The NBA often can feel like a back-of-the-line business.
For reserves trying to earn consistent playing time, one slip-up, a few bad games or even lingering injuries can lead to several games in which they don’t play.
This is the reality for Bulls big man Daniel Gafford right now.
Gafford, a second-round pick in 2019, went from starting 11 games in place of injured Wendell Carter Jr. to entering the game Friday against the Suns having not played in four of the Bulls’ last six games now that Carter is back. He also has lost playing time to big man Luke Kornet.