Bulls coach Billy Donovan prefers to keep his starting lineup close to the vest, but that doesn’t mean it’s hard to decipher which of his power forwards has proved worthy of the opening-night start next Wednesday against the Heat.
Entering the preseason finale Tuesday against the Bucks, Javonte Green had been the more impressive candidate through the preseason, averaging 16.7 points on 77.3% shooting from the field in three games. Patrick Williams had averaged 7.3 points on 33.3% shooting in those games.
Donovan continued his experimentation at the position Sunday by starting Derrick Jones Jr.