The Chicago Bulls made sure to stay active on the first day of free agency. At the end of this past season, Arturas Karnisovas stated that the team had no intention of rebuilding and would instead look to push forward. And so far, during free agency, they’ve made moves that fall in line with that goal.
Chicago re-signed star big man Nikola Vucevic to a new contract and brought back Coby White as well. But perhaps their best move has been the signing of veteran point guard Jevon Carter, who just wrapped up a career season with the Milwaukee Bucks this past year.
The signing was so great that the Bleacher Report staff gave it A grade.
“I love this deal.
“Getting a defense-first point guard in Patrick Beverley helped the Chicago Bulls finish strong and make the play-in tournament in 2022-23. And Jevon Carter is a younger, more athletic version of Pat Bev.
“On a team with Zach LaVine, DeMar DeRozan and Nikola Vučević, there isn’t a ton of need for playmaking from the 1. The Bulls just need Carter to set the front line on defense and space the floor for those three stars.
“For his career, Carter has a 39.7 three-point percentage. And in 2022-23, his defense ranked in the 88th percentile, according to Dunks and Threes’ estimated plus-minus,” they wrote.
Heading into the offseason, the Bulls had a massive hole at the point guard position, and now, they have a starting-level guard in Carter who can help lead them next season.
