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No nickname needed yet, but the Bulls’ second unit may demand one soon

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Guard Alex Caruso loves the idea of a second unit built on defense and mayhem, but is that realistic for the Bulls moving forward?

It’s way too early for a nickname.

Not that Alex Caruso is against the idea, but the Bulls guard is old school: Nicknames are earned, not just handed out.

And what it will take to earn that nickname? Equity that involves sweat, chaos and mayhem.

“We first saw that a little bit during training camp,’’ Caruso said of the second unit for the Bulls. “It was the first few days, and it was me, JC (Jevon Carter), Torrey (Craig), Ayo (Dosunmu), and Drum (Andre Drummond).