How Victor Wembanyama could help the Chicago Bulls

It doesn’t hurt to dream big, and Victor Wembanyama can be the key to helping the Chicago Bulls become a championship-caliber team once again. Although the Bulls only have a 1.8% chance of snagging the number one pick in this year’s NBA Draft, it’s still better than nothing. For a hard-luck Bulls squad that is deciding what direction they want to move in heading to next season, Wembanyama is definitely a player worth praying to the heavens for.

Lack of various options on offense

Suppose the Bulls win the lottery and select Wembanyama with the first overall pick. In that case, they’d immediately get the chance to revitalize an offense that ranked in the bottom 10 of the NBA this season, which is eyebrow-raising considering their “Big Three” of DeMar DeRozan, Zach LaVine, and Nikola Vucevic are renowned bucket-getters.

What is the reason for this? For starters, the Bulls were seemingly anemic at shooting from long range, ranking dead-last in three-pointers attempted and frequency rate. Instead, they leaned into shooting midrange jumpers, which is what DeRozan is a master of. As proficient as DeRozan is, the fact remains that three is still more than two, and the Bulls were simply unable to generate enough of them. As the team’s executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas shared, it felt like they were trying to catch up in every game they were in.

Game-changer

Wembanyama could potentially be a game-changing addition to this roster. The consensus top pick possesses the size and athleticism to cover multiple positions on defense, making him a valuable commodity for the Bulls.

Having someone like Wembanyama who could stretch the floor and create spacing would open up opportunities for others on offense to drive and finish at the rim or kick out for threes. And while he can hit from deep, Wembanyama is also comfortable finishing off drives, making him a dynamic scoring threat that would help the Bulls immensely.