The Chicago Bulls made a smart choice in the 2019 NBA Draft by filling a position of need at point guard with a highly regarded prospect: Coby White of North Carolina. Jim Boylen now needs to get to work.
White was an electric performer for the Tar Heels; his blazing speed was married perfectly with Carolina’s supremely swift pace of play under storied head coach Roy Williams. White burst onto the scene with his tremendous speed and ability to pull up from deep on the court, which was further accentuated by his astonishingly prodigious head of floppy hair.
White joins an interesting young core in Chicago, headlined by his likely backcourt mate Zach LaVine, 2018 draft pick Wendell Carter Jr., 2017 lottery pick Lauri Markkanen, and Wizards expat Otto Porter Jr.
White is expected to slide right in as the team’s starting point guard, which means “old-school” coach Jim Boylen might have to rethink some of his more antiquated offensive stylings. However, Boylen was quoted by the Chicago Sun-Times on Twitter about one element of White’s game that does need improvement:
Boylen said one of the things he wants to work on with Coby White is decision making.
— Joe Cowley (@JCowleyHoops) June 24, 2019
Certainly, White’s speed led to a seeming lack of concern for ball control, as his 1.5-to-1 assist-turnover rate with Carolina, per Sports Reference, would entail.
Boylen seems to be a taskmaster, but even though his players chafed at his stylings to start, the team was actually moderately competitive near the end of this past season. Perhaps Boylen will have a similar effect on White going forward.
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