Team analysis: Chicago Bulls

October 8th, 2010 by Jason

Especially with Boozer's hand injury, all eyes are on Rose to see if he can finally break through into fantasy eliteness. (AP Photo/Jim Prisching)

Depth chart:

PG: Derrick Rose, C.J. Watson

SG: Ronnie Brewer, Kyle Korver, Keith Bogans

SF: Luol Deng, James Johnson

PF: Taj Gibson, Carlos Boozer

C: Joakim Noah, Kurt Thomas, Omer Asik

Relevant fantasy players and projected draft positions/per-game stats:

Carlos Boozer - F/C (Rd. 3-5): 18.5 Pts, 9.5 Reb, 3 Ast, 1 Stl

Derrick Rose - PG (Rd. 3-5): 19 Pts, 4 Reb, 6.5 Ast, 1 Stl

Joakim Noah - F/C (Rd. 4-5): 10 Pts, 10 Reb, 2 Ast, 1.5 Blk

Luol Deng - SF (Rd. 6-7): 14.5 Pts, 6 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Stl

Taj Gibson - PF (Rd. 7-10): 10 Pts, 8 Reb, 1.5 Blk

Ronnie Brewer - G/F (Rd. 12+): 9 Pts, 3 Reb, 1.5 Stl

C.J. Watson - G (Rd. 13+): 8 Pts, 2.5 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Stl

Kyle Korver - G/F (Rd. 13+): 7 Pts, 1.5 threes

Kurt Thomas - F/C (Rd. 13+): 4 Pts, 5.5 Reb

James Johnson - F (Rd. 13+): 4 Pts, 3.5 Reb

Sleeper:

Watson

Most likely to surprise:

Brewer

Most likely to disappoint:

Boozer

Category specialists:

Things to watch:

how long it takes Boozer to get back to himself after he recovers from his hand injury
if Rose can break through by hitting more threes and stealing more balls
how Deng and Noah will be affected by Boozer‘s presence

Team’s statistical NBA ranks from 2009-10:

Fantasy-friendliness for 2010-11: B

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