Most of things that have caused the Bulls bumble through the first ten percent of this season should not come as a great surprise. Jim Boylen can’t manage a rotation. Zach LaVine can’t play team defense. Nobody can grab a damn rebound. But something nobody accounted for heading into the year was that Lauri Markkanen would struggle so much on the offensive end.
In fact, quite the opposite was expected of Markkanen entering his third season in the league. After a summer off from international competition and a healthy training camp, Markkanen entered the season in peak physical condition.