Cody Westerlund
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Tre Jones is the third Bulls player off the bench to enter the game.
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Patrick Williams was the first Bull to get sent to the scorer's table. Kevin Huerter was sent about 1 minute later or less. They enter the game at the same time. So Huerter is one of the first off bench for Bulls.
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Billy Donovan addressed how the Bulls will try to balance competing with mixing in the new players and giving longer looks at young players. As was the case before, he still will take the approach that minutes need to be earned by youngsters.
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Billy Donovan on juggling lineups, playing time for Bulls: "We have an overabundance of guards, quite honestly. We just do. I think we have 9 guards. It's a lot."
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Billy Donovan noted it's important for the Bulls to see what they have in Tre Jones, Kevin Huerter and Zach Collins down the stretch. "You want to give them a chance," Donovan says. "They're here, they're part of our roster and to see how they can help our group."
Billy Donovan’s hope is to get all three of Tre Jones, Kevin Huerter and Zach Collins some playing time tonight. Donovan indicated the tough part might be getting Collins time because the Bulls haven’t used 2-big lineups that often.
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Playing time is now one of the biggest questions for the guard-laden Bulls. Billy Donovan doesn’t seem inclined to cut much time for Coby White and Ayo Dosunmu but added it could happen a bit if other groups are playing well together. It’s fluid, to say the least.
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Billy Donovan’s hope is to get all three of Tre Jones, Kevin Huerter and Zach Collins some playing time tonight. Donovan indicated the tough part might be getting Collins time because the Bulls haven’t used 2-big lineups that often.
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Lonzo Ball (illness) is out tonight, Billy Donovan. Dalen Terry and Talen Horton-Tucker are available.
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RT @670TheScore: What grade would you give the #Bulls & Arturas Karnisovas this NBA Trade Deadline? @CodyWesterlund now joins Score Evenin…
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RT @RamieIsTweeting: LIVE from 6-9pm @670TheScore trying to figure out just what the hell the #Bulls' are doing & remembering the life of V…
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RT @670TheScore: Arturas Karnisovas shared a mixed message after the Bulls were quiet on trade deadline day. He referenced taking a "step…
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After listening back to Arturas Karnisovas’ press conference, I thought this quote stood out. Bulls haven’t committed fully to a tank, so he doesn’t know the path right now to a star. So his focus is on getting 9 or 10 “very good players.” And 2025 draft pick could add one.
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Arturas Karnisovas preaches patience: “It can be a long process, and sometimes it requires taking a step back before moving forward. Our commitment to the goal has not changed. This will take some time to fully unfold, but we have already made a significant shift.”
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Arturas Karnisovas on Billy Donovan: “Billy, like all coaches, is driven to win and recognizes the importance of developing our young players. He does a great job trying to balance that.”
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Arturas Karnisovas on his Bulls, who are 22-30 and 10th in East: “The next 30 games will determine if we will be in the play-in and playoffs. This is something that is achievable, and our guys are capable of getting there.”
Arturas Karnisovas calls making the play-in "achievable" and something still in the realm of possibility for the Bulls.
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Asked about why the Bulls got their own 2025 1st-round pick back when they could've just kept it by being in the bottom 8 for next 2 years, Arturas Karnisovas responded, "The calculation that went into getting our pick back is so we have freedom this season and years to come."
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Will you believe you have a foundation for future if you play well down the stretch and make play-in/playoffs? Arturas Karnisovas says he wants to see change but again calls that a "win" in terms of player development. He believes Bulls can learn a lot in final 30 games.
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What's your preferred outcome for the Bulls this season? Making the play-in or getting a higher draft pick? Arturas Karnisovas doesn't directly answer the question initially, but he eventually says "that's worth it" to see growth if a young core reaches the play-in.
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Arturas Karnisovas doesn't view making the play-in with young players leading the way as a negative. He sees that as growth.
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