Chicago Bulls: 3 players least likely to make opening day roster

3. Kris Dunn

Where, oh where does the enigmatic Kris Dunn now fall in the grand scheme of this new-look Chicago Bulls team? Tomas Satoransky is a more skilled player and capable starter. Coby White is a more interesting prospect that should only improve in a roster he fits better in. Ryan Arcidiacono has much better chemistry with his teammates and fills the deep rotation perfectly.

In other words — he doesn’t. There is no room for the Kris Dunn we’ve seen thus far with the Bulls. Dunn has embraced the “dog mentality” to its fullest extent throughout his career, and that brand of basketball is likely how he made it to the league in the first place.

However, an unwillingness to adapt and defer to his clearly more talented teammates leaves him as the oddball left out in the signature cold air of the Windy City.

Dunn has displayed flashes of greatness that repeatedly came to an abrupt close due to unforeseen circumstances. Whether that be falling on his face in the middle of a game against Golden State, or the unexpected firing of Fred Hoiberg who helped mentor Dunn — his regression isn’t entirely his own doing.

But that’s simply not the Bulls’ problem to worry about. It’s a business and sometimes tough decisions must be made. As stated earlier, Dunn is no longer the best point guard on the roster nor the best project worth investing minutes in.

K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune even reports the Bulls are open to an uneven trade, just to unload Dunn and the chemistry issues he brings in the guard rotation.

Even though we’re in the midst of summer, some of the Chicago Bulls’ players may be feeling a bit of warranted rigidity in the air about their status with the team for the upcoming season.

The Chicago Bulls have a little fat to trim before entering next season, but addition by subtraction may prove to be the most beneficial strategy to make a genuine playoff push.