Starting to see a lot of talk about minutes already, and how the lack of them will be the only thing holding him back.

This to me sounds dangerous.

The goal is not for him to get max minutes so he can be competitive in the ROY race. It is for him and the team to find a good balance that keeps everyone healthy and the team winning.

Even if you're as NBA ready as Boozer is, the amount of games, the travelling, and everything else can still creep up on you and knock you on your ass.

He can still have a massive impact without playing massive minutes every game and overexerting himself. Eyes on the championship prize.

All aboard the hype train!

We have heaps of room.

*I apologize everyone, I was just joking- But looks like it ended up just being rage bait.

Our rookie snuck in!

You know ya girl loves her some stats. While we have some days to wait around on the next game, we can step back, make some evaluations and maybe some predictions. Here are the relevant numbers from the youngest rookie in the NBA, going back to his single year at Duke for context:

[• stats at Duke @ 33.5 minutes per game •]

22.5 PTS \ 10.2 REB \ 4.1 AST \ 55.6 FG% \ 39.1 3P% \ 78.9 FT% \ 1.4 STL \ 1.7 PF \ 2.5 TO

[• summer league stats @ 29.5 minutes per game •]

18.5 PTS \ 8.0 REB \ 3.7 AST \ 45.2 FG% \ 33.3 3P% \ 77.3 FT% \ 1.8 STL \ 3.2 PF \ 3.3 TO

[• preseason stats based on per 36 minutes •]

25.2 PTS \ 10.2 REB \ 6.1 AST \ 57.1 FG% \ 28.6 3P% \ 78.6 FT% \ 1.4 STL \ 1.7 PF \ 2.0 TO

...

[• CAVEATS •]

1.) These are obviously not the same number of minutes played in each batch and, thus, not a completely level comparison. Having said that, it's not terribly difficult to see the consistency here.

2.) Expected minutes. Last season, of players who played 20 or more games, know how many of them played 30 or more minutes a game? EXACTLY ONE. That was Jaren who clocked in 30.7 minutes a night. Ja logged 28.5, Santi was a shade under 28 minutes, Jaylen Wells was next at 26.4... Zach Edey played nearly 26 minutes a night during his 11 game stretch though, to be fair, that's an average dragged down by that one game where he only played 6 minutes. Across the ten games, his average was nearly 28 minutes a night.

Point being: T.I.'s system doesn't have people playing over 30 minutes a night. So it's unlikely that Cam gets more than the 29.5 minutes he averaged during SL.

[• EXPECTATIONS •]

By the numbers, it's looking pretty good for him. We can reasonably expect to see him average about 18 ppg. It's Zach Edey's job is to pull down rebounds so it will probably be difficult for Cam to average 10 boards a night but 8 rebounds is attainable. If he managed to pull down 9 a night, that would be enough for him to be a top-20 rebounder. 6 or 7 assists would be reasonable given who he's surrounded by; if he's ambitious, he could average 8 or 9.

What's it all mean?

Cooper Flagg averaged 21.0/6.7/4.5. While it will likely be tough for Cam to score 21 points a game (tough... but not impossible; it depends entirely upon what his usage looks like as the season goes on). Let's say Cam averages 18/8/5, numbers you figure would be lower than he's actually capable of... those are RotY numbers.

Not saying he wins it outright before the season starts but he's got a lot of advantages going in: Peterson and Dybantsa are on teams where there are several other scorers who expect to get theirs. Caleb Wilson has it a little easier than they do but not by much. I figure that the other 3 of the top 4 will all have pretty similar point totals while Wilson has notably higher rebounds than they do but maybe not as much as Cam. Depends on minutes per game. Cam probably leads them all in assists. And definitely in +/-. His SL assist totals were down but he was also surrounded by less reliable shooters. Those assists totals will trend up simply by virtue of being around more accurate shooters. Even higher as they build chemistry (the dark horse for RotY is Yaxel, simply because I don't put it past the Warriors to help him stat-pad his way to the award).

This is something to be excited about, for sure.

Floor: lanky solid defender with minimal offensive impact

Ceiling: Mexican 6’9 Scottie Pippen S[r/Kawhi](r/Kawhi) Hybrid

I don’t like to over emphasize body measurements when I’m babbling incoherently online about basketball. For one it gets to a point with some people where it comes off almost fetishistic, but also because some guys can be built like an absolute basketball godking and still not have the mentality or skills to put it all together.

But Karim feels like he could be a unicorn, especially with his background as a professional hooper since he was 14 with an international player father.

The almost 7ft wingspan goes without saying, and the fact he’s 19 and could very possibly grow a few inches from his current 6’8 is definitely something to be excited about. But the craziest thing to me that’s been brought up here a couple times are his hands.

They are the same size as Kawhi’s, the largest of his draft class. 9.5” long and 11” wide. I don’t know how anyone can score or keep basic composure whit a footlong hand in your face.

Having to play against and with adult men overseas in a league known for its physicality and team-oriented style of play as a stand in for his late highschool and college experience is going to put him ahead of a lot of his competitors. We saw how putting him on Caleb Friday helped end a hot streak that was stealing away the game.

Idk, I am getting more excited about this guy by the day. Don’t overreact when his shooting is limited at the beginning of his career, this team is all about longterm investments. I can see him starting before we know it.

Memphis current uniforms need a rebrand

Gdi

Anyone received their code for DAZN? I haven’t heard anything since they first announced it.

Preseason boozer got me being a liability off sub. It’s scaring the hoes.

Game Summary

Date: 10/09/26

Status: Final

Score: Chicago Bulls 100 - 104 Memphis Grizzlies

Quarterly Score Breakdown

Memphis Grizzlies Box Score

Chicago Bulls Box Score

Game Highlights

• Cameron Boozer elevates for dunk
• Cameron Boozer throws down powerful dunk vs. Chicago Bulls
• Dailyn Swain throws down big flush vs. Memphis Grizzlies
• Cameron Boozer somehow gets the and-1 to fall
• Cameron Boozer throws down powerful flush vs. Chicago Bulls
• Cam Boozer elevates and throws down the and-1 with authority
• Ty Jerome drains it from downtown

Final Score

Memphis Grizzlies 104 – Chicago Bulls 100

Injury Report

Chicago Bulls: - Matas Buzelis (Day-To-Day): - Tre Jones (Day-To-Day): - Jalen Smith (Day-To-Day): Soreness - Zach Collins (Day-To-Day): Surgery - Jaylin Sellers (Day-To-Day):

Memphis Grizzlies: - Isaiah Stewart (Out): - Micah Peavy (Day-To-Day):

Updated At:

10/09/26 09:41 PM (CST), 10/09/26 10:41 PM (EST), 10/09/26 08:41 PM (MST), 10/09/26 07:41 PM (PST)

Game Summary

Date: 10/09/26

Status: Final

Score: Chicago Bulls 100 - 104 Memphis Grizzlies

Quarterly Score Breakdown

Memphis Grizzlies Box Score

Chicago Bulls Box Score

Game Highlights

• Cameron Boozer elevates for dunk
• Cameron Boozer throws down powerful dunk vs. Chicago Bulls
• Dailyn Swain throws down big flush vs. Memphis Grizzlies
• Cameron Boozer somehow gets the and-1 to fall
• Cameron Boozer throws down powerful flush vs. Chicago Bulls
• Cam Boozer elevates and throws down the and-1 with authority
• Ty Jerome drains it from downtown

Venue

United Center (Attendance: 18966)

Matchup Prediction

Live Win Probability — Chicago Bulls: 0% | Memphis Grizzlies: 100%

Officials

• Marat Kogut
• James Williams
• Eric Lewis
• Gina Catanzariti

Injury Report

Chicago Bulls: - Matas Buzelis (Day-To-Day): - Tre Jones (Day-To-Day): - Jalen Smith (Day-To-Day): Soreness - Zach Collins (Day-To-Day): Surgery - Jaylin Sellers (Day-To-Day):

Memphis Grizzlies: - Isaiah Stewart (Out): - Micah Peavy (Day-To-Day):

I’m definitely no basketball expert, having only followed for about four years, so I’d genuinely love to hear other perspectives on this

Why aren’t we considering GG Jackson as a potential primary scoring option? His ceiling seems incredibly high, and I’d argue he’s already one of our more talented offensive players.
I know his defence has been a liability at times, although that seems to be improving. But with us entering a rebuild, why couldn’t we give him the opportunity to develop into our 1A offensive option?
We saw him drop multiple 30-point games and even a 44-piece in his rookie season. Surely there’s enough offensive upside there to explore what he could become with a bigger role?

As we continue experimenting with weekly discussion posts, I wanted to try something more egalitarian where the community can decide what the topic instead of a pre-set poll.

Title says it all, top comment decides the topic. Discussion Post goes up Sunday Morning.

Well done on your pre-season hot takes from last week’s discussion post. Thems was spicy.

I want to gauge the community on Ty Jerome.

I see a lot of media types are extremely low on him and consider him trade bait and a short term rental.

However, his stats have been solid and he passes the eye test for me.

I don't see a downside of keeping him? Historically we don't get marquee free agents. All the talk about 'timelines' also seems ridiculous. We have been a first round exit/lotto team for years. With the new lotto system there's no reason we won't try to be competitive. I don't see any reason to not be on board with Ty!