It was close there for a while, but I can now confidently announce the winner of the Bull’s point guard battle, the least exciting inter-team positional battle in the whole league. Hint: it’s not Jerian Grant. Or Ryan Arcidiacono. That’s right:
Kris Dunn!
He started off the season slowly, leading many to fear that he remained the bust he was in Minnesota, but he’s gaining steam now, flush with confidence over being the starter and his midrange jumper starting to fall. Tonight was just the latest in a solid string of games: 20 points, which is a lot of points, and 12 assists, which is a lot of assists. He made some big plays in overtime against the Hornets to snap the Bulls’ 10-game losing streak, not to mention all the big plays he made the rest of the game. Crossing up Dwight Howard isn’t as impressive as crossing up, say, Kawhi Leonard, but it’s a start.