It is no secret that the Chicago Bulls were high on Kris Dunn when he was drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the 5th pick of the 2016 NBA draft.
Since his coach was Tom Thibodeau, who is not a big fan of playing rookies, he only started 7 of the 78 games he played in. Most of Dunn’s 17.1 minutes per game during that 2016-17 season was as a backup to Ricky Rubio, who started all 75 games he played in.
As a former Big East Player and Defensive Player of the Year, he was presented with a new start in his second NBA season.