The Chicago Bulls have signed veteran forward Torrey Craig to a two-year contract, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Craig was a crucial part of the Phoenix Suns’ success this past season, giving them solid minutes in the regular season and coming up big when it mattered in their two playoff series.
Over the past few years, Craig has emerged as one of the most reliable 3-and-D forwards in the league. This past season, he appeared in 79 games for Phoenix, starting 60 of them and playing a career-high 24.7 minutes per contest. He averaged 7.4 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game while shooting 45.6 percent from the field and 39.5 percent from beyond the arc on 3.2 three-point attempts per game.
Chicago entered the offseason with a huge need for three-point shooting, and so far, they have addressed that by adding two (roughly) 40 percent shooters from behind the arc in Craig and point guard Jevon Carter.
Craig will enter Chicago as one of their top options at the power forward position and a perfect mentor for youngster Patrick Williams, who will likely be the Bulls’ starter.
With Craig on the bench, Chicago will have a dependable option who can play 20-30 minutes for them, boosting their play on both sides of the ball.
At the end of this past season, Arturas Karnisovas said that the Bulls had no intention of rebuilding. So, heading into the summer, they needed to add a ton of depth around their stars. And so far, they have done a great job at getting high-level rotation pieces, with Craig being the latest.
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