The difference for the Bulls this season is not going to be just who, but how, which was evident in the first possession of Saturday’s opening Summer League game, which the Bulls lost 91-75 to the Dallas Mavericks.
Kris Dunn dribbled up court after the Bulls won the jump ball. He passed to seven foot Lauri Markkanen on top of the floor. Markkanen passed along the left wing to Denzel Valentine, and then Markkanen and Paul Zipser combined for a double screen along the right side to free Dunn for a lob pass from Valentine.
That Valentine made the play, which wasn’t completed, was perhaps symbolic of this dawning Bulls era.