{"id":51119,"date":"2023-06-25T09:48:14","date_gmt":"2023-06-25T13:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=51119"},"modified":"2023-06-25T09:48:14","modified_gmt":"2023-06-25T13:48:14","slug":"nba-rumors-bulls-seek-guards-and-shooters-in-free-agency-and-trade-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2023\/06\/25\/nba-rumors-bulls-seek-guards-and-shooters-in-free-agency-and-trade-market\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Rumors: Bulls Seek Guards and Shooters In Free Agency and Trade Market"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Chicago Bulls<\/a>, heading into a crucial offseason, doesn’t look like they will go with a complete rebuild, as initially thought. But instead, the Bulls will go after floor spacers, general manager Arturas Karnisovas told NBC Sports Chicago K.C.Jones.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re trying to change our shooting profile. Being last in the league in rate from 3 and 3-point makes, we\u2019re going to try to address that in the offseason.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

NBA Rumors: Bulls Seeking Guard and Shooters In Free Agency<\/h2>\n

Karnivsovas indicated that Chicago’s lack of shooters hurt the team last year. It allowed teams to shrink the floor defensively. Thus preventing Zach LaVine<\/strong><\/a> and DeMar DeRozan<\/strong> <\/a>from doing what they do best, which is slashing to the basket.<\/p>\n

Chicago averaged 10.4 threes on 30.4 attempts a game, which ranked last in the league. The Bulls were also only average when they did launch it from beyond the arc, connecting on 36.1% of their attempts.<\/p>\n

LaVine led the Bulls in 3-point makes (2.7) and attempts (7.1) while shooting at a 37.5% clip, which is slightly above the league average. While LaVine ranked 16th in the NBA in 3-point attempts, it marked less than 40% of his total field goal tries.<\/p>\n

Coby White<\/strong><\/a> was the Bulls’ second most proficient 3-point shooter, canning 1.7 treys on 4.6 attempts a game. White converted 37.5% of his attempts. Nikola Vukevic<\/strong><\/a>, Patrick Beverley<\/strong><\/a>, and Patrick William<\/a>s<\/strong> were the only other Bulls to attempt more than 3 tries a game. However, Williams was the only above-average shooter of the trio, as he knocked down 41.5% of the attempts.<\/p>\n

Regarding positional 3-point shooting, the Bulls’ point guards, small forwards, and power forwards ranked among the bottom five in the league in makes and attempts.<\/p>\n

However, shooters are not the only thing that should top Karnisovas’ shopping list, as the Bulls likely need a point guard. Particularly following Thursday’s night news that Lonzo Ball<\/strong><\/a> is unlikely to play this season.<\/p>\n

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Arutras Karni\u0161ovas on Lonzo Ball: "Going into the offseason, our expectations is that he\u2019s not coming back next season.\u201d<\/p>\n

— Darnell Mayberry (@DarnellMayberry) June 23, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n