Chicago Bulls: 5 most surprising quotes from 2019 Media Day

“It’s not about winning the PG position, it’s about helping the team in whatever position coach wants to put me in. We have a lot of playmakers on the team and that’s the most important thing in basketball.”

– Tomas Satoransky

If there was ever a ticking time bomb waiting to explode inside the Chicago Bulls locker room, I’d feel comfortable putting my money in it being hidden somewhere inside the starting point guard logjam that’s beginning to look a lot more like a rugby scrum than a game of basketball.

The Bulls now have seven guards on the roster after waiving Antonio Blakeney (eight if you count Adam Mokoka on his two-way contract), five of which are capable of playing the point — at least in spurts. However, Zach LaVine will see almost all of his minutes at shooting guard next season while Shaq Harrison and Ryan Arcidiacono aren’t legitimate threats to crack the starting lineup.

That leaves incumbent starting point guard Kris Dunn, free agent acquisition Tomas Satoransky, and recently drafted Coby White left to duke it out for the starting role.

It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to see why this situation could turn out to be volatile, especially with Dunn entering a contract year.  That’s why it’s so relieving to see Satoransky with his head on straight entering the season.

Satoransky was never the full-time starter in Washington — filling in only for John Wall‘s frequent injuries — and was often forced to play out of position. I honestly wouldn’t hold it against him if he had his heart set on winning the starting point guard job.

But Dunn is a territorial beast, and I highly doubt he plans to be relegated to the bench without fighting for his job first. At the very least, Satoransky’s comments indicate this will be a friendly competition for the spot, not one likely to end like the infamous Portis Punch.