Chicago Bulls: 3 players that will be affected by Lonzo Ball
By Ryan Taylor
The Chicago Bulls have done it. The team signed Lonzo Ball in part of a sign-and-trade for Tomas Satoransky, Garrett Temple, and a future second-round pick.
The Bulls inked Ball on a four-year $85 million deal as one of the first moves reported by Adrian Wojnarowski and Shams Charania.
The team has been linked to Ball’s name since Arturas Karnisovas offered the Pelicans Lauri Makkanen for Ball back before the trade deadline.
Finally, the day has come in Chicago when the Bulls will get a high-flying, electric point guard that can enhance the team’s play on both sides of the floor.
Lonzo Ball has agreed to a four-year, $85 million deal with the Chicago Bulls, CEO of Klutch Sports Rich Paul tells @TheAthletic @Stadium.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) August 2, 2021
The Chicago Bulls are hoping to see Lonzo Ball continue his development.
If you are not a Ball fan because of the flash and media attention, let me explain to you why you should be happy with the former UCLA point guard running the floor. If there is one word to describe Ball’s four-year career in the NBA, it’s improvement.
Ball has drastically improved since his rookie year in plenty of aspects. Field goal percentage, three-point percentage, free throw percentage, offensive rating, scoring, and playing off-ball are all much better. With Ball’s wide-ranged skill set and insurmountable potential at 23 years old, he will fit like a glove on both sides of the basketball with the Bulls.
His offensive and defensive fit will affect some of the Bulls’ current members. The fact that Ball can work in the full court and can work on the perimeter for defense will have effects on how some players play next season. It will all be up to head coach Billy Donovan to figure out how he fits with the Bulls.