4 Bulls players that could be 2022 All-Star selections

Chicago Bulls players who could be All-Stars this season: Lonzo Ball

The one player that would need a big run in the next six weeks or so to truly make his case to be an All-Star selection this season is the 6-foot-6 two-way point guard Lonzo Ball. Currently, in the league’s health and safety protocol for the third day this week, Lonzo is waiting to get back on the court for the Bulls.

Lonzo did miss the initial wave of the COVID-19 outbreak within the Bulls’ locker room. But that bug caught up to him this week as he was officially placed in the health and safety protocol on Dec. 26.

Prior to landing in the health and safety protocol, though, Lonzo was one of the best two-way guards in the NBA out of the gates this season. The sign-and-trade deal with the New Orleans Pelicans to land Lonzo as the point guard of the future is paying immediate dividends for the Bulls.

On the surface, someone averaging around 13 points per game, five rebounds, and five assists, isn’t one that you would consider a contender for an All-Star nod. But when you take into consideration the vast two-way impact that Lonzo had so far this season that’s contributing to the Bulls’ success in the win column, there’s more of a case to be made.

You can also look at Lonzo’s two steals per game, one block, and career-best three-point shooting percentage around 42. Add all that up, and you get a player in Lonzo that is making a case to be a dark horse All-Star nod this season.

There are only two instances in history where a guard averaged at least a dozen points per game, five rebounds, five assists, 1.5 steals, and one block. And both those seasons came from the Hall-of-Fame former Miami Heat shooting guard Dwyane Wade, each of which he was an All-Star.

Take that into account when thinking about the case that Lonzo has to be an All-Star this season.