NBA Dream Team of the Week (March 28- April 3)

Shooting Guard- Jimmy Butler

Jimmy Butler

Week averages: 22 points, 8.5 rebounds, 7.3 assists and 57.6% FG%

The Chicago Bulls finished the week on a 3-1 record, a much need winning week but one too late to make the Playoffs. In the only loss, which came against the Detroit Pistons, Jimmy Butler recorded his first career triple double as he ended the game with 28 points, 17 rebounds and 12 assists.

The Bulls’ record with and without him shows how important Butler and his game is to the team. He is not only Hoiberg’s primary scorer but also the one tasked to guard the oppostiion’s biggest threat at the perimeter. If it wasn’t for Butler’s injury, the Bulls would have been where they belonged amongst the Playoff contenders.

Although getting your first triple double is a huge deal, the next game a win against the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday was more efficient for Butler. He played 38 minutes dishing out 8 assists with just two turnovers but more importantly scoring 25 points on 10 of 11 shooting (90.9%). He was the first Bulls’ player to score 25+ and have such a shooting percentage since Scottie Pippen did it in 1991.

A below par scoring week and woeful shooting has forced Klay Thompson off the NBA Dream Team of the Week. Butler was ranked among the top 3 shooting guards in the league and he is proving everybody right.