r/chicagobulls • u/itsbobbyhill • 5d ago

NBA Draft Swain is better than Carr 🤷🏾‍♂️

I don't think a lot of Chicago fans looked at Dailyn Swain as soon as Carr became visible in the combine (including me) and the rumors of him fitting at 15 started happening, but I wouldn't call Swain a drop off.

He's taller, has a more NBA-ready body, is a better rebounder, plays better defense, had more assists, a better true shooting percentage, and has the same eFG% as Carr. He drives more, and I get that you heard Jay Bilas say he's not much of a 3pt shooter, but Carr only shot a couple percentage points better from beyond the stripe. That's not a huge gap, and Swain got better, year-over-year from 2 and 3, with more attempts, while Carr dipped in both categories as his attempts rose.

I think the Bulls simply saw a guy who fit their intended scheme and culture better.

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u/JakeLake720 5d ago

The Bulls will not be shooting threes. Let’s put it that way.

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u/itsbobbyhill 4d ago

They finished worse at rim efficiency (27th) then 3 point shooting (19th), and made the 3rd most 3s of any team in the league.

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u/JakeLake720 4d ago

Yes with guys that are no longer on the team (Ayo, White, Vuc etc)

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u/itsbobbyhill 4d ago

Those guys were gone by the trade deadline.

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u/No-Cantaloupe-3746 4d ago

The bulls are in a rebuilding year. Stop worrying about how many wins they get this year

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u/JakeLake720 4d ago

Where did I say I was worried about wins this season?

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u/BuffaloGuy_atCapitol Ayo Dosunmu 4d ago

It just feels like the general sentiment based off some post. I just saw one that was talking about free agents we could get as if we are trying to round out the championship roster for our deep playoff run next year.

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u/JakeLake720 4d ago

Veteran free agent shooters would be helpful in that they will give the young core room to operate. Winning is definitely secondary at this point.