For the year, Dunn is averaging 12.9PPG, 5.2APG, 4.8RPG, 2 steals, on 43.4FG%/36.4 3P%/62.2 FT%. Solid all-around numbers for a sophomore lead guard still figuring it out. His defense which is his true money-maker at this point in his career (104 Defensive Rating)is a real joy to watch. His long arms help him shut off and jump off passing lanes for easy steals. He’s still figuring out how to run an NBA offense, and will take time to do so. His putrid 92 Offensive Rating gives that away, but part of that is due to the Bulls ineptness in general on that end of the floor.

Clearly his game (particularly on the offensive end) is still a work in progress, but perhaps we will look back one day as the Bulls getting far more in return for Jimmy Butler than people initially believed in the 2017 Draft Night trade. Markannen is a serious shooter, with great size, and Zach LaVine is returning from a torn ACL later this season — and we all know what his athleticism allows him to do from being a 2X Slam Dunk Contest Champion.

The Bulls are bad this year. Almost unwatchable. And will be for the foreseeable future. Despite winning four games in a row recently — for no reason other than to screw up their tank job, their season will be forgotten ultimately in the Windy City. But that doesn’t mean we can’t check in on them to check on the status on some of their young tantalizing prospects to get a glimpse into the future.

Add in a high draft pick this year, trade Nikola Mirotic for assets, and their rebuild may actually go faster than expected. If Dunn can keep progressing at the rate he is now, I’d say Chicago can be a fun team to watch as early as next year. We’ve already seen him hit a dagger over the Utah Jazz, and repeatedly scream “fuck him”, showing off some of his highly competitive nightmare, so they get bonus points for watchability there. Dunn is a nightmare defensively, and if his offense can catch up to it, he’s going to be a problem for opposing point guards very soon.