The Story of GM Griff - Chicago Bulls General Manager

[Jordigriffin]

The Story of GM Griff - Chicago Bulls General Manager

So its been a while since i've done one of these on here, 2017 to be exact. Im gonna try and give it another whirl, ive always enjoyed writing (Even though im a poor writer) and at the end of this 2k, i need something to keep me interested in my myleague's.

The last time i was the Head Coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, but this time im gonna go east, to the Chicago Bulls, and be their General Manager. I feel like the team is going in the right direction but just needs another nudge, so its the perfect spot for me to come in.

Essentials
Difficulty: Superstar
Playing time: 10 Min
Simulation time: 12 Min

I will be using the ''Start Today'' Option, I wont change the lottery to the Real Life outcome, as i'd like it to be a little different

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Chapter 1
Offseason begins

I woke up in my appartment to the sound birds chirping

''Ah, my first day as a General Manager, i said.''

When i heard that Gar was effectively stepping down because of personal reasons yesterday, i couldn't believe they appointed me as his succesor for the time being, a ''trial period'' is what they called it. to me it didn't matter what they called it, i was going to prove to them that i have what it takes.

I grabbed my coffee and opened up my laptop, to my surprise there was an email from my assistant that Read:

Team-Roster heading into 2019 offseason

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#	NAME	POS	AGE	HT	WT	SALARY
22	Otto Porter	SF/PF	26	6'8''	198	$27.25M (1+1yrs)
8	Zach LaVine	SG	24	6'5''	200	$19.50M (3yrs)
6	Cristiano Felicio	C/PF	26	6'10''	265	$8.16M (2yrs)
32	Kris Dunn	PG	25	6'4''	205	$5.35M (1yr)
24	Lauri Markkanen	PF/C	22	7'0''	240	$5.30M (1+1yrs)
34	Wendell Carter Jr.	C/PF	20	6'10''	255	$5.20M (1+2yrs)
45	Denzel Valentine	SF	25	6'6''	210	$3.38M (1yr)
7	Timothy Luwawu-Cabarrot	SF/SG	24	6'6''	210	$2.53M (0+1yr)
15	Chandler Hutchinson	SF/PF	23	6'7''	197	$2.33M (1+2yrs)
25	Walter Lemon Jr.	PG	26	6'3''	180	$1.82M (0+1yr)
9	Antonio Blakeney	SG	22	6'4''	192	$1.59M (1yr)

*Buzz Buzz*

A Text woke me up from the screen.

''I better hurry'' i thought

NEXT UP: DRAFT LOTTERY/STAFF SIGNING

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Chapter 2
Our fate is in the ping pong balls

The NBA draft is something that can make or break a GM's career. Do you select Derrick Rose or Anthony Bennett, Hasheem Thabeet or James Harden. So the draft lottery being on literally the first day of my new job, was as stressful as you could imagine.

At 9:15 AM i entered meeting room 4A, waiting on me were Noah Finley (The Head Scout) and the rest of the scouting group.

''How nice of you to finally show up!''
the room was silent.
''.......Hahahahahaha''
Everyone started laughing.
''Take a seat, we have a draft board to go over''

Me and Noah had been good friends ever since i started working here in Chicago two years ago, so after my promotion i expected him to needle me as much as he could, thats just how our friendship works.

We ended up looking at game-tape, everyone shared their favorite draftees and we shared some general knowledge about the upcoming draft.
Our odds said we were going to be looking at the number 4 pick, which was more than ok considering how stacked this draft was suppose to be.

Later that evening it was time for the Lottery, here's what happened.

5th wasnt the greatest spot to be at, somewhere deep inside i really wanted to slip into that top three, but i dont think the difference between 4 and 5 is going to be huge. We had our favorite players and we felt both would still be available at 5.

The next day i had a meeting with Jim Boylen, after about three hours of talking about the future, i decided that i was going to let Jim serve out his contract (1yr / $2.65M) and after that we see how we performed and decide from there.

NEXT UP: THE 2019 NBA DRAFT

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Chapter 3
The Draft and Free Agency

NBA 2019 DRAFT CONCLUDED

*Due to unfortunate circumstances the teams placement in the lottery was a little different*

NBA 2019 Draft - Round 1 Recap
Pick	Team	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt
1	Hawks	Ja Morant
2	Knicks	Zion Williamson
3	Cavaliers	DeAndre Hunter
4	Suns	Jarrett Culver
5	Bulls	Coby White
6	Wizards	Jaxson Hayes
7	Hawks	Darius Garland
8	Celtics	R.J. Barrett
9	Pelicans	Rui Hachimura
10	Celtics	Cam Reddish
11	Lakers	Sekou Doumbouya
12	Celtics	Tyler Herro
13	Heat	Romeo Langford
14	Hornets	Nicolas Claxton
15	Pistons	Nassir Little
16	Magic	Kevin Porter Jr.
17	Nets	Chuma Okeke
18	Celtics	Keldon Johnson
19	Spurs	Ty Jerome
20	Pacers	Nickeil Alexander-Walker
21	Thunder	Matisse Thybulle
22	Celtics	Bol Bol
23	Jazz	Cam Johnson
24	76ers	P.J. Washington
25	Cavaliers	Admiral Schofield
26	Trail Blazers	Brandon Clarke
27	Nets	Luka Samanic
28	Spurs	Darius Bazley
29	Bucks	Bruno Fernando
30	Warriors	Goga Bitadze

We always wanted to pick Coby White if we fell out of the Top 2. We probably couldve picked him a little lower, but even though the celtics offered us their number 8 and 12 pick, we didnt want to risk losing out on Coby, we have enough young talent in every position BUT point guard, and fell in love with Coby early on in the season.

With our second round pick we selected Alen Smailagic out of Serbia, A rim protecting center who we felt dropped lower than he should've, so we are happy to have him.

I can't tell you about everything that happened in free agency, but i'll give you the rundown of what happened for us and what happened in the league around us.

Bulls Free Agency

Bulls accept Walter Lemon Jr.'s $1.82m team option
Bulls accept Timothy Luwawu-Cabarrot's $2.53m team option
Bulls sign Taj Gibson to 2yr/$15.01M deal (Second year is team option)

Yea that was it. we just signed Taj because we needed some depth behind lauri, and bringing him back was something the fans would love. But besides that our Roster is filled with youth that we all want to give playing time this year, so we decided we werent going to go crazy (Not that we could with Porter and Felicio's contracts).

Noteworthy signings around the league

Raptors re-sign Kawhi Leonard to 4yr/$126.99M deal
Celtics re-sign Kyrie Irving to 4yr/$131.78M deal
Lakers sign Klay Thompson to 4yr/$133.44M deal
Clippers sign Kevin Durant to 3yr/$114.05M deal
Knicks sign Demarcus Cousins to 3yr/$97.75M deal

NEXT UP: SEASON OPENER

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Chapter 4
Opening Day

''...Welcome to the Scotiabank Arena for opening day of the 2019-2020 NBA season as the reigning champions Toronto Raptors try to hold off the young and exciting Chicago Bulls!''

''Damn'' i thought. Opening day away from home against the reigning champs, Sure nobody was expecting us to win this game, or be good this year, but there is always pressure.

We hadn't won a playoff game since 2015, and fans were starting to grow a little more impatient every year. After losing Fan favorite Derrick Rose to New York and Later Jimmy Butler to Minnesota, people were certainly not happy with the front office, and wanted to see some winning basketball at this point.

What are my expectations for this years squad? im thinking grow the young guys and maybe scrape into the playoffs, but probably not. The Board and Fans saw this a little differently though. Earlyer this week i was in a meeting with the Board, they ended up telling me that they were going to expect some winning basketball in the near future, as vague as that sounds i knew what they meant. They were asking for playoffs this year.

This was already stressing me out, how is this squad going to ever reach the playoffs without me making moves? On the other hand i dont want to mess up our young core, who in give or take 2-3 years could be the home to 3 or 4 All-Star's!

Anyway, now is not the time, the game is about to start, lets see if we can lose to the Raptors with grace....

Chicago Bulls at Toronto Raptors
Oct 24, 2019	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Chicago (0-0)	20	30	21	29	100
Toronto (0-0)	32	32	27	27	118

Chicago Bulls
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
C. White	28	4/11	0/5	2/4	0	5	0	0	0	10
Z. LaVine	30	8/24	2/10	3/3	2	8	1	1	4	21
O. Porter	25	4/11	3/6	0/0	4	1	0	0	1	11
L. Markkanen	28	10/18	4/9	3/4	11	1	0	0	1	27
W. Carter Jr.	26	2/7	0/2	2/2	15	2	1	4	1	6
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
T. Gibson	18	4/7	1/1	0/0	4	1	0	0	0	9
K. Dunn	18	2/3	2/3	0/0	1	6	2	0	1	6
D. Valentine	16	1/2	1/1	0/0	4	0	0	1	1	3
C. Hutchinson	11	3/5	1/2	0/0	0	0	1	0	0	7
C. Felicio	DNP
T. Luwawu-Cabarrot	DNP
W. Lemon Jr.	DNP
A. Blakeney	DNP
TEAM TOTALS		33/88	14/39	10/13	46	24	5	6	9	100

Toronto Raptors
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
K. Lowry	32	9/19	3/7	0/0	2	13	1	0	1	21
D. Green	26	4/7	3/4	2/	4	2	2	0	1	13
K. Leonard	30	14/22	2/2	2/2	5	3	1	0	0	32
P. Siakam	26	6/7	0/0	0/0	5	3	0	0	0	12
M. Gasol	25	8/15	0/1	2/3	10	1	0	2	0	18
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
F. VanVleet	21	5/8	0/1	4/4	2	9	1	0	2	14
S. Ibaka	14	0/1	0/0	0/2	5	2	0	1	0	0
M. Gortat	14	2/4	0/0	0/2	7	1	0	0	1	4
A. Jefferson	11	2/3	0/0	0/0	5	0	0	0	0	4
N. Powell (+)	1	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	0	0	0	0	0
J. Noah	DNP
R. Bullock	DNP
O. Anunoby	DNP
TEAM TOTALS		50/86	8/15	10/15	48	34	5	3	5	118

Personally, i think we did pretty well. I mean yea we were not efficient from the field and from three, but thats what happens when a young team plays against last year's best defensive team. We worked hard in the paint, grabbing boards on offense and defense.

My highlighted players

Z. LaVine: Struggled massively in the first quarter but regrouped in the second half, also showed improvement in ability to pass when he's cold.
L. Markkanen: You could see he worked on his post game this summer, and Jim was ready to highlight it, fantastic game for Lauri
C. Hutchinson: Hard worker, is everywhere on the court, improvement in Cutting ability is good to see.
C. White: Pretty bad debut, couldnt find his shot from outside. Worked well inside though, and didnt turn the ball over at all. but i need more from him

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ESPN's top three players we could see getting moved this season

1. BEN SIMMONS - PHILADELPHIA 76ERS

Sources tell ESPN people are growing increasingly frustrated in Philadelphia, especially with Ben Simmons' fit together with Joel Embiid and Jimmy Butler. Reports coming out that Simmons and Embiid are not on good terms anymore, and its causing stress in the locker room.

2. ANDRE DRUMMOND AND/OR BLAKE GRIFFIN - DETROIT PISTONS

Sources tell ESPN that the Pistons will be looking for assets to start their Rebuild, not confident anymore that this duo will get any type of success in the way the roster is set up right now

3. ANDREW WIGGINS - MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES

Sources tell ESPN its more of a question of who is willing to take Wiggins. Timberwolves have reportedly been shopping him around since the Draft, but are yet to find a suitor. Wiggins is averaging 12.2pts, 4.4rpg and 0.6apg this year. Wiggins is on a 4yr/$122.24M deal.

CURRENT BULLS (2-4) UPDATE

Loss vs Pacers 92-99
Loss @ Grizzlies 93-106
Win vs Hawks 117-80
Win @ Hawks 103-97
Loss @ Hornets 86-94

Team Leaders

Points
Z. LaVine - 17.8PPG - .442 FG% - .311 3P%
C. White - 14.8PPG - .397 FG% - .308 3P%
L. Markkanen - 13.5PPG - .437 FG% - .324 3P%

Assists
C. White - 6.2 APG
Z. LaVine - 4.5 APG
K. Dunn - 4.0 APG

Rebounds
W. Carter Jr. - 10.0 RPG
L. Markkanen - 9.8 RPG
O. Porter - 5.5 RPG

Steals and Blocks
C. White - 1.7 SPG
W. Carter Jr - 2.3 BPG

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BEN SIMMONS: ''I WANT OUT''

Nov 21, 2019
A shocker was just send through the entire NBA, when Ben Simmons publicly admitted that he wanted to be traded. The 23-year old never spoke about the rumours ongoing about the sixers locker room, until tonight.

This interview is from his post-game press conference, merely 30 minutes after the media was informed of his request

''It's not working anymore, we've tried, trust me, we did try.''

''So how did this come about?''

''Mostly our gameplay, i had no problems with him and the way he(Embiid) was playing, but he certainly did with me. I'm not here to get into too much detail about the reasons for our altercations though.''

he continued..

''At the end of the day we both went to the board and told them that it was going to be either me or him. And the rest is history''

''It ended up becoming you?''

''Yes.''

Simmons clearly still rattled, walked off the stage into the locker rooms.

Teams interested: Clippers, Bulls, Knicks, Pelicans

CURRENT BULLS (6-9) UPDATE

Bulls vs Clippers 115-97
Bulls vs Timberwolves 81-104
Bulls vs Cavaliers 94-84
Bulls vs Mavericks 110-107
Bulls @ Nets 115-100
Bulls @ Pelicans 95-115
Bulls vs Bucks 85-117
Bulls vs Grizzlies 96-102
Bulls @ Knicks 109-114

Team Leaders

Points
Z. LaVine - 23.1PPG - .450 FG% - .358 3P%
C. White - 14.8PPG - .432 FG% - .338 3P%
L. Markkanen - 13.0PPG - .431 FG% - .293 3P%

Assists
C. White - 6.3 APG
Z. LaVine - 4.3 APG
K. Dunn - 4.1 APG

Rebounds
L. Markkanen - 9.1 RPG
W. Carter Jr. - 8.3 RPG
O. Porter - 6.1 RPG

Steals and Blocks
O. Porter - 1.3 SPG
W. Carter Jr - 2.1 BPG

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Chapter 5
Zachary

''This changes everything''

Let me explain. Yesterday the news broke that Ben Simmons requested a trade and it kept me up all night, i was in meetings with everyone, from scouts to the training staff and the coaches. It all came down to the same thing, we need to see if Ben is in any way shape or form available to us.

Early in the morning i ended up calling the 76ers front office to see what they were asking for, and dont get me wrong, it was ALOT.

It had to be a deal containing Markkanen or LaVine, Coby White and a First round pick. Now Lauri was always going to be off-limits in a deal like this, but even though Zach was our best player, he never looked like a superstar caliber player, hence we had to think about this.

I didnt have much time to think as we were playing the rival Pistons tonight away from home, so i had to continue thinking and looking at stats on the plane. Coby and the pick we were more than fine with, Coby really didnt fit the system we were playing in, as he kind of dissapointed as a playmaker, and that was really the role he was playing alongside LaVine, his defense also really wasnt up to par. So at the end of the day i kept staring at one report card, comparing the exact stats between LaVine and Simmons.



I put my laptop away from now, we were landing in detroit and i had to get into the stadium to get ready for the game.

ZACH LAVINE CARRIES BULLS PAST RIVAL DETROIT PISTONS BY 125-113 IN HEROIC EFFORT

Yeah that was the headline, so you might understand what happened, it was like he heard all the things we were saying about him, how hes selfish, how he doesnt play defense, and most of all how he was not a leader, not a superstar. But oh man did he prove us wrong. It was like he was possessed all night long, whenever we got in a slump and the plays werent working, he just took the ball and scored, every. single. time. And it didnt matter where from, Slow defender on him? Get to the rim, Covering the rim too much? Pull up for a midrange jumpshot. It was magical, it was like he scored without even trying, that night he had that true ''superstar'' moment. It was not about the amount of points he scored, or the 9 assists, it was how he made that game his.

His statline ended up looking like this:
41pts, 2reb, 9ast, 3stl, 1blk, 0to, 16-24 FG, 1-4 3PT, 8-9 FT.

Now this changed everything for me, i am not giving this guy up. That evening i ended up calling the 76ers front office again to notify that we will not be giving up Zach or Lauri, to my surprise they were still willing to negotiate.

*An hour later.*

''....And thats my final offer, we can change tiny details but its either this or no deal. Ill hear from you in the morning, bye.'' i said

I hung up.

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BEN SIMMONS GOES TO CHICAGO FOR COBY WHITE, WENDELL CARTER JR AND A PICK

Chicago had to bring in a third team to make this trade happen, as the sixers demanded the bulls to take on Bismack Biyombo's contract, but didnt want to take on Felicio's contract.

Full details below



Chicago Bulls
Positives
- Receive Ben Simmons
- Lose Felicio's Contract
Negatives
- Will have to pay Bismack Biyombo 17 million this year
- Lose a first and second round pick
- Lose two young players in Coby white and Wendell Carter Jr

Philadelphia 76ers
Positives
- Clear out negativity in locker room
- Lose Bismack Biyombo's contract
- Receive two young players in Coby White and Wendell Carter Jr
- Receive a first round pick
- Receive Nemanja Bjelica
Negatives
- Lose Ben Simmons

Sacramento Kings
Positives
- Receive a second round pick
Negatives
- Lose Nemanja Bjelica
- Take on Cristiano Felicio's Contract


Simmons not expected to play against sixers tomorrow, will debut at home vs the lakers on thursday

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Bulls reportedly very thin at center after Trading away Wendell Carter Jr and Cristiano Felicio. (Last post)

Here is the new Depth Chart for the Chicago Bulls

Chicago Bulls Depth Chart - 2019
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
PG	Ben Simmons (23)	Kris Dunn (25)	Walter Lemon Jr. (27)
SG	Zach LaVine (24)	Antonio Blakeney (23)
SF	Otto Porter (26)	Denzel Valentine (26)	Timothy Luwawu-Cabarrot (24)	Chandler Hutchinson (23)
PF	Lauri Markkanen (22)	Taj Gibson (34)
C	Thomas Bryant (22)	Bismack Biyombo (27)	Alen Smailagic (22)

Oldest Player: Taj Gibson (34)
Youngest Player: Lauri Markkanen, Thomas Bryant, Alen Smailagic (22)

Average Age: 24.8 years old

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BULLS NEW ''BIG THREE'' SHOWS PROMISE AFTER LOSING TO LEBRON AND THE LAKERS 119-115

Ben Simmons had a phenomenal night in his first game with the Chicago Bulls, he showed immediate impact and leadership aswell as chemistry. Head Coach Jim Boylen seemed to not have taking very long fitting him in as the main ball handler and facilitator

Los Angeles Lakers at Chicago Bulls
Nov 27, 2019	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Los Angeles (11-6)	23	22	36	38	119
Chicago (8-10)	30	28	36	21	115

Los Angeles Lakers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
L. Ball	23	2/6	0/1	0/2	4	5	3	0	2	4
K. Thompson	26	9/15	4/7	0/0	2	4	1	0	0	22
L. James	29	15/23	1/3	0/2	7	10	3	0	1	31
K. Kuzma	28	9/15	0/0	4/4	3	1	0	0	0	22
E. Udoh	26	0/2	0/0	0/0	4	3	1	1	0	0
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
S. Doumbouya	16	4/6	0/0	2/3	8	2	1	1	3	10
B. Ingram	15	3/7	0/1	1/1	2	1	0	0	0	7
J. Hart	11	4/6	1/2	0/0	0	4	0	0	0	9
S. Livingston	10	2/4	0/0	0/0	1	2	1	0	0	4
E. Payton	9	3/3	0/0	0/0	1	3	0	0	3	6
M. Wagner	7	2/3	0/0	0/0	2	2	2	0	0	4
D. Gafford	DNP
I. Bonga	DNP
TEAM TOTALS		53/90	6/14	7/12	40	37	12	2	9	119

Chicago Bulls
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
B. Simmons	30	13/16	0/0	7/9	4	11	4	2	8	33
Z. LaVine	30	10/26	1/7	3/3	2	6	1	0	4	24
O. Porter	28	3/4	2/3	0/0	3	0	0	0	0	8
L. Markkanen	27	8/16	3/6	0/0	10	0	0	1	0	19
T. Bryant	27	4/4	0/0	1/1	9	3	0	2	2	9
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
T. Gibson	13	4/8	0/1	0/0	4	0	2	0	0	8
D. Valentine	13	1/2	1/1	0/0	2	0	0	0	0	3
B. Biyombo	12	1/4	0/0	0/0	5	1	1	0	0	2
C. Hutchinson	11	2/2	2/2	0/0	2	0	0	0	1	6
K. Dunn	9	1/2	1/1	0/0	0	3	0	0	1	3
A. Blakeney	DNP
W. Lemon Jr.	DNP
T. Luwawu-Cabarrot	DNP
TEAM TOTALS		47/84	10/21	11/13	41	24	8	5	17	115

CURRENT BULLS (10-11) UPDATE

Win vs Magic 130-89
Win @ Trail Blazers 123-122
Loss vs Pacers 97-110

Team Leaders

Points
Z. LaVine - 25.7PPG - .481 FG% - .370 3P%
B. Simmons - 22.5PPG - .634 FG% - .125 3P%
L. Markkanen - 13.3PPG - .428 FG% - .297 3P%

Assists
B. Simmons - 6.7 APG
Z. LaVine - 4.7 APG
K. Dunn - 3.5 APG

Rebounds
T. Bryant - 9.6 RPG
L. Markkanen - 8.9 RPG
B. Simmons - 8.6 RPG

Steals and Blocks
B. Simmons - 1.6 SPG
B. Biyombo - 1.0 BPG

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Not that hard to go off against weak D Lonzo lol

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Not that hard to go off against weak D Lonzo lol

Lonzo Has D, doesnt have any offense though, Ben locked him up

Vlade would get roasted making that trade in Sacramento - is Felicio listed as the 3rd Center behind Willie and Kosta?

He's actually listed behind Enes Kanter and Harry Giles, they didnt resign Willie or Kosta

They just have a bunch of left over salary cap, so in their terms they got a 2nd round pick for free.

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End of December Squad Update

Record: 18-16
Standings: 8th in the East
PPG: 106.8 (8th in the East, 17th in NBA)
PAPG: 107.1 (4th in the East, 15th in NBA)

Player Stats

Chicago Bulls Stats - 2019
Player	GP	MIN	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG	FPG
Zach LaVine (24) (88)	34	38.2	27.9	3.9	5.3	0.9	0.2	2.4	.499%
Ben Simmons (23) (88)	34	36.5	21.4	9.0	7.5	1.4	0.8	2.4	.588%
Lauri Markkanen (22) (84)	34	31.1	14.2	8.2	0.8	0.3	0.4	1.1	.463%
Otto Porter (26) (81)	34	31.1	11.2	4.8	1.5	0.9	0.5	1.8	.416%
Thomas Bryant (22) (78)	18	29.2	8.9	8.2	0.2	0.5	0.9	1.1	.463%
Taj Gibson (34) (78)	34	20.1	7.2	4.6	0.5	0.4	0.7	0.8	.542%
Kris Dunn (25) (77)	34	14.1	6.4	1.5	2.8	0.9	0.3	1.6	.448%
(+)Denzel Valentine (26) (70-4)	34	16.9	5.6	2.3	2.5	0.5	0.1	0.8	.400%
Chandler Hutchinson (23) (73)	34	11.0	4.6	2.2	0.4	0.3	0.1	0.5	.335%
Bismack Biyombo (27) (77)	32	16.6	4.2	5.0	0.1	0.2	0.8	0.5	.490%
Timothy Luwawu-Cabarrot (24) (73)	7	1.8	1.1	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.4	.455%
Walter Lemon Jr. (27) (74)	2	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	.000%
Antonio Blakeney (23) (72)	1	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	.000%
Alen Smailagic (22) (71)	3	9.0	0.0	3.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	.000%

NBA League Leaders - Updated: Jan 1,
Points Per Game		PPG	Rebounds Per Game		RPG
	1. S. Curry	32.0		1. A. Drummond	15.0
	2. D. Lillard	31.4		2. J. Collins	12.8
	3. K. Leonard	28.3		3. R. Gobert	12.4
	4. J. Harden	28.2		4. G. Antetokounmpo	12.4
	5. Z. LaVine	27.9		5. J. Valanciunas	12.3
Assists Per Game		APG	Steals Per Game		SPG
	1. C. Paul	10.6		1. Z. Williamson	2.3
	2. K. Lowry	10.4		2. C. Paul	2.1
	3. L. Doncic	8.8		3. G. Antetokounmpo	2.1
	4. J. Harden	8.6		4. K. Leonard	1.9
	5. M. Conley	8.3		5. D. Wright	1.9
Blocks Per Game		BPG	Field Goal Percentage		FG%
	1. R. Gobert	2.2		1. C. Capela	.659%
	2. J. Embiid	1.9		2. A. Drummond	.612%
	3. A. Horford	1.9		3. R. Gobert	.610%
	4. A. Drummond	1.9		4. J. McGee	.597%
	5. H. Whiteside	1.9		5. B. Simmons	.588%

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Portland Trailblazers at Chicago Bulls
Jan 1, 2020	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Portland (17-17)	33	28	23	34	118
Chicago (19-16)	30	34	30	27	121

Portland Trailblazers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
D. Lillard	33	14/30	8/17	0/0	1	11	1	0	3	36
C.J. McCollum	31	9/17	6/10	2/2	2	7	0	0	1	26
J . Layman	26	2/4	0/0	0/2	6	1	0	1	0	4
S. Labissiere	26	3/5	0/0	1/1	3	3	0	1	0	7
J. Nurkic	25	9/14	0/0	0/0	15	1	0	1	2	18
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
M. Leonard	16	3/5	0/0	1/1	9	1	1	0	0	7
R. Hood	16	1/7	0/1	0/0	1	5	0	0	0	2
M. Harkless	14	4/5	1/1	0/0	0	2	0	0	0	9
Z. Collins	13	4/4	0/0	1/1	3	1	0	0	0	9
G. Green	DNP
E. Turner	DNP
G. Trent Jr.	DNP
A. Simons	DNP
TEAM TOTALS		49/91	15/29	5/7	42	32	2	3	6	118

Chicago Bulls
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
B. Simmons	29	11/16	0/1	1/1	7	15	2	2	2	23
Z. LaVine	33	11/29	2/7	6/7	5	7	1	0	3	30
O. Porter	29	7/12	4/6	0/0	3	1	0	1	0	18
L. Markkanen	26	6/12	3/7	0/0	9	1	1	1	1	15
T. Bryant	19	4/5	0/0	0/0	4	2	0	1	0	8
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
T. Gibson	19	6/7	2/3	1/1	5	1	0	0	0	15
D. Valentine	15	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1	0	0	0	0
B. Biyombo	13	3/3	0/0	0/0	8	0	0	3	1	6
C. Hutchinson	9	1/4	0/0	0/0	1	1	0	0	1	2
K. Dunn	8	0/2	0/1	4/4	0	1	0	0	0	4
A. Blakeney	DNP
W. Lemon Jr.	DNP
T. Luwawu-Cabarrot	DNP
TEAM TOTALS		49/90	11/25	12/13	44	30	4	8	8	121