Chicago Bulls 2013-14 Player Grades: Jimmy Butler

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Apr 27, 2014; Washington, DC, USA; Chicago Bulls guard Jimmy Butler (21) dribbles the ball as Washington Wizards forward Trevor Ariza (1) defends in the first quarter in game four of the first round of the 2014 NBA Playoffs at Verizon Center. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports /

Butler played extremely well during Chicago’s 2013 playoff run—posting averages of 13.3 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.7 assists per contest.

In fact, many felt the Bulls had indeed found the player who could effectively play the 2-guard position and take some of the scoring burden off Rose.

Season	Tm	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG%	3P%	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2011-12	CHI	SG	42	0	8.5	.405	.182	.768	0.5	0.8	1.3	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.3	0.5	2.6
2012-13	CHI	SF	82	20	26.0	.467	.381	.803	1.7	2.3	4.0	1.4	1.0	0.4	0.8	1.2	8.6
2013-14	CHI	SG	67	67	38.7	.397	.283	.769	1.3	3.6	4.9	2.6	1.9	0.5	1.5	1.6	13.1
Career			191	87	26.6	.425	.309	.781	1.3	2.5	3.7	1.6	1.1	0.4	0.9	1.2	8.9

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Generated 5/16/2014.

But that didn’t quite materialize the way Bulls fans had hoped.

While Butler did post a career-high in points (13.1), he did not hit the jump shot with the same efficiency that he did last season and he often passed up open looks.

On a positive note, with another summer to work on his outside shooting, Butler will more than likely take the next step to becoming a dual-threat player.

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