Chicago Bulls: Player grades for 2019-2020 season
Chandler Hutchison
Another player whose utilization absolutely baffles me is Chandler Hutchison. Despite a nearly entire missed season from Otto Porter Jr. and being the only true small forward on the roster, Hutchison saw a decrease in minutes from year one to year two. Instead of playing a first round pick of just one year ago, Jim Boylen opted to play three guards on the floor.
In spite of this, Hutchison actually played very solid basketball in the minutes he was given. He was able to improve his three point shooting a bit, although it still needs a lot of work, and even increased his point-per-game total by over two. Not that it had ever been a problem in the past, but he even made strides on the defensive end.
As a four-year college player, Hutchison came into the league as a twenty two-year-old already, and stagnating his minutes in his first two seasons is wasting precious time with regard to his career.
Hutchison has played good enough basketball to earn a spot in the rotation, even if playing at a position of grave need and being a recent first round pick isn’t enough. Hopefully Chandler can find some consistent minutes in 2020-2021, so that at the very least the Bulls can see what they have in him.
Grade: C
Ryan Arcidiacono
As a consequence of Chicago carrying four point guards on the active roster, Ryan Arcidiacono saw a steep decline in his playing time in 2019-2020. This was to be expected, as he is simply just not as talented as the three guys in front of him.
However, Arcidiacono serves a purposeful role as a hustle guy who can space the floor and distributed when asked to run an offense. When his number was called this past season, it seemed as if he were picking up just where he left of in 2018-2019 when he was playing consistently in the Chicago rotation.
Though his field goal percentage as a whole took a bit of a slide, much of this is due to the fact that nearly all of his field goal attempts came from behind the arc. In fact, Arcidiacono shot a career high from three point land on nearly two and a half attempts per contest. His role will more than likely be the same next year as it was this year, and Ryan should be ready as usual when called upon in limited action.