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Bulls guard Alex Caruso named to the NBA’s All-Defensive First Team

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Alex Caruso became the first Bull since Joakim Noah to receive NBA First Team All-Defensive honors.

There were very few times this season where Alex Caruso would go on the offensive.

Petitioning for league-wide recognition was one of those instances.

Just before the season ended for the Bulls in Miami, the guard was discussing the idea of being named to the NBA’s All-Defensive Team for the 2022-23 season, and wasn’t about to undersell how much that would mean to him.

“I think it would be cool.’’ Caruso said twice in the conversation.