The Bulls are not varnished this season. As Billy Donovan and his team ponder the future of Lonzo Ball, Alex Caruso re-aggravated his foot injury last night when receiving the Heat.
Author of 5 points (2/3 on shots), 2 assists, 1 interception and 1 against in 10 minutes of play, the former Lakers player had to leave his partners in the middle of the second quarter. However, it is not certain that the Bulls will leave him in the infirmary in the days to come…
” It’s something he’s gonna have to deal with (until the end of) this season. It’s like that. There is not enough time to rest. He’s doing everything he can when it comes to rehabilitation. I know the doctors were okay with him playing. It will largely depend on him and his state of health “, predicts his coach.
The position of the coach is a good way to remind that his Bulls have only 12 games left to at least secure their place in the Top 10 in the East. Thanks to their victory against Miami, the fourth in five games, the Illinois players occupy this 10th place but with only a game and a half ahead of the Pacers and the Wizards.
Having become a starter again for ten games, alongside Patrick Beverley, Alex Caruso remains an important element in the Bulls’ system, defensive in particular.
He is also 5th in the league in the individual ranking of “Defensive Rating”. After half a season played last year, the leader missed ten games this year due to physical glitches.
| Alex Caruso | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2017-18 | ALL | 37 | 15 | 43.1 | 30.2 | 70.0 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 3.6 |
| 2018-19 | ALL | 25 | 21 | 44.5 | 48.0 | 79.7 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 9.2 |
| 2019-20 | ALL | 64 | 18 | 41.2 | 33.3 | 73.4 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 5.5 |
| 2020-21 | ALL | 58 | 21 | 43.6 | 40.1 | 64.5 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 6.4 |
| 2021-22 | CHI | 41 | 28 | 39.8 | 33.3 | 79.5 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 7.4 |
| 2022-23 | CHI | 57 | 24 | 44.0 | 35.7 | 81.2 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 5.6 |
| Total | 282 | 21 | 42.5 | 36.4 | 74.9 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 6.1 | |
