Here’s where 2023-24 Bulls finished in major statistical categories

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Here’s where 2023-24 Bulls finished in major statistical categories originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago

The Chicago Bulls entered the 2023-24 season with hopes for improvement.

Last offseason, they re-signed Nikola Vucevic, Coby White and Ayo Dosunmu and added Jevon Carter and Torrey Craig in free agency.

The internal plan centered on a new-look offense and changed shot profile making the trio of Vucevic, DeMar DeRozan and Zach LaVine more impactful collectively after strong individual seasons from all three in 2022-23 produced merely the 24th-ranked offense; jumps from White, Dosunmu and Patrick Williams; and significant contributions from the newcomers.

Instead, LaVine and Williams had season-ending surgeries, Craig battled injuries off and on and Carter never found consistent minutes and the Bulls finished one game worse than last season but one seed higher. They will play host to the 9-10 play-in game against the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday at the United Center.

White and Dosunmu both enjoyed breakout seasons. DeRozan led the NBA in minutes played and enjoyed another strong season. Vucevic again averaged a double-double and posted his highest scoring average for a full season as a Bull at 18 points per game.

But while the team showed resilience overcoming a 5-14 start and injuries and led the NBA in clutch victories, the individual success stories didn’t impact the standings much.

Here’s where the Bulls finished in major statistical categories that they made as preseason focuses:

Offensive rating: 114. NBA rank: 19th

LaVine didn’t play up to his standards in his mere 25 games before undergoing season-ending foot surgery. Losing Williams hurt too.

But with White posting career-highs across the board, Dosunmu showing major improvement and DeRozan and Vucevic again posting near their typically strong career averages, the offense still stagnated far too often.

The Bulls finished 28th in PACE at 96.94. In crucial moments, they again typically resorted to isolation plays for DeRozan.

Perhaps the biggest indictment of the offense is that it finished top-10 since the arrival of Javonte Green, whose cutting instincts,…

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Publish date : 2024-04-15 14:52:02

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