The Chicago Bulls training camp has officially opened . Now begins the competition for starting spots and playing minutes. Management and coach Jim Boylen have stressed the flexibility the current roster provides where numerous players are capable of playing various positions as needed.
According to the NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement, an NBA team has to carry a minimum of 13 players and a maximum of 15. Assuming they carry 14 players, which is the guaranteed league wide average, it would be virtually impossible to divide up the available 240 minutes of playing time (48 minutes for 5 players) in a manner that would win very many basketball games.