Chicago Bulls: 3 ways Kris Dunn needs to improve in 2018-19

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2. As the floor general, Dunn must improve his leadership skills

This isn’t really an indictment of anything that has happened in the past. It’s just the correlation of high quality point guard play and championship basketball. Obviously, the Bulls are nowhere near competing for the Larry O’Brien trophy. However, the quicker Dunn learns how to put the team on his back in crunch time, the better the Bulls will be.

Let’s be honest, this summer has not been kind to Kris Dunn. Ever since media reports surfaced that Chicago was unhappy with Dunn’s offseason approach, he’s been getting dinged. Unfortunately for Dunn, that’s just the way it goes. How he responds to the criticism will determine a great deal about his character.

One of the best ways for Dunn to show leadership on the floor is ball-handling. He has to become more of a playmaker, while taking care of the ball. Dunn’s role on the court is to be the quarterback. He has to be able to set his teammates up for easy scores. While he did assist on 33 percent of his team’s assists while on the floor, he turned the ball over way too much. Having a 2-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio is just not good enough for a starting point guard in the NBA.

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