Denzel Valentine always had the ball, making plays for teammates, running offense, helping and producing as the college player of the year at Michigan State. It wasn’t happening much that way as a Bulls rookie, so he adjusted. The team needed three-point shooting. So Valentine decided he had to become a three-point shooter, stand in the corner, shoot.
“I think that was part of my role this year,” Valentine acknowledged after his Saturday post season meeting with management in the Advocate Center.
But Valentine also saw a need for what he brought his college team, the way he learned the game, what he did, albeit in summer league, for the Bulls.