The rookie was praised throughout the season by his teammates, including 14-year veteran Thad Young.
Veteran Thaddeus Young has pretty much seen it all in the NBA, surpassing the 1,000 games played milestone this season with the Bulls. He has served as a mentor for the young players on the roster, including 19-year-old Patrick Williams, who detailed to reporters on Monday just how great of a player he wants to be in this league.
Thad Young has been, especially this season, something of the eminence grise of the Bulls, the wily old veteran player with a coaching mentality who offers a word of advice or two for the kids in the locker room, a direction or two on the court from where to be to what to do and when.