Chicago Bulls: 3 crucial targets in NBA free agency

Chicago Bulls targets in NBA free agency: 2. Dennis Schroder

Given the Bulls’ obvious need for a point guard means their list of potential signees should extend past one player. One of those other players should be Dennis Schroder.

The impact metrics view Schroder as roughly average — Estimated Plus/Minus is the kindest to him at 0.2 — but the Bulls would welcome average with open arms, particularly if it means getting a player who can generate scoring opportunities for others (92nd percentile in Box Creation, 90th percentile in assist rate) and provide solid-to-good point of attack defense (80th percentile in opponent’s pick and roll PPP).

Schroder isn’t without his concerns, though. He gets to the rim a lot (95th percentile in drives per 75 possessions) but doesn’t finish those drives off well (11th percentile in field goal percentage at the rim, 47th percentile in adjusted rim field goal rate).

His hot-and-cold 3-point shooting (33.5 percent on 3.5 shots per game) returned to its usual levels after what now looks like a one-year aberration in 2019-20. And his defense tapers off when he’s put in rotation (25th percentile in opponent’s spot-up PPP).

That said, those negatives shouldn’t deter Chicago from at least gauging Schroder’s interest in signing with the team. He would still represent a marked upgrade over what they already have, and that includes recent draft pick Ayo Dosunmu.