The new-look Bulls have generated hype throughout the offseason and after a perfect preseason are finally playing real games tonight.
Well, sort of. The opponent in the 2021-22 season opener is the Detroit Pistons, who were league doormats last year and should be this year too even after winning the draft lottery and selecting Cade Cunningham #1 overall.
Unfortunately, from an aesthetics point of view, Cunningham is not playing tonight due to a sprained ankle.
So what remains is a lot of last year’s Pistons. You may recall (but probably don’t) they had a pretty promising draft class of Killian Hayes (#7 in the 2020 draft), Isaiah Stewart (#16) and Saddiq Bey (#19).