Looking to improve their 1-1 preseason record, your Chicago Bulls are headed up to the Great White North to do battle today with old pals Thaddeus Young and Otto Porter (although he may sit with an injury— a familiar predicament for Bulls fans), plus the rest of their Toronto Raptors teammates.
Reigning Rookie of the Year Scottie Barnes and All-NBA power forward Pascal Siakam, as big, switchy forwards who can defend anyone and score from virtually anywhere, will be the team’s toughest coverages. Can Patrick Williams and, uh, DeMar DeRozan contain the duo?
Chicago made mincemeat out of a Nikola Jokic-free Denver Nuggets lineup in a 131-113 victory on Thursday, shooting a stellar 60% of all his students.