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Time for Bulls rookie Patrick Williams to have a summer growth spurt

It was a heart-to-heart that veteran Thad Young had to have with the 19-year-old rookie the last night of the regular season.

Not the first time the Bulls forward had that discussion with Patrick Williams, but the one he was hoping had the most staying power to take into an important summer.

The Bulls beat a resting Bucks team in that finale, and did so sitting the likes of Zach LaVine and Nikola Vucevic.

Williams, the No. 4 pick in the 2020 NBA Draft, finished with 11 points.

Not good enough, according to Young.

“I asked him [after the game], ‘Do you want to be great?