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30 biggest answers for the 2017-18 NBA season

By Jeremy Lambert

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CHICAGO, IL – MARCH 17: Cameron Payne #22 of the Chicago Bulls handles the ball against the Cleveland Cavaliers on March 17, 2018 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Jeff Haynes/NBAE via Getty Images)
CHICAGO, IL – MARCH 17: Cameron Payne #22 of the Chicago Bulls handles the ball against the Cleveland Cavaliers on March 17, 2018 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Jeff Haynes/NBAE via Getty Images) /

26. Who will end the season as the Chicago Bulls starting point guard?

What I Said Then: I believe you will end the season as the Bulls starting point guard. Yes, you, person reading this. Chicago will become so desperate for attention that they’ll go to The Proving Ground to scout for talent. You’ll embarrass everyone at the Proving Ground, talk to a Bulls executive who invites you to practice, embarrass the Bulls A-squad and B-squad, and end up with a contract. That’s how the NBA works in 2017-18 and that’s how you will end up as the Chicago Bulls starting point guard.

What I’m Saying Now: If you played NBA 2K MyPlayer and selected the Bulls, this happened to you.

By the end of the season, Chicago’s point guard situation didn’t look quite as bad. Kris Dunn averaged 13 points and six assists in 52 games while proving to be a good defender. Injuries derailed his season late, but he looks prime for a big breakout season next year. Cameron Payne gave the team good minutes when he returned from his latest foot injury. Jerian Grant wasn’t bad.

Are any of these players future All-Stars? Probably not. But Chicago doesn’t look like the dire place it appeared to be heading into the season. We didn’t even see this team at full-strength for most of the season. Zach LaVine barely played and Lauri Markkanen suffered some setbacks late.

Things looked bleak when Jimmy Butler was traded, but Chicago gave fans just enough hope spots to keep them coming back. If the trio of Dunn, LaVine and Markkanen continue to improve, this is a sneaky team that could challenge for the tenth seed next year.

It could be worse, Chicago. You could be Orlando.

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