Chicago Bulls 2026-2027

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Joel Goodson

Joel Goodson
it's all ball bearings, nowadays
Joel Goodson
it may be early to declare the Bulls done struck gold w/Caleb Wilson, but mebbe not

chicago.suntimes.com

Bulls may have a rockstar as buzz in Vegas grows around Caleb Wilson

He's not only been all over national television in the wake of his 35-point Summer League debut on Friday, but the Bulls rookie is getting all kinds of recognition from his peers. If there is an 'it' guy this week, it's Wilson, as the franchise may have finally found "that dude."
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phats22
Fly Illini Fly! said:
https://twitter.com/x/status/2077813596025712906
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wasn't sure what point you were making above, but it looks like, yes, players that shoot a lot of 3s will continue to shoot alot of threes. but 3pt fg% has terrible correlation (along with +/- which also says something about summer league).

for the record, this isnt directed towards C Wilson, i think he'll be really good and above average 3pt shooter (somewhere between 9 and 47%, I'd guess).
 
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EyeoftheIllini
Fly Illini Fly! said:
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Not having read the original source article, I’d wonder how accurate that is across individual segments of first year players in summer league. Guards versus centers it would seem like there could be quite a variance. Also, 250 minutes isn’t a lot. Is it the same breakout for guys playing 5 mpg over 50 games as it is for 25 mpg guys playing 70+ games? So to overlay one specific player over those stats/trends may not be very accurate at all.

All that said, I think there is little doubt he’ll shoot more 3s with Bulls than he did with NC. But that rate has already come down. Half his shots were from 3 in first two games and that percentage has dropped to 40% over last two games. I could certainly see it falling further once the games start to count and he’s playing with a full NBA squad against all NBA players.

On a different subject, I’ve found Wilson’s +/- to be interesting I’m not a big proponent of the stat over one or a few games and it is summer league, but he hasn’t had a plus rating in any game. The closest he’s been is -1 and that was in a game the Bulls won by 12. In total the Bulls are -29 over four games. Caleb is -52 over those games. Also, not as concerned with him being a big and it being summer league, but an assist to turnover ratio of 7:21 isn’t exactly ideal.

I like Wilson a lot, think he’ll be good and he has the tools to be very good+, but not ready to go beyond that until we actually see him in NBA games. Definitely raises my interest in watching the Bulls this season though.
 
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ChiefGritty
https://twitter.com/x/status/2103956001506414760

Two things.

1. This seems smart for the Bulls. The roster was desperately short of shooting and adding Hield allows them to run real offense and create normal space for Buzelis and Wilson to operate in as they develop. And Dillingham is a nothing, he was never going to play enough to be a development priority.

2. Even though this is the right thing for the long term of a rebuilding team, it still seems like a trade that would not have happened under the old lottery regime. You have to make it to the 4th worst record to get the best lottery odds, and this is an effort to get there.
 
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