12/24/2024, 7:57 AM

Matches season high with 11 assists

Dosunmu matched his season-high output with 11 dimes Monday, facilitating the offense for the Bulls in the blowout defeat. Through his last nine outings, Dosunmu is averaging 14.2 points, 6.4 assists, 4.6 rebounds, 1.4 steals and 1.9 three-pointers. The 24-year-old wing is shooting 39.5 percent from deep during this interval, and he'll look to stay on track from long range in his next matchup Thursday against a Hawks team that's giving up the most triples per game (15.9) this season.

12/24/2024, 7:55 AM

Instant offense off bench Monday

Smith provided some instant offense off the bench for the Bulls, supplying an efficient 14 points to go with seven boards Monday. Across his last seven contests, Smith is averaging a fairly efficient 8.3 points, 6.9 rebounds, 1.0 assists, 1.0 blocks and 1.0 three-pointers in 18.6 minutes. The 24-year-old big man has proven to be a strong producer on a per-minute basis over the first five years of his career, so he'd be an appealing add in fantasy leagues if starting center Nikola Vucevic ever were to miss time with an injury.

12/24/2024, 7:53 AM

Tallies another double-double

That's now 18 double-doubles in 29 appearances for Vucevic this season, and the veteran big man continues to push for the third All-Star nod of his career in 2024-25. Over his last nine games, Vucevic has averaged 21.6 points, 9.7 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 0.9 blocks and 2.3 three-pointers and is shooting 59.4 percent from the field during this stretch. He'll look to keep the good times rolling in Thursday's soft matchup against the Hawks, who rank 27th in the NBA in points per game allowed (119.0).