Last season, the Bulls got their boss Nikola Vucevic from the Magic before the trade deadline, and Lavin formed a "wenwu combination", originally thinking that after getting together these two All-Star players, they could let the Bulls launch an impact on the playoffs in the second half of the season, and the cooperation between the two sides did not come, and the Bulls only achieved a record of 31 wins and 41 losses, unfortunately ranking 11th in the East, and even the playoffs did not go in. In the offseason, the Bulls continued to stay in the team with the combination of culture and martial arts, and successively signed Caruso, DeRozan, Brother Ball, Derek Jones Jr. and other powerful players, and the ambition to impact the playoffs can be described as Sima Zhao's heart.
Admittedly, the Bulls have indeed ushered in a big change this season, and are currently in fifth place in the East with a record of 42 wins and 31 losses, which is not bad at first glance, but it is important to know that not long ago they once sat at the top of the Eastern Conference, but if they had not suffered serious injuries later, they would not have fallen out of the upper half of the East. In the case of several defenders who have played well this season, it is Vucevic who has dropped the chain a bit. In the 65 games played for the Bulls this season, although Vucevic averaged a double-double of 18 points and 11.3 rebounds per game, as an interior player, his shooting percentage was only 47.7%, even worse than DeRozan's 50.5% and Lavine's 48%.
As an interior player with a height of 2 meters 13, in fact, throughout Vucevic's entire career, the shooting rate is only 49.4%, even if the 14-15 season comes to the career peak, it is only 52.3%, placed on the 4th and 5th positions, such shooting accuracy can really be said to be the bottom level of the league. Because of the long-term play in such a uncompetitive team as the Magic, but also let Vucevic used to "attack strong and defend weak", completely do not pay attention to defense, so this time to the Bulls such a competitive team, Vucevic has also become the team's defensive black hole.
As of now, Vucevic's defensive efficiency is only 112, which is basically the level of the middle and lower reaches of the league, and the Bulls are a weak underbelly in the interior, except for Vucevic, the center position can only be guest starred by veteran Tristan Thompson and rookie Patrick Williams, but these two are notoriously weak and defensive, so even if they can fill the gap in Vucevic on the defensive end, their contribution on the offensive end is indeed very limited.
In the summer of 19 years signed a 4-year 100 million contract Vucevic, there is another year 22 million contracts to fulfill, and like him "kill a thousand self-inflicted losses eight hundred" of the inside player, for the Bulls, really is not a suitable choice, during the regular season he can indeed play a game, but in the playoffs this test of defense stage, Vucevic but in the offensive end of the inaccurate, coupled with the original black hole defense, the Bulls even if they can get lucky in the first round, but in the semifinals, or even the final stage, It will also be sniped by other strong teams.
To know that these popular teams in the East do not lack both offensive and defensive interior lines, the Heat's Adebayo, the 76ers' Embiid, the Bucks' alphabet brother, and even the Cavaliers have Jarret Allen, who can be with Vucevic, so if the Bulls really want to impact the championship in the future, Vucevic is estimated to be replaced as soon as possible.