The Chicago Bulls have had a decent Summer League sting thus far. They won their first game against the Toronto Raptors but fell to the Memphis Grizzlies in their second contest. But as stated time and time again, Summer League isn’t about wins and losses. It’s about player development and team scouting.
For the Bulls, Javon Freeman-Liberty has been the story. He has been Chicago’s best player, and unfortunately, while the table was set for him to lead the way, Dalen Terry has struggled. His shooting splits have been truly horrendous through the first two games of Summer League, which hasn’t been fun to watch.
Bleacher Nation’s Elias Schuster recently pleaded for Terry to improve in that category but gave him credit for his solid defensive intensity.
“As for pick Dalen Terry, things remained somewhat rocky,” Schuster wrote. “The Chicago Bulls’ No. 18 pick in the 2022 NBA Draft, Terry finished the game 5-21 from the field in another ugly shooting effort. He’s now 9-35 over his first two Summer League games, setting up some concerns that he still has a tremendously long way to go on the offensive end. Now, in his defense, he is apparently playing with a broken nose. We don’t know exactly how much discomfort that’s causing him throughout the game. It’s also not like he isn’t positively impacting the game in other ways. His defense remained solid with 2 steals, and I also commend him for getting to the free throw a handful of times. Still, we’d like to see him be able to finish stronger around the rim, as he sank just one of his six attempts in the restricted area yesterday.”
Terry’s heart and energy have been in the right place, but he needs to improve on the offensive end.
