Rookies often struggle in Summer League. The spacing is different, they have new teammates and the overall speed of the game is unlike anything they’ve ever seen before. It’s perfectly normal for rookies to take their time in the adjustment period.
Second-year guys are different, though. You always want second-year guys to thrive in Summer League. They’re coming off a full NBA season, they’ve done the whole Summer League thing before and they’re used to the different style of play.
For Chicago Bulls second-year forward Chandler Hutchison, this was an important Summer League.