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The Chicago Bulls are getting more veteran experience with Drummond and Dragic, but still, a young core interacted and some breakout players for the 2022-23 season. Last season the Bulls were at a league average of 25.2. But now, for the 2022-23 season, Chicago is getting a little older, with their average 26 years old. But Chicago will enter the 2022-23 season with five players under or at the age of 23 years old, Dalen Terry (20), Coby White (22), Marko Simonovic (22), and potential breakout seasons for Ayo Dosunmu (22) and Patrick Williams (23).

Patrick Williams

A breakout player means a breakout is a player that plays surprisingly well and exceeds expectations. Patrick Williams qualifies to be a breakout candidate. Williams, a former Florida State forward, will look to break out in his third season in the NBA. Last season, Williams got off to rough with getting a left wrist injury on a dunk attempt that made him sit out for about 4-6 months. But when he returned with 12 games remaining in the regular season, he showed flashes of becoming an excellent two-way player in the NBA with his long wingspan but hesitated taking jump shots, especially three-point shots.

In the regular season finale, he scored a career-high 35 points against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Note, most of the regular starters for both teams didn’t play because they were resting and saving their energy for the postseason. At only 20 years old, he had tough assignments against stars including Jayson Tatum, Jimmy Butler, and superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo during the first round of the 2022 Postseason.

Williams Interview with Stacy King

This summer, Williams traveled to Los Angeles to have an intense workout camp with teammate DeMar DeRozan. On Stacey King on his Gimme the Hot Sauce Podcast, Williams explained about the extreme workouts and learning the mental aspect.

““I think it’s more so how he approaches the workouts as opposed to the actual routine,” Williams said when asked about what he’s learned. “Like I said, he gets up at 5am, it’s tough on the mental more than anything.” “We go at it in the workouts,”. “I think that’s another thing that makes him so good. He’s going against different people every summer. He invites different people out every summer, he goes against them in the workout. 

For Chicago to make it past the first-round postseason and have a successful season, Williams must have a breakout season. He has the physical tools, but if he can show what he learned from DeRozan in Los Angeles, he will have a great year. Little quick shoutout to DeMar DeRozan for taking Williams under his wing and training him at home in Los Angeles.

Check my latest article on the release of the Bulls 2022 Preseason Schedule

Ayo Dosunmu

Another breakout candidate can be second-year guard Ayo Dosunmu. With the large number of games missed by Chicago’s guards last season, Dosunmu got a significant amount of playing during his rookie season. He had great defensive performances, including his performance against Trae Young when he held Young to shoot 3-for-17 from the field. Dosunmu finished his rookie season with averages of 10.9 points, 5.5 assists, 3.5 rebounds, and 1.1 steals in 40 games as a starter.

The 2021 Second-Round pick has gotten reported as having a “monster offseason,” said K.C. Johnson on Bulls Talk Podcast last Tuesday, July 26th. Dosunmu could start the season as the starting point guard depending on the health of Lonzo Ball. Not only will Dosunmu be motivated to earn significant minutes in the Bulls rotation, but he will also be motivated to play well enough to earn some big bucks during the 2023 Free Agency period. However, I expect him to return to Chicago next season.

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