![]() ![]() ![]() Robin Lopez has been a great, consistent NBA center all year, and that’s all you can ask for at this point. When we check back in on him at the end of the season, it will be fun to see just how much his playmaking and ballhandling - his weakest skills among coming into the league - have improved. We’ve already seen Markkanen, up his rebounding post-All Star break, and his scoring and rebounding numbers have been off the charts as well. He responded by looking more engaged on defense, improving his jump shooting shooting and defensive rebounding rate. What can I say about Lauri Markkanen that I haven’t already said about my loved ones? In all seriousness, I don’t know if there is a Bull I’ve enjoyed watching this much since early-DRose.Īfter making the 2017–18 All-Rookie first team, expectations were reasonably high for Markkanen, whose 2019 season was delayed by an elbow injury. So it isn’t hard to imagine Carter turning in a low 30s (percentage-wise) 3-point shooter, which would add even more floor-spacing to the Bulls suddenly adequate offense. Per Cleaning the Glass, he is hitting 41 percent of his long midrange jumpers with the Bulls. WCJ shot 41 percent on 3-pointers at Duke, and that has translated to the NBA. Once Jim Boylen took over as head coach, the philosophy change was clear as Carter rarely shot 3s anymore and overall shot less in general. ![]() Under Fred Hoiberg, Carter was shooting at least one 3-point shot per game. The number one thing Carter needs to do in the offseason is get up plenty of 3-pointers (and stay healthy of course). As I’ve said before, an uptick in percentage with a healthy dose of pull-up 3s could make OPJ an even more dangerous offensive weapon that he was in Washington.Ĭarter also posted a ridiculous 50.7 percent contested rebound rate over 44 games, a mark that would’ve been first in the league among players averaging more than 7 RPG. Of course, the percentage has dropped from 45.2 percent to the mid 30s. Last season he shot 0.5 pull-up 3-pointers per game, and he has double that rate in Chicago. Regardless of the players the Bulls draft or sign in free agency, Porter’s 3-point shooting and defensive acumen will make him a solid fit next to them.Īs far as Porter’s limited growth opportunities at this stage of his career, he can still improve as an off the dribble shooter, particularly on pull-up 3-pointers. The point of all this being: Otto Porter Jr.’s mere presence helps put the Bulls best players in a position to succeed and that is a major key. And on the same note, the Porter-Zach LaVine duo has a +9.4 net rating over a 160 minute sample size. THAT is what is most important about Porter. Per NBA.com, the Porter-Lauri Markkanen duo has a +12.4 net rating in 154 minutes. ![]()
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