Usually, leadership is something very important coming from the point guard position on a winning team, and that is something that Kris Dunn is trying to develop. Even Dunn admits he isn't a natural born leader, but being the point guard for the Chicago Bulls he has accepted that is a role that he needs to take on. He recently sat down with Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times to talk about his new role.
‘‘I told you guys that for the rest of the season, you know, that’s what I want to try and bring,’’ Dunn said when he was asked about his emergence as a leader. ‘‘Try to not just do it with action, but be vocal. ‘‘On the defensive end, they feel like I can be one of the best defenders on our team, so I’ve gotta be the linebacker. If I see things, I’ve got to communicate that to my team. On the offensive end, get everybody in the right spots and try and make the right plays.’’
Timberwolves head coach Tom Thibodeau who was Dunn's mentor last year has said he can see the same leadership traits as the last great Bulls leader, Jimmy Butler.
Bulls coach Fred Hoiberg has had to push Dunn to show that leadership side and has told Dunn to not worry about hurting anyone's feeling.
‘‘Yeah, I’m trying to do my job,’’ Dunn said. ‘‘We’re all men in here. If I’ve gotta be the bad guy, I have no problem doing it. They all know I have no bad intentions.”
For Kris Dunn, he has looked more and more lately like that guy that the Bulls can use as their point guard of the future. He has played in 47 games this year for the Bulls and has put up 13.5 points, 6.1 assists and 4.5 rebounds per game.
After a sparkling college career with the Providence Friars, Dunn entered the 2016 NBA Draft, where he was taken by the Minnesota Timberwolves as the fifth-overall pick.
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