Turning his brain off and letting his instinct lead the way has been fruitful for Kris Dunn, but if he didn’t quite realize it can be a detriment on occasion it smacked him in the face early in the preseason opener.
Diving for a loose ball, he found himself facing the scorer’s table Sunday night against the New Orleans Pelicans.
There’s been plenty of rightful conversation surrounding the expected shortcomings on defense and Dunn is one of the few who qualifies as a plus defender. And with coach Fred Hoiberg lauding so much praise on Dunn during the Bulls’ best stretch of the season last year, it’s easy to see Dunn wanting to lead by example with some of the things that aren’t so glamorous.