Bulls ease Collins back into the rotation as Giddey flags a wrist issue
Zach Collins went scoreless in nine minutes as Chicago lost 135-92 to Toronto, and Josh Giddey said a left wrist problem will need managing all season.
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O Chicago abriu a temporada regular sem o pivô titular Nic Claxton, então a quarta-feira trouxe uma resposta parcial: Zach Collins se vestiu para jogar pela primeira vez desde que uma lesão na coxa o tirou de toda a pré-temporada.
A abordagem é cautelosa. Collins ficará limitado a algo entre 12 e 16 minutos por jogo por enquanto, segundo Joe Cowley, do The Chicago Sun-Times, e o técnico Tiago Splitter foi sincero sobre o motivo antes do jogo contra o Toronto. Segundo ele, Collins ainda não havia jogado e atuou pouco na temporada passada, então a comissão técnica pretende inseri-lo aos poucos na rotação e estudar quais combinações funcionam — com ou sem um segundo homem alto. Haverá tempo, acrescentou Splitter, para uma amostra pequena e formações diferentes.
A estreia em si foi discreta: nenhum ponto em nove minutos, na derrota do Bulls por 135 a 92 para o Raptors. Ele pegou cinco rebotes, e o Chicago superou o Toronto por sete pontos enquanto ele estava em quadra.
Uma preocupação separada apareceu depois. Josh Giddey, questionado sobre a faixa no punho esquerdo, disse aos repórteres que o problema começou na pré-temporada e precisará ser administrado “ao longo da temporada”, segundo Joel Lorenzi, do The Athletic. Pressionado sobre se envolvia tecido, o armador de 24 anos remeteu à equipe médica. Notavelmente, ele não estava na lista de lesionados do Chicago antes do jogo, segundo K.C. Johnson, da Chicago Sports Network.
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