Forward Thinking
Bulls, Brandon Lyndsey Gruber Bulls, Brandon Lyndsey Gruber

Forward Thinking

On Wednesday night the Chicago Bulls selected French forward Noa Essengue with the 12th pick in the lottery. Essengue has a very small frame but is similar in length to last year’s lottery pick Matas Buzelis whom had a fair rookie outing, averaging 8.6 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 1.0 assist in only 18 minutes per game. Head Coach Billy Donovan clearly has a “type” of player he prefers in his front court. Long, high motor guys who play aggressively above the rim. Essengue has been touted by many as a “project player” with a very high upside. Which implies to me a turning of the tide.

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Culture
Bears, Brandon Lyndsey Gruber Bears, Brandon Lyndsey Gruber

Culture

Two years ago, prior to the 2023 NFL Draft, most scouts and pro NFL analysts had DT Jalen Carter out of Georgia ranked as the number one talent in the draft. Carter was involved in a motor vehicle incident that left two people dead and two severely injured. Carter was sentenced to 12 months probation, but in regard to his future NFL career, he was heavily criticized for fleeing the scene in the vehicle he’d been driving the night of the event.

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