Chicago Bulls: 3 players off to worst start through 6 games

1) Chicago Bulls off to the worst start through 6

Coby White, Point Guard

Definitely the most disappointing and inefficient start that any piece of the Bulls young core is off to through six games this season is the second-year former North Carolina Tar Heels 20-year-old point guard Coby White. This 6-foot-5 North Carolina native was anticipated to come out of the gates firing, to capitalize on the great amount of momentum he built up down the stretch during his rookie campaign.

But White has done anything but that so far this season. Just like LaVine, he’s not shot the ball too well in a number of outings to start the season, and he’s turning the ball over too much. It’s a tall task right now for Donovan and his staff to figure out what the best solution will be for the primary ball handler in this Bulls offense moving forward.

Moreover, White has started in all six games he’s played in for the Bulls so far this season, averaging a team-high 32.8 minutes per game. He’s averaged 14.5 points per game, 4.3 rebounds, 5.7 assists, 0.3 steals, 0.2 blocks, and 3.2 turnovers. White shot 34.9 percent from the field, 35.7 percent from beyond the arc, and 82.4 percent from the free-throw line.

All of that amounted to a 8.6 player efficiency rating, -.047 win shares per 48 minutes, -0.2 total win shares (a team worst on the season so far), 48.1 true shooting percentage, and a 93 offensive rating/118 defensive rating. White is about the least efficient perimeter defender for the Bulls so far this season. And a 17.4 percent turnover rate is less than ideal for a player that was once thought of to be the Bulls point guard of the future.