Two worst players for the Chicago Bulls in the past five seasons
Michael Carter Williams
Williams first came into the league in 2013 for the Philadelphia 76ers and quickly became a star. Despite being the eleventh pick, expectations for Williams were limited and he took it from there.
He garnered a first-team all-rookie selection and Rookie of the Year while averaging 16.7 points a game.
After his rookie campaign, Williams stayed in Philadelphia for one and a half more years and then a quick half year in Milwaukee. Those years saw his percentages improve and even though he only averaged 11.5 points there was still a feeling that he could be a great NBA player.
That’s when the Bulls picked him up.
Williams was going into his fourth season, all of which he averaged more than ten points and had been a consistent starter for those three seasons and was looking to make a statement with teammates such as Wade and Butler.
He instead dropped dramatically in talent and became possibly the most disappointing part of a disappointing team.
Williams dropped below 40 percent from the field by a lot, down to 23.4 percent from the three-point line, and 40.1 percent from two-point range. These stats all occurred while he averaged 6.6 points a game.
Williams was disappointing for a variety of reasons besides his stats.
First off, he was brought over with the intent that he would start, which he did for 19 games despite his abysmal statistics. Williams was blossoming and was thought to be a possible addition to the trio of famous Bulls, which he sadly was not.
Secondly, he only played in 45 games due to injuries sustained during the season. Which basically rendered him useless. Whenever he was on the court, he was bad, and he wasn’t even on it much; this is known as the Chandler Parsons effect.
Finally, Williams was only on the team for that one season, as he was a free agent and signed with the Charlotte Hornets the next year. So basically, the Bulls wasted three million dollars on a useless player who did nothing but waste space when he was on the court.
The nightmare that was Michael Carter Williams in Chicago ended after one year, whereas the next player has been a nightmare for the full half-decade of Bulls basketball.