4. New signings haven’t really worked out yet
Probably the best start to the Chicago Bulls tenure of any of the three big free agent signings last offseason is the former Washington Wizards towering 6-foot-7 guard Tomas Satoransky. So far this season, Satoransky is averaging 10.1 points per game, 3.6 rebounds, and 5.3 assists, while shooting 44.6 percent from the field and 36.2 percent from beyond the arc.
Sato saw his three-point shooting percentages take a pretty big dip in the last dozen games, but his distributing ability is getting better. Hopefully head coach Jim Boylen can figure out why those two areas of Sato’s game are going in opposite directions.
Moreover, with the Bulls suffering a lack of wing depth for most of the first half of the regular season, they often relied on three-guard lineups in the starting five. Those three guards lineups mostly saw Sato, shooting guard Zach LaVine, and the defensive stopper and 6-foot-4 point guard Kris Dunn in the starting five.
The two other free agent signings that John Paxson and Gar Forman made over the summer definitely aren’t doing anything to help out the Bulls starting five. Former New York Knicks center Luke Kornet was a complete disaster as what seemed like Boylen’s project this season. And former Indiana Pacers forward Thaddeus Young might want out and request a trade before too long.