Lonzo Ball? In the infirmary for an indefinite period. Goran Dragic? Limited playing time due to his age. Alex Caruso? Potentially called up to finish games. So that the young Ayo Dosunmu should recover the place of playmaker in the five of Billy Donovan.
The latter has also established the 22-year-old player, ready to take over according to Ball’s unavailability, for the Bulls’ four preseason games. It is therefore up to him to set the pace alongside players much older and more experienced than him: DeMar DeRozan, Zach LaVine and Nikola Vucevic.
Leadership concerns in perspective? Negative, replies the coach. “ He has no problem directing. If he thinks he has something to say to someone that can help the team or help that person, he does it and he does it the right way. He is very, very respectful of his teammates. He communicates well with them », salute Billy Donovan.
A description that fits the mindset displayed earlier in the week by the Chicago native.
He said he considered himself a “peer” for his teammates: “ As big as they are, we are all human beings after all. […] I’ve always treated all veterans and my teammates with respect because that’s how you get respect, by giving it. »
“ There are certain things he will say, from a leadership perspective, that the group needs to do better or a player needs to do better individually and he has no problem saying anything. », Continues his coach, according to whom « Ayo has never backed down from this responsibility and I think he will only get better at it. “.
