The highly-anticipated point-guard training camp battle took a detour on Tuesday.
Specifically, a left one on Day 1 of Bulls training camp.
Thanks, Wendell Carter Jr.
The second-year center injured his left ankle during the three-hour practice, which meant come scrimmage time Kris Dunn and Tomas Satoransky ran together with the first team, rather than going head-to-head and allowing one of them to start making a statement on whose job it will be once the regular-season tips off on Oct. 23.
Call it coach Jim Boylen making a pivot.
With Carter sidelined with the injury – minor and considered day-to-day – Boylen instead started Lauri Markkanen at the center spot, Otto Porter at the four, Satoransky at the three, and a backcourt of Zach LaVine and Dunn.