The Chicago Bulls will look significantly different this year with eight new players including stars Dwyane Wade and Rajon Rondo joining whom they call the team leader, Jimmy Butler. They’re not worried however, Wade and Rondo believe their prior experience will help the team be way better than before.
“My game translates anywhere,” Wade said after Wednesday’s morning practice, “I’ve played with so many different players before. I’m not worried about that. It’s me trying to understand the offense, understand what we’re trying to do. Get to know my teammates. But I know where my sweet spot is, when to get aggressive, etc. One thing I’m trying to get used to is that 3-point shot is going to be open a little bit more for me, and coach is telling me to shoot it. That’s a little new era for me.”
“You ask the guys that were here last year, how rotten it was,” Wade said. “You want to hear from their perspective, whatever it was last year from the standpoint of losing. You don’t do that. I come from a different place and a different culture. Things are done differently different places. So I sat down and listened to guys.
“But the thing is, some of the things they talked about I know are not going to take place. Not while I’m here, not while (Rajon) Rondo’s here, not while Jimmy (Butler) continues to grow as a leader.”
“I think our culture is fairly different. Rondo’s won a championship, I’ve won championships, we demand respect on the court.”
Wade called Rajon Rondo “the best point guard I’ve ever played with.”
source: CSN Chicago x Vincent Goodwill
