3. Chicago Bulls veterans have become key to success
Garrett Temple and Thaddeus Young have a case for being the most important players on the team behind LaVine.
Yes, I’m serious. Digging into the Bulls NET score by player duos, the Bulls have three players who clearly stand out as the most impactful.
The top three most efficient Bulls pairs in Net points are:
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1. Thaddeus Young and Garrett Temple (+112)
2. Zach LaVine and Thaddeus Young (+102)
3. Zach LaVine and Garrett Temple (+87)
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Temple and Young have both been outstanding for the Bulls all season long, but across their last six games they’ve taken their play to another level.
Young has been an all-around stud, averaging 14.3 points per game (third on the Bulls in that span) 7.2 rebounds, and 4.8 assists in just 24.1 minutes per game.Temple has been making in rain from deep, scoring 10.5 points per game on 41.2 shooting from three-point range.
Young (+5.3 BPM) and Temple (+10.8 BPM) have become advanced metrics darlings in the past six games, and its not hard to see why. Their influence has been huge on the Bulls this season, giving a great steady hand to pass to when LaVine or Coby White can’t score on a possession.
Without their on court and locker room presence, it’s hard to see the Bulls doing as well as they are doing now.