Joe Cowley

Victor Wembanyama was as good as advertised on Friday, but the short-handed Bulls again put on a scoring-by-committee effort with four of the five starters netting at least 20 points. Just don’t ask them if they’re better without LaVine.

Several players met the French standout in January when they played the Pistons in Paris, but actually facing Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama? Film doesn’t do him justice, Alex Caruso said.

While the rest of his teammates and the coaching staff headed off to San Antonio on Thursday, LaVine met with reporters to discuss the latest on his foot injury and his future as a Bull.

While the last two wins have showed some substance, coach Billy Donovan knows his team’s path to success is first fixing the defensive lapses, and then taking it from there.

If the Bulls continue spinning in mud for the rest of this season, they definitely picked a bad time to do it. It’s not the best year to have a high draft pick.

It’s easy to forget DeRozan’s three seasons with the Spurs and coach Gregg Popovich, but they taught the veteran what it means to be a leader and playmaker. Is that the formula for the Bulls moving forward, and can Zach LaVine join in the unselfishness when he’s able to return?

It wasn’t pretty for White and his teammates in the first half on Saturday, but then White remembered that failing to shoot means getting cussed out. And shoot he did, scoring 28 points in the second half.

White & Co. finished fifth in the league in defensive efficiency last season. They entered Saturday’s game against New Orleans sitting at 21st. If the Bulls are going to start getting their season back on track, the guard knows where it needs to start.

The team announced Friday morning that LaVine would be sidelined at least another week with a sore right foot, but is that really a bad thing? There are growing signs that while the Bulls might not be better without the two-time All-Star guard, they definitely aren’t worse.