“Thad Young is the MVP of the team”

The Chicago Bulls rise to the playoff spots coinciding with the best season of Zach LaVine’s career. The guard is averaging 28.2 points, 5.5 rebounds and 5.2 assists, being the main reference for a team that, little by little, is building a new identity under the command of Billy Donovan.

However, the great quantitative and qualitative leap made by LaVine has not been enough to prevent the player himself from recognizing that someone else is the one who is taking over the dressing room.

“Thad [Young] has been for me the MVP of this team “, said the player according to the media NBC Sports Chicago after the overtime win against Indiana. “Does a bit of everything. You can be very close to triple-double your average if you want. Make up for our mistakes in defense. He is capable of defending the best tall men every night. Even being smaller, he knows how to play against them. It’s great to have him with us. “

In the game against the Pacers, LaVine contributed 30 points and 9 rebounds, while Young closed the evening with a double-double of 13 points and 11 rebounds. Another component of the roster, Wendell Carter Jr., also paid him several accolades.

“It’s that player glue. It’s phenomenal. He is a veteran who only thinks about the game. Control the game for yourself, it’s awesome. He is a great player and now I see why he has been in this league for so long, ”said the interior.

At 32, the New Orleans player is facing the 14th season of his career. Throughout his stages in Philadelphia, Minnesota, Brooklyn, Indiana and Chicago he has played a total of 987 games, 687 of them as a starter. In this course he is averaging 11.3 points, 5.6 rebounds and 4.3 assists in 25.8 minutes per game.

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