Bulls Hit the Panic Button With a Chaotic New Starting Lineup
Underdog NBA reported the lineup change.
The are officially hitting the blender button on their rotation. According to Underdog NBA, Chicago is rolling out a brand new starting five of Josh Giddey, , Matas Buzelis, Jalen Wilson, and Jalen Smith for Wednesday's game.
If you are wondering why a team is throwing five names into a hat and seeing what happens in late October, just look at the recent box scores. The are coming off a 134-99 absolute dismantling at the hands of the Boston Celtics. Just two days before that, they gave up 124 points in a brutal loss to the Washington Wizards.
When you are getting run off the floor by Boston and letting Washington host a track meet in your building, you do not just tweak the margins. You pull the fire alarm. This new group looks less like a cohesive NBA starting unit and more like a random DFS lineup you auto-fill three minutes before lock.
For the fantasy and prop markets, this is pure chaos. Giddey is going to have the ball in his hands constantly, while Buzelis and Wilson get a massive bump in opportunity just by being on the floor for the opening tip. Meanwhile, Powell is going to have to shoot until his arm falls off to keep this offense afloat.
We will see if this experiment actually stops the bleeding when the come to town on Wednesday night. If it does not, Chicago has to turn right around and play those same Celtics again on Friday. Pray for the rim.