The Chicago Bulls have a lot of notable players on their roster, but one insider believes Ayo Dosunmu doesn’t get the attention he deserves. Nikola Vucevic is known. Josh Giddey is a burgeoning star. Coby White is great, too. Matas Buzelis is shaping into a star as well. Dosunmu often gets overlooked, but that shouldn’t be.
Ayo Dosunmu is Chicago Bulls’ hidden gem
The Chicago Bulls have an interesting concoction of good NBA players and interesting names on their roster. Most of the NBA world knows about Matas Buzelis, Coby White, and Josh Giddey. According to Bleacher Report analyst Dan Favale, far too few know about Ayo Dosunmu.
“Dosunmu is more well-known than [other unheralded NBA players] but eons from a household name. Discussions about him have a tendency to gravitate toward what he isn’t—mainly, a true point guard or knockdown shooter. Whatever,” Favale said.
Dosunmu is 6’5″, and at that height, he really “blurs the line” between wing and guard. He probably shouldn’t run the offense more than a few times, but he does finish well and provide good rim pressure for someone who is that height.
“He has also shown glimmers of improved playmaking coming around ball screens and knows how to facilitate when attacking downhill,” Favale continued. “Payton Pritchard and Tyrese Haliburton were the only players last season to match his scoring efficiency (57.1 percent) and assist rate (12.4) on drives while finishing at least as many of them (371).”
Dosunmu is also a two-way player. He has spent a lot of his time with the Bulls defending the opposition’s point of attack, which is where he excels. However, he has also shown plenty of ability to hang with bigger small or even power forwards. He can defend multiple positions and has good offensive skills, too. That’s rare in the NBA.
There was talk that Dosunmu would get traded this offseason because he has just one year left on his contract, and the Bulls are currently kind of directionless. As of now, that isn’t happening, which might be a very wise plan for the Chicago front office.
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