NBA.com’s John Schuhmann just released the 2018-2019 version of the NBA GM survey, and it’s surprisingly teeming with Chicago Bulls.
One that didn’t surprise is Lauri Markkanen being mentioned in 7 percent of the vote in the category ‘which player will have a breakout season in 2018-2019.’ Markkanen had a historic rookie season, and it’s unfortunate that he’ll have to wait until December to build on it after recently suffering a high grade lateral elbow sprain in practice. The muscle he added during the offseason could create a new dimension to his game manifesting in improvements in his low-post scoring, rebounding, and rim protection.