Flip on any Bulls game and one thing immediately stands out: Wendell Carter Jr. gives maximum effort on defense.
Carter only played 44 games in his rookie campaign and finished with the second-best defensive rating (109.5) on the team, playing solid individual defense despite being on a Bulls team that finished 25th in defensive efficiency. But with Carter looking poised to have a healthy and effective 2019-2020 season, the Bulls defense was expected to be better. So far, that much has been true, with a caveat that we will get to later on.
For starters, similar to the offense, the Bulls' new defensive system is running exactly as it is supposed to, albeit with better results.