Coby White and Zach LaVine may have garnered the most attention from Bulls fans last season, but on certain nights, neither was the best player on the court. Before suffering an unfortunate injury that sidelined him for 22 games, Wendell Carter Jr. was putting together a very solid second season in the NBA, including 17 double-doubles, good enough to land him on the Rising Stars roster at All-Star Weekend. I know his performances may not have been the flashiest, but considering former head coach Jim Boylen seemed to exclude him from the game plan entirely, it’s telling that he was still able to make that kind of impact. Some Bulls fans have trouble working up excitement about Carter Jr.’s future. And I get that. Since joining the team two years ago, he’s appeared in only 60 percent of the team’s games, which is not the best look for a hyped-up No. 7-overall pick. However, we should be encouraged by the fact that neither injury appears to hold long-term significance. Not to mention, Carter Jr. was plenty healthy before joining the Bulls. There is a world where we chalk up these past two seasons as nothing more than a fluke. Read more https://www.bleachernation.com/bull...nt-wendell-next-season-especially-on-offense/
