KC Johnson: While Tony Bradley and Alize Johnson will handle bulk of Nikola Vucevic’s absence, Billy Donovan said he’s considering REALLY small-ball lineups featuring Derrick Jones Jr. or Javonte Green at center.
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Position: F
Born: 02/15/97
Height: 6-6 / 1.98
Weight:195 lbs. / 88.5 kg.
Salary: $9,720,900
Born: 02/15/97
Height: 6-6 / 1.98
Weight:195 lbs. / 88.5 kg.
Salary: $9,720,900
KC Johnson: Derrick Jones Jr., on what he’s trying to bring to Bulls: “As much energy as I can. Just grabbing as many defensive rebounds as I can. With my athleticism, I can try to protect the rim as much as I can. Just whatever the team needs me to do. That’s the type of guy I am.”
KC Johnson: Derrick Jones Jr. and Marko Simonovic participated fully in practice, per Donovan. Tony Bradley still out.
KC Johnson: May not be able to read much into Billy Donovan’s rotation for preseason opener. Besides Patrick Williams and Coby White being out, Tony Bradley (lower left back strain) and Derrick Jones Jr. (sprained left ankle) are listed as doubtful.
Before he became a member of the Chicago Bulls, Derrick Jones Jr. was a fan. “This has always been my favorite NBA team. I haven’t told anybody in the NBA that. I’ve always been a big D-Rose (Derrick Rose) fan and a big (Michael) Jordan fan,” Jones Jr. said after Thursday’s Bulls practice. “Me being in this position now, I’m just so grateful. Every moment I’m out there on the floor I’m going to play it like it’s my last.”
“When I got the news, I was literally at my training facility lifting weights,” Jones Jr. said. “I didn’t know anything about it until I checked my phone because I had 30 missed calls and 20 messages from everybody.”
