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The G League, formally known as the D League, allows players to prove themselves to earn a possibly NBA contract. If you can’t get drafted into the NBA, there’s always a chance of landing on a G League team roster. Some players have become great and have good NBA careers, like 2021 NBA Champion Khris Middleton and 2019 NBA Champion Pascal Siakam. There have not been many former Windy City Bulls players to have a great NBA career. But, these two guys on this list made significant contributions during the 2022 NBA Postseason for their teams.

Spencer Dinwiddie

Career Windy City Bulls stats: 19.4 points, 8.1 assists, 3.7 rebounds, 2.2 steals

Before he became well known, he was with the Detroit Pistons. During his rookie season, he made one NBA start but received two assignments to the Grand Rapids Drive, the Pistons’ G-League affiliate. After his rookie season, he appeared in 12 games with the Pistons and spent most of his sophomore season with the Grand Rapids Drive. Dinwiddle would average 14.1 points and 5.8 assists in 20 games with the Drive.

On June 17th, 2016, Dinwiddie was traded to the Chicago Bulls for Cameron Bairstow. A couple of weeks later, he got waived and re-signed on July 28th, but waived again until five preseason appearances with the Chicago Bulls. He spent nine games with the Windy City Bulls and played well, averaging 37.4 minutes. Windy City had a 5-4 record with Dinwiddie in the lineup. But he didn’t finish the season with the Windy City Bulls.

After a rough start to Dinwiddie’s NBA career, he finally got his career going with the Brooklyn Nets. Dinwiddie spent five seasons in Brooklyn. On April 8, 2017, in a 107–106 win over the Chicago Bulls, Dinwiddie made four free throws in the final 13.6 seconds and finished with 19 points. Every season, he would improve his points average. Dinwiddie was a part of the Russell Westbrook trade and got sent to the Washington Wizards. After 44 games in a Wizards uniform, he got traded to the Dallas Mavericks. He averaged 14.2 points, 3.6 assists, and 2.4 rebounds in 18 games during the 2022 Postseason and helped Dallas make the Western Conference Finals for the first time since 2011. Dallas would lose in five games to the 2022 NBA Champions, Golden State Warriors.

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Max Strus

Career Windy City Bulls stats: 18.2 points, 5.8 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 0.8 steals

Max Strus played at Depaul University, located in Chicago, for the final two years of his college basketball career. Strus went undrafted in the 2019 NBA Draft and signed with the Boston Celtics. Strus and Javonte Green fought for the final roster spot on the Celtics during the preseason. But before the 2019 season, Strus got cut.

After getting cut, he got his chance with the Windy City Bulls for 13 games and started in 12. Strus shot 41.5% from the field and 30.5% from the three. When Strus played, Windy City had a 7-6 record. His best G League performance came on December 17th against the College Park Skyhawks when he had 31 points and 13 rebounds, shot 11-for-24 from the field, and 4-for-13 from three.

After 13 games with the Windy City Bulls, he signed a training camp contract with the Miami Heat. A couple of weeks later, his contract became a two-way contract. On August 6th, five days after signing with the Heat Summer League, he signed a two-year contract worth $3.5 million to remain in Miami. Strus became well known during the 2022 Postseason. In 18 games during the 2022 postseason, Strus averaged 10.9 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 2.1 assists. He had two games of at least 20 points and got two double-doubles. The Miami Heat lost in the Eastern Conference to the Boston Celtics.

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