The Chicago Bulls have struggled to find a rhythm over the past few seasons. In fact, the Bulls finished the 2017-18 regular-season campaign with a 27-55 overall record, which was good for a 13th-place finish in the Eastern Conference. Not great, obviously. Now, though, rookie Wendell Carter Jr. says he's ready to change the narrative in The Windy City.

In an interview with Jon Greenberg of The Athletic, Carter noted that he wants to bring a winning culture back to Chicago.

ā€œIā€™m always up for a challenge,ā€ he said. ā€œIā€™m not afraid to fail. If Iā€™m going to fail, Iā€™m going to do it hard. Iā€™m going to go hard as I can in failing. So I feel like that can be appreciated from all the coaches. Iā€™m a hard worker, so I feel like thatā€™s going to translate to the responsibility side of doing whatever we have to do. Put it on my shoulders and Iā€™m going to make it happen.ā€

ā€œWeā€™re going to bring back the winning culture to Chicago,ā€ he said. ā€œIf itā€™s not make the playoffs and win the championship in the first year, I guarantee itā€™s going to be a progressive step each year. I can promise that to all Bulls fans. Iā€™ll take that on my shoulders.ā€

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The Bulls selected Carter, now 19 years of age, with the No. 7 overall pick in this year's draft. The Atlanta native played 37 games with the Duke Blue Devils during their 2017-18 campaign, racking up averages of 13.5 points on 56.1 percent shooting from the field (41.3 percent from beyond the arc), 9.1 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and 2.1 blocks in 26.9 minutes per outing.

Bulls coach Fred Hoiberg has already announced that Carter will be his starting center to start the season. Let's see if he can capitalize on the opportunity.