Bobby Portis, PF
A player that Bulls fans always knew had talent and a firm spot in most NBA rotations is the former Arkansas Razorbacks big man and first round 2016 draft pick, Bobby Portis. The 26-year-old Little Rock, AR, native and 6-foot-10 and 250 pound power forward is currently playing with the Bulls divisional foe Milwaukee Bucks.
In some respects, it’s not really fair how much talent and depth that the Bucks currently have. Alongside star shooting guard/small forward Khris Middleton and the reigning back-to-back MVP forward Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Bucks still have a very solid supporting cast featuring the likes of two-way standout point guard Jrue Holiday, stretch-big man Brook Lopez, and forward PJ Tucker.
Despite all of the talent and depth present for the defending Central Division champs Milwaukee, they’re still going to be in a dog fight with the Brooklyn Nets to figure out who the top team in the East will be by the end of the regular season. Right now, the superstar trio of point guard Kyrie Irving, guard James Harden and forward Kevin Durant are winning that battle for the Nets right now over the Bucks.
What Portis is doing for the Bucks individually this season is a bit new for his style of play. For the entirety of his NBA career up to the beginning of this season, Portis played at the four. But this season, the Bucks are playing Portis mostly at the five in the 43 games he’s taken part in thus far (two of which he’s started in).
And Portis has averaged 11.0 points per game, around seven rebounds, one assist, one steal, and 0.5 blocks. He’s shot a very efficient 53.8 percent from the field, 48.0 percent from beyond the arc, and 73.7 percent from the free-throw line.