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Jalen Smith has been getting scrimmage runs with the starters.
But before the Nikola Vucevic haters scurry out of the woodwork, so has reserves like Ayo Dosunmu and rookie Matas Buzelis.
Bulls coach Billy Donovan admitted as much on Wednesday, and then quickly dismissed any idea that Smith could somehow displace Vucevic in the starting lineup, even with the team taking on a philosophy to get up and down the court at a quicker pace.
“We’ve done stuff in practice where we’ve mixed and matched teams,” Donovan said.