Chandler Hutchison got slapped with the ‘injury-prone’ tag early in his career. He’s missed 65 of a possible 135 games in his season-and-a-half NBA tenure with a laundry list of afflictions — a development that undoubtedly had some queasy after the Bulls used a first-round draft choice on him in 2018.
But, back and energized, Hutchison has blossomed with advanced opportunity and availability, of late. Since notching a career-high 21 points in Indiana on Jan. 29, the second-year forward is averaging 15.5 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game in a four-game stretch that’s featured his three highest minutes totals of the season.