We need to talk about the Chicago Bulls’ defense so far this season. There has never been high expectations for a team with Zach LaVine, Nikola Vucevic, and DeMar DeRozan as their primary stars, with the trio known much more for their skills on the offensive end of the court.
Even with the additions of Lonzo Ball and Alex Caruso, two plus backcourt defenders, the Bulls at their best have never been a lockdown ball club on that end of the court save the 2021-22 season. But with Ball out indefinitely, that Chicago is finding ways to be a respectable team on defense this season, especially in clutch time.
Will the Bulls be able to leverage this development into salvaging some of their season? Or should Chicago pull the plug on this version of the team to build for the future?
The hosts of the “Bulls Central” podcast recently took a deep dive into all of this on a recent episode. Check it out above!
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