For many, he is the best “rookie” of the Bulls summer: Lonzo Ball. After almost three years without playing, LaMelo's brother regained his place in Billy Donovan's rotation and by his own admission, he did not expect to play as well and as long.
Certainly, his playing time is still closely monitored, and he has only played eight matches, due to a wrist injury, but he is proving that he can play 20 minutes and that is encouraging for the future.
“To be honest, I'm a lot better than I thought, right from the start”, he emphasizes. “There are still some failures, sometimes on the ball. But for the most part, I feel comfortable on the pitch. I feel like I haven't really lost anything, so I try to play good minutes when I'm on the court. »
The best +/- differential of the Bulls
Proof of his positive impact on the team, he displays the best +/- of the entire team with +27, and he brings defense and creation to a formation that lacked it. The Bulls sit in the soft underbelly of their conference, with 10 wins for 15 losses, and not much is missing to swing to the right side.
For the replacement leader, it is in defense that we must progress, and this is precisely one of his strong points.
“We have periods where we show that we can defend well and where we do both: defend on the 3-pointer and stop penetrations. And then we have periods where we do neither”he regrets. “Unfortunately we have to play 48 minutes… It's just a matter of effort. »
| Lonzo Ball | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2017-18 | LAL | 52 | 34 | 36.0 | 30.5 | 45.1 | 1.3 | 5.6 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 10.2 |
| 2018-19 | LAL | 47 | 30 | 40.6 | 32.9 | 41.7 | 1.1 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 9.9 |
| 2019-20 | NOP | 63 | 32 | 40.3 | 37.5 | 56.6 | 1.1 | 5.0 | 6.1 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 11.8 |
| 2020-21 | NOP | 55 | 32 | 41.4 | 37.8 | 78.1 | 0.6 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 14.6 |
| 2021-22 | CHI | 35 | 35 | 42.3 | 42.3 | 75.0 | 1.0 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 13.0 |
| 2024-25 | CHI | 7 | 16 | 41.9 | 38.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 5.1 |
| Total | 259 | 32 | 40.1 | 36.5 | 57.8 | 1.0 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 11.7 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
