John Paxson made an appearance in front of the media before the Bulls’ ugly 114-83 loss against the Jazz on Saturday night, and it was to announce that rookies Wendell Carter Jr. (thumb) and Chandler Hutchison (toe) are officially done for the season. Neither rookie has played since January.
Hutchison said his fracture is about “75 percent healed” (wasn’t his initial timetable like a month?) and he should be good to go for Summer League. Denzel Valentine apparently may also be a Summer League candidate, which would be kind of weird, but that decision will be up to him.