The Chicago Bulls have given their younger players an extended look since the All-Star break. Here’s how they have performed thus far.
The Chicago Bulls finished the first half of the season with a somewhat respectable 20-37 record. On the surface, that doesn’t sound like anything to be proud of.
However, considering they recorded multiple losing streaks of at least five games and endured a painful 10-game losing skid that dropped them to 3-20, a 20-37 mark could be considered an accomplishment.
Following the All-Star break, though, the Bulls got down to the real business at hand. What does that mean exactly?
Well, the front office decided it was time to give some of their younger players an extended look during the second half of the season. This mandate would be accomplished by fielding different starting lineups around Zach LaVine, Kris Dunn and Lauri Markkanen in five-game blocks down the stretch.
While the team used the explanation of trying to see which players have staying power, it should be noted that this strategy could have been implemented earlier in the season, but why quibble, right?
In any case, we are nine games into the lineup change experiment and here‘s a look at how some of those younger players have performed out thus far.