The Chicago Bulls are entering a youth movement. It will be headlined by former first-round picks Coby White and Patrick Williams and 2024 No. 11 overall pick Matas Buzelis.
But the Bulls have also gotten significant mileage out of one of their former second-round picks, Chicago native Ayo Dosunmu. The No. 38 overall pick of the 2021 draft, Dosunu is coming off a season in which he averaged
“The three-year, $21 million contract that Ayo Dosunmu signed with the Chicago Bulls last summer looked like a bargain in real time. It is certified highway robbery now,” Favale wrote on July 20.
Monitoring his development on offense from here is a must. The Bulls appear to have charted a more gradual course this offseason. They also remain chock full of guards–most notably White and Josh Giddey, both of whom will usurp Dosunmu in the initiator pecking order.
“If Chicago isn’t prepared to titrate up the latter’s volume, consider this my not-so-veiled way of pleading with other teams to trade for him.”
Dosunmu set career highs in 2023-24, averaging 12.2 points and shooting 40.3% on 3.9 attempts from beyond the arc per game. The Bulls guard also tied his career-high mark with 2.8 rebounds and chipped in 3.2 assists.
Favale ranked Dosunmu as the second most “underrated” player in the NBA. He finished second on Favale’s list.
Playing time could be tricky to come by consistently. White had a breakout season in 2023-24 commanding touches. Giddey is a non-shooting point guard who operates best on the ball.