For the 2022-23 season, the Bulls bring back the majority of their roster from last season with the veteran additions of Andre Drummond and Goran Dragic.
Drummond joins the Bulls after spending last season with both the Philadelphia 76ers and Brooklyn Nets, averaging 7.9 points and 9.3 rebounds per game.
Zach Buckley of Bleacher Report put together a list of the ‘best new weapon’ for every NBA team this offseason, choosing Drummond for the Bulls.
Buckley:
While it’s possible Goran Dragic or rookie Dalen Terry could play the biggest role among the Bulls’ newcomers—particularly if Lonzo Ball can’t shake his nagging knee injury—Andre Drummond is the early favorite to be the cleanest fit.
Chicago needed a big, athletic paint presence behind Nikola Vucevic, and Drummond can be precisely that. He might have his flaws—namely, anything connected to the perimeter—but he gets hyperactive on the interior and showed last season he can handle a significant role for a contender.
He nearly averaged a double-double (9.3 rebounds and 7.9 points) across 73 games for Philadelphia and Brooklyn despite seeing fewer than 20 minutes per night. He also contributed 2.0 steals and 1.7 blocks per 36 minutes while shaving 4.9 percentage points off his opponents’ connection rate inside of six feet.
A Bulls team that was too often muscled around in the middle (fourth-most field goals allowed within five feet) will feel Drummond’s impact early and often.
Drummond’s role as an effective rebounder for the Bulls will come in handy off the bench. If Drummond can mirror his rim protecting efforts from last season and be efficient around the rim offensively, he can be a true asset for Chicago this season.
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