Should Chicago Bulls point guard Kris Dunn be worried about his status on the team? Based on a report by Joe Cowley of The Chicago Sun-Times, Dunn should at least be rattled. According to Cowley’s sources, the Bulls have grown dissatisfied with how Dunn is preparing for the 2018-19 campaign in the offseason to the point that they are considering using their first-round No. 7 pick on Trae Young or on another point guard.
Dunn was a workout warrior last offseason, but the sources said he has been ‘‘shortcutting’’ his way through May and early June enough that the idea of the Bulls selecting a point guard in the NBA Draft on June 21 is back in play.
This is far from the tune the Bulls were singing last April when Chicago’s vice president of basketball operations John Paxon said that Dunn was expected to lead the team’s backcourt next season.
Perhaps Dunn is only taking a slow approach this offseason after missing the final 14 games of last season due to a toe injury.
Nevertheless, this latest update about Dunn is a frustrating one for the former Providence Friars star. Drafted fifth overall in 2016 by the Minnesota Timberwolves, Dunn played in limited minutes in his rookie year before getting a break in the Windy City, when he was traded there by the Timberwolves along with Zach LaVine and Lauri Markkanen for Jimmy Butler and Justin Patton.
In his first year with the Bulls, Dunn averaged 13.4 points, 6.0 assists, 4.3 rebounds, and 2.0 steals per game.
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