The Chicago Bulls are off to an 0-3 start to the season and their defense has been as bad as everyone anticipated. The Bulls have a collection of individual playmakers on offense, and when they get on the same page and are hitting shots they make for a formidable group, as they’ve showed at times in each of their three games.
However, they also are severely lacking on the defensive end and when things go cold on offense, the end result can be ugly (as we saw against the Sixers). Unfortunately for the Bulls, things might get worse before they get better, as they’ll now be without their best point guard for at least a month.
Kris Dunn made his season debut on Monday night in Dallas, playing 30 minutes with nine points and seven assists on a rough offensive night, but his return was a welcome sight. Sadly, the point guard suffered a sprained MCL in his knee in the second quarter, and while he was able to continue playing in the game, its been determined he will be out for 4-6 weeks.
https://twitter.com/malika_andrews/status/1054799255116935168
Hoiberg said incident occurred in 2nd quarter. Dunn was evaluated and checked out enough to finish game.
— K.C. Johnson (@KCJHoop) October 23, 2018
That would put his return at the end of November or early December, which means the Bulls will be without him and last year’s first round pick Lauri Markkanen for the next month of the season. Few expected the Bulls to be playoff contenders, but now it seems more likely that they’ll be battling for the top overall pick this season.
That wasn’t the initial plan in Chicago, but the defensive woes coupled with health issues may push them in that direction. In the meantime, we’ll be seeing a lot more of Cam Payne at the point for Chicago, as they look to press forward without Dunn. (Also, I believe the tweet is supposed to say Denzel Valentine, not LaVine, with regards to the other players the Bulls are without.)
