Chicago Bulls: 5 takeaways from the 2019 preseason

2. The offense is spaced much better with Chris Fleming at the helm

Right away, the former Brooklyn Nets offensive-minded assistant coach Chris Fleming got positive reactions after the announcement dropped during the summer that he would be added to Boylen’s staff on the Chicago Bulls. This is a fantastic addition for the Bulls, who look to be progressing because of it very quick.

However, Fleming was not the only key assistant coaching hire that Boylen and the Bulls were able to pull off during the summer that should improve this staff all-around. Former Houston Rockets assistant coach Roy Rogers was brought over to the Bulls to help the frontcourt rotation round out in better fashion on both ends of the floor this season.

Both assist coaches look to have made an immediate impact on the Bulls roster as the team looks completely different than how they played when Boylen was the interim head coach last season. Or for that matter, when former head coach Fred Hoiberg was at the helm for the Bulls.

The Bulls ranked in the top 20 in the NBA both in pace and offensive efficiency during the preseason. While that marked improvement doesn’t sound too great off the top, it is a nod to how the coaching staff turned this team around schematically during the offseason and it is showing in the numbers already.