The Bulls Are Making Disappointment Their Home (johnwilmeswords on how it's been difficult to believe that the good and bad versions of this team are made up of the same people)
In the 2020-21 NBA season, Zach LaVine came close to entering historically vaunted air as a scorer: the 50-40-90 club. At 51 percent from the field, 42 percent from beyond the arc, and 85 percent on his free throws, he was one of the most efficient volume scorers in basketball—tallying a career-high 27.4 per game—and earned his first ever All-Star selection that year.
Few questioned the idea of LaVine’s big pay day: the sticker shock is there, as it always is with such big numbers, but the amount he’s set to earn is simply what it costs to retain an All-Star entering his prime years. Those uncomfortable with the idea, though, were largely focused on LaVine’s body.
His fit with DeMar DeRozan has proved questionable, as well. Criticizing DeRozan is complex, since he is in the 99th percentile of what he does, and what he does—scoring within the three-point arc, and at the free-throw line—is undoubtedly valuable. LaVine and the Bulls don’t seem to thrive as a whole, however, as DeRozan does historical stuff from his spots, and his wizardry has more often been a lifeline than it’s been the soil of an offensively varied garden.
There’s an argument to be made that it’s not fair to appraise any team without its ever-important glue guys, and Ball was a massive one for the Bulls. He provided pretty much everything they’re missing: versatile high-end defense, accurate volume-shooting from behind the arc, and a full-court vision as a passer that unlocks the talents of otherwise stale offensive players like Derrick Jones Jr., Javonte Green, and Alex Caruso.
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