That makes him an intriguing deploy in season-long formats extending into this week while also putting him squarely onto the DFS radar as a possible punt play, but keep in mind that Jimmy Butler should do most of the playmaking. Nikola Mirotic added 20 points and Cristiano Felicion had 16 on six of eight shooting after seven of seven Saturday over Cleveland.
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Felicio will try to build on that performance while helping the Bulls officially avoid their first losing mark since going 33-49 in 2007-08, the last season in which they failed to make the playoffs. I would take Snell over Bobby Portis or even Justin Holliday.
Noah is in the final year of his five-year, $60 million contract while Gasol has a player option at the end of this current season, the second of the three-year, $22.3 million deal he signed with the Bulls in the summer of 2014. The Pelicans fell to 30-51. They selected point guard Derrick Rose who won the NBA’s MVP award in 2011 and led the team to the Eastern Conference Finals. Butler was the only regular in the starting lineup.
Despite having a strong team on paper, the Bulls have struggled and they have found it hard to face the younger teams in the league. The Bulls shot 55 percent pushing the ball more, but fell behind 29-27 after one quarter.
Butler had a family commitment and would fly to New Orleans later on Sunday and he plans on playing against the Pelicans.
Through 71 appearances, the 35-year-old is averaging 16.6 points, 11.0 rebounds, 2.1 offensive boards, 4.1 assists, and 2.0 blocks per game.
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This could be the last time that the core of the Bulls stay intact as many believe the way for them to go back to the top is through rebuilding, but change is desperately needed for a proud franchise like the Bulls. Jimmy Butler failed to continue his self-proclaimed ascendance to team leader, instead managing a few huge game with an injury thrown in and the ability to refer to himself in the third person. That gave the Bulls a 115-108 lead.
