Bulls Tiago Splitter Explains Why Patrick Williams Isn't Playing
Coach Tiago Splitter said Williams must earn minutes as the Bulls evaluate a crowded frontcourt and plan to keep adjusting the rotation.
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Bulls Tiago Splitter Explains Why Patrick Williams Isn't Playing
Chicago Bulls head coach Tiago Splitter explained why power forward Patrick Williams hasn’t been playing for the Bulls this season.While Williams has been dealing with a groin injury that kept him on the bench early in the season for Chicago, Splitter recently gave him a DNP-CD, marking an incredible fall from grace for the No. […]
Patrick Williams' contract status carries no weight with Bulls regime
<p>BOSTON – The groin injury that sidelined Patrick Williams the last week was in the past. His days of being a continual DNP (Did Not Play) Coach’s Decision were not.</p><p>That doesn’t mean Bulls coach Tiago Splitter doesn’t see value in the No. 4 overall pick from the 2020 draft, letting him know to stay ready. Staying ready, however, and seeing playing time as a rotation piece are two very different conversations.</p><p>“I told him during th…
Patrick Williams’ contract status carries no weight with Bulls regime
BOSTON — The groin injury that sidelined forward Patrick Williams the last week was in the past. His days of being a DNP-CD were not. But Bulls coach Tiago Splitter still sees value in the No. 4 overall pick from the 2020 draft, letting him know to stay ready. Staying ready, however, and seeing playing time as a rotation piece are two different conversations. “I told him during the whole camp and before we started the games that he was doing a g…
Bulls Notes: Williams, Splitter, Okoro, Wilson, Friday's Loss
Former No. 4 overall pick Patrick Williams is owed $54MM over the next three years, including an $18MM player option for 2028/29. But even after recovering from a quad injury, the Bulls forward remains buried on the depth chart under new head coach Tiago Splitter, having yet to play a minute this fall. “I told him during the whole (training) camp and before we started the games he was doing a great job, he was forcing his hand and making my life…
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