Top 5 shooters on the Chicago Bulls roster for the 2021-22 NBA season

The 2021-22 Chicago Bulls will be looking to make the playoffs after missing the last season, and their three-point shooting could be a key component in that. These five players will be a crucial part of the Bulls' offense with their three-point shooting.

Last season the Bulls were in the middle of the pack in three-point attempts, taking 34 a game to rank them at 17th overall and making 12.4 to rank them in at 16th. With the three-point shot being such a big part of the modern NBA, the Bulls might need to incorporate that more into their game plan. The good thing is that the Bulls shot 37% from three-point land, ranking them at 13th in the league. If they take more threes, keeping the same percentage, that could make a significant improvement.

On top of that, the Bulls added two quality three-point shooters to the roster in Lonzo Ball and Alex Caruso to improve those three-point numbers.

#5 Alex Caruso, Guard

Chicago Bulls new guard Alex Caruso #4

With Alex Caruso signing a four-year $38 million contract, he should play a significant role off the bench for the Chicago Bulls. In four seasons in the NBA, he has only averaged 18.1 minutes per game, often being on the backend of the Los Angeles Lakers bench.

Over his four seasons, Caruso has shot 38% from behind the arc, on just 2.9 attempts per game. The Bulls will hope his shooting percentage will stay the same as his minutes and shot attempts increase.

If Caruso can double his three-point attempts per game but keep the same percentage, he could play a massive role for the Bulls. Last season, the Bulls lacked a three-point shooting spark off the bench, which could have helped them out greatly in their play-in tournament push.

#4 Coby White, Guard

Chicago Bulls guard Coby White #0

In Coby White’s rookie year for the Chicago Bulls, he showed a lot of promise, averaging 13.2 points, shooting 35% from three on 5.8 attempts. White only averaged 25.8 minutes per game his rookie, and in his sophomore season, his minutes took a big jump to 31.2. His three-point attempts only increased to 6.6 shots per game, and his percentages did not drop, going 36% from three.

Going into last season, many people believed that White would take a significant step forward, and he did, but it wasn’t as massive as most expected. If anything, he stayed roughly the same, which is a lot better than if he looked a step back. White did take and make the second-most threes on the team last season.

White might see a drop in his minutes this season with new additions Caruso, Ball and DeMar DeRozan in guard position. He is still a quality shooter, and even though he will likely come off the bench, he could still be in the top five of three-point attempts and makes. He and Caruso might share the spark plug shooter off the bench, but that should still allow his offense to shine.

#3 Nikola Vucevic, Center

Chicago Bulls center Nikola Vucevic #9 taking a jumper

Over the last few seasons, Nikola Vucevic has silently become one of the better three-point shooting centers in the league. In his first five seasons, Vucevic only took 26 three-point attempts. In the next four seasons, Vucevic attempted 799 three-pointers, making 34% of them. Last season, Vucevic took 440 three, taking 6.4 a game, on 40%. Vucevic learned how to extend his range, and the Bulls will be able to mix that into their offense with an entire season with him on the team.

Last season, if Vucevic had been on the Chicago Bulls for the entire season, he would have attempted the third-most threes while making the second most. The Bulls will probably not ask Vucevic to take more threes this season but hope he stays consistent with what he did last season.

After being traded to the Bulls, Vucevic's attempts and percentages took a slight dip. This is probably because he was traded at the deadline, so he should be more comfortable in Chicago with an entire offseason to get ready. If Vucevic plays anything like he did last season, his three-point shooting will be a threat all season.

#2 Lonzo Ball, Guard

New Chicago Bulls Lonzo Ball #2 taking a three

Lonzo Ball is joining the Chicago Bulls on a four-year $85 million contract. Early in Ball’s career, he struggled from behind the three-point line. In his first two seasons, he shot 32% from three on just 5.3 attempts per game. However, Ball found his shooting stroke in the 2019 offseason, and he improved to a 38% shooter from three on 7.2 attempts.

If Ball can keep the same production he has had over the last two seasons, it will help the Bulls a lot this season and deeper into his contract. Last season, Ball attempted 444 and made 172 three-pointers, both career highs. It would have also placed him in second place for the Bulls in both of those categories.

Ball has transformed himself into one of the best shooters in the NBA, and if he has a similar production to what he did last season, he will have a massive impact on the Bulls.

#1 Zach LaVine, Guard

Chicago Bulls All-Star Zach LaVine #8 takes a layup in traffic

Zach LaVine is the best player on the Chicago Bulls and was their only All-Star last season. Every season, LaVine has taken steps in the right direction, and last season was the culmination of all that. LaVine ended with 27.4 points per game, shooting 42% from three on 8.2 attempts.

LaVine, who led the Bulls in both three points attempts, makes and had the highest percentage. On top of that, LaVine had the fourth-highest three-point percentage amongst players with over 400 shots.

LaVine has not only become the best three-point shooter on his team but has become one of the best three-point shooters in the NBA. If he can carry that momentum into next season, he could have back-to-back to All-Star seasons.

Even though his future with the Bulls as of right now is uncertain, the Bulls have done a good job of adding shooters to take some of the pursue off on him to be the main three-point threat.