every player plays every game. 

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