The Chicago Bulls were kind of a mess last season at point guard as Derrick Rose played in only 66 games —- still five more games than the previous two years combined —- and Aaron Brooks ended up getting a lot more minutes than he probably anticipated. Now with Derrick Rose gone to New York in a massive trade, the Bulls desperately need a good starting point guard and may have just gotten one in free agency.
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According to Marc Spears of The Undefeated, the Bulls signed the league leader in assists per game from this past season.
Bulls to sign guard Rajon Rondo to a two-year, $28 million deal, he confirmed to @TheUndefeated.
— Marc J. Spears (@MarcJSpears) July 3, 2016
While many people —- mostly Bulls fans —- are probably groaning about this deal, it's actually quite a steal for the Bulls. $14 million a year isn't all that bad in today's market. Chris Paul, Damian Lillard and Derrick Rose all make $20 million or per year and none of those guys led the league in assists while playing for a bad team like the Sacramento Kings.
Just to show how much better that was than Chicago's situation, here's a stat for you:
A Bulls player recorded 10 assists in a game 10 times last season. Rajon Rondo had 51 games with 10+ assists last season
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) July 3, 2016
So while Rondo might be a headcase to some, he's still a guy that can help you win games and would surely play well with some of the guys Chicago already has like Doug McDermott, Jimmy Butler, Bobby Portis and Nikola Mirotic.
