Why Josh Giddy, Kobe White, injuries don’t concern Billy Donovan

ByNBAUSA



The first few weeks of the new year, Chicago Bulls will be without some key players. They are among them Coby White, Josh Giddeiand Zach Collins.

White was out with a right calf strain. Gidi is out with a hamstring injury. Collins is out with a sprained toe. However, the head coach of the Bulls Billy Donovan he is not too busy who are rolling in their absence, but is more focused on who has to go out and play.

Donovan made his case Wednesday before the Bulls’ showdown against the New Orleans Pelicans. “We certainly have enough guys to go out there and play and compete,” he said.

Matas Bouzelis, Ayo Dosunmu, Tre Jones, Isaac Okoro and Kevin Huerter are among the players who will replace White and Giddy. Meanwhile, aside from Nikola Vucevic as the starting center, Jaylen Smith has filled that space for Collins as the backup big man.

The Bulls lost by 35 points to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday, 136-101. In those games, White and Giddy came out with injuries. As a result, Chicago is now 15-17 with one game remaining on the calendar year.

This it was an ebb and flow for the first part of the season. In the beginning, the The Bulls shocked everyone with a strong 6-1 start. Then inconsistency and injuries prevailed. at one point, There were 11 players on the injured listand they suffered a seven-game losing streak.

The Bulls are not doing well with Giddy, White and Collins out of the lineup.

According to Will Gottlieb of CHGO_BullsThe Bulls are 0-2 without Giddy in the lineup. Also, they are 7-9 without White and 9-13 without Collins.

Furthermore, Giddy will be revealed in two weeks, White in a week and Collins in 10 days. Giddy is averaging 19.2 points, 9.0 assists and 8.9 rebounds per game. He has played 30 games so far. Meanwhile, White is averaging 19.2 points and 4.7 rebounds per game and has played in 16 games.

Collins played in 10 games and averaged 9.7 points and 5.6 rebounds.





2025-12-31 23:20:00

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