Chicago Bulls: 5 players the team should offer 10-day contracts to

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Khyri Thomas, SG

One area of needed improvement for a sustained period of time down the stretch this season if the Bulls want to ensure a spot either in the playoff picture in the East or in the play-in tournament at the very least, is on the defensive end of the floor. The Bulls were one of the worst teams in the East on defense since the All-Star Break.

And with that, the Bulls would have to get creative if they wanted to find defensive help by way of signing a player to a 10-day contract in the near future. One potential option could be looking into a standout defender that proved himself at the G-League level of late like the former Detroit Pistons 6-foot-3 and 210 pound shooting guard Khyri Thomas.

The former Creighton Blue Jays star and 38th overall pick of the Philadelphia 76ers in the second round of the 2018 NBA Draft hasn’t found any sustainable level of success in the league to date. Ahead of the start of the current regular season, the Pistons dealt Thomas to the Atlanta Hawks, where he was promptly waived.

Legendary head coach Gregg Popovich and the San Antonio Spurs signed Thomas to a contract this season, but he didn’t make it past Training Camp and the preseason.

Thomas is still a good perimeter defender with some two-way potential left in his game. That might be worth the Bulls giving a look to this season. In 34 career regular season games played in his NBA career, Thomas averaged 2.3 points per game, 0.6 rebounds, 0.3 assists, 0.3 steals, and 0.3 blocks. And he shot 31.4 percent from the field, 30.6 percent from beyond the arc, and 60.0 percent from the free-throw line.