2. Former Bulls finding success in Orlando: Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot, Shooting Guard/Small Forward
The Bulls definitely weren’t able to make the most out of what they got from the physically gifted 6-foot-7 and 210 pound shooting guard/small forward Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot during his short stint in the Windy City. During his less than one season run with the Bulls, Luwawu played in 29 games (starting in six of them).
Those 29 games played in a Bulls uniform for Luwawu came during the 2018-19 campaign. He averaged 6.8 points per game, 2.7 rebounds, 0.8 assists, 0.5 steals, and 0.2 blocks. Luwawu shot 39.4 percent from the field, 33.0 percent from beyond the arc, and 77.1 percent from the free-throw line.
His numbers now with the Nets since the season restarted compared to his run with any of his other previous teams in his career are astounding. In the playoffs, he’s averaging more than 17.0 points per game, four rebounds, and two assists. And his numbers in the eight games he’s played in with the Nets since the restart are impressive. He averaged nearly 15.0 points per game, 4.5 rebounds, and 0.5 assists, while shooting around 50.0 percent from the field, 44.0 percent from beyond the arc, and better than 90.0 percent from the charity stripe.
When the Nets win since the All-Star break, it has a lot to do with how players like Luwawu off the bench play. In 20 wins with the Nets this season, he’s averaged double-digit points per game, three rebounds, and roughly one assist. In losses, he’s averaged a little more than half the number of points per game, and his shooting percentages are much worse (48/40.5/90 in wins, 39.4/36.9/76.7 in losses).