By R.L. Bynum
It hasn’t been the most productive of Coby White’s four NBA seasons, but he has made a little Chicago Bulls history this week. And, according to one report, the Bulls have rejected multiple offers for him ahead of next Thursday’s trade deadline.
White scored 20 points and three 3-pointers in their 114–98 home victory Thursday over the Charlotte Hornets. That effort came one game after he became the fastest player in franchise history to reach 500 3-pointers, with a pair of 3s Tuesday against the Los Angeles Clippers, needing only 237 games.
He played nearly 27 minutes Thursday, the most since he scored 19 points in nearly 33 minutes on Jan. 13 against Oklahoma City. White’s game score of 14.8 Thursday was second only to the 16.3 he put up against the Thunder.
White, 7 of 13 from the floor and 3 of 5 from 3-point range with four rebounds, put together five consecutive double-figure scoring games last month but had combined for only 22 points in the previous four games before his effort against Charlotte.
White has been widely praised for improving his defense this season, including in a story in The Athletic that reports multiple sources saying that the Bulls have rejected multiple trade offers. The Bulls have had a disappointing season at 24–27 but are in the play-in mix at 10th in the Eastern Conference.
Now with 504 career 3-pointers, White is averaging 8.4 points per game after averaging 13.2,15.1 and 12.7 in his first three seasons. He’s averaged a career-low 21.3 minutes, and hasn’t started a game after starting 71 games the past two seasons.
For the sixth consecutive game, Tony Bradley didn’t play (coach’s decision). His 66 seconds in the Bulls’ Jan. 19 game at Detroit represent his only playing time since Dec. 18, a stretch of 21 games. He was inactive for seven of those games, first because of personal issues, then from a non-COVID-19-related illness.
Reggie Bullock scored four points and one 3-pointer with four rebounds in Dallas’ 111–106 Thursday home win over New Orleans. Theo Pinson didn’t play (coach’s decision) for the second game in a row.
After playing 10 minutes in Memphis’ 122–112 Wednesday loss to Portland in his season debut, Danny Green sat out the Grizzlies’ 128–113 loss Thursday at Cleveland for what the team called “injury management.” Green has missed most of the season recovering from tearing the MCL and LCL in his left knee last season in the playoffs while with the Philadelphia 76ers.
Cole Anthony, Orlando Magic guard
Age 22 | 6–3, 185 | third NBA season | UNC 2019–20 (1 season)
Off Thursday
Season statistics — 34 games, 12.0 points, 43.2 FG%, 33.8 3P%, 89.9 FT%, 4.6 rebounds, 4.0 assists
Next games — 8 p.m. Friday at Minnesota; 1 p.m. Sunday at Charlotte, Bally Sports SE
Harrison Barnes, Sacramento Kings forward
Age 30 | 6–8, 225 | 11th NBA season | UNC 2010–12 (2 seasons)
Off Thursday
Season statistics — 50 games, 15.2 points, 47.8 FG%, 38.4 3FG%, 82.3 FT%, 4.8 rebounds, 1.6 assists
Next games — 7 p.m. Friday at Indiana; 7 p.m. Friday at New Orleans
Tony Bradley, Chicago Bulls center
Age 25 | 6–10, 248 | sixth NBA season | UNC 2016–17 (1 season)
114–98 Thursday win vs. Charlotte — Didn’t play (coach’s decision)
Season statistics — 10 games, 25 minutes, 12 points, 4–8 FG, 2–4 3FG, 2–2 FT, 10 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal
Next games — 8 p.m. Saturday vs. Portland; 8 p.m. Monday vs. San Antonio
Reggie Bullock, Dallas Mavericks small forward
Age 31 | 6–6, 205 | 10th NBA season | UNC 2010–13 (3 seasons)
111–106 Thursday win vs. New Orleans — 34 minutes, 4 points, 1–3 FG, 1–3 3FG, 1–2 FT, 4 rebounds, 1 foul, +4, 2.7 game score
Season statistics — 51 games, 6.5 points, 38.9 FG%, 36.4 3P%, 64.5 FT%, 3.4 rebounds, 1.2 assists
Next games — 8:30 Saturday at Golden State, ABC; 9 p.m. Monday at Utah
Danny Green, Memphis Grizzlies guard
Age 35 | 6–6, 205 | 13th NBA season | UNC 2005–09 (4 seasons)
128–113 Thursday loss at Cleveland — Didn’t play (injury management)
Season statistics — 1 game, 10 minutes, 3 points, 1–4 FG, 1–4 3FG, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 turnover, 3 fouls
Next games — 6 p.m. Sunday vs. Toronto; 8 p.m. Tuesday vs. Chicago
Justin Jackson, Boston Celtics forward
Age 27 | 6–8, 220| sixth NBA season | UNC 2014–17 (3 seasons)
Off Thursday
Season statistics — 22 games, 107 minutes, 20 points, 7–27 FG, 5–20 3FG, 17 rebounds, 9 assists, 4 blocks, 4 steals
Next games — 7:30 Friday vs. Phoenix, NBATV; 7 p.m. Monday at Detroit
Cameron Johnson, Phoenix Suns forward
Age 27 | 6–8, 210| fourth NBA season | UNC 2017–19 (2 seasons)
Off Thursday
Season statistics — 15 games, 13.5 points, 45.1 FG%, 44.0 3P%, 80.03 FT%, 3.9 rebounds, 1.5 assists
Next games — 7:30 Friday at Boston, NBATV; 7 p.m. Saturday at Detroit
Walker Kessler, Utah Jazz center
Age 21 | 7–0, 245 | rookie NBA season | UNC 2020–21 (1 season)
Off Thursday
Season statistics — 50 games, 7.9 points, 71.8 FG%, 53.1 FT%, 7.4 rebounds, 0.8 of an assist, 2.1 blocks
Next games — 9 p.m. Friday vs. Atlanta; 9 p.m. Monday vs. Dallas
Nassir Little, Portland Trail Blazers forward
Age 22 | 6–5, 220 | third NBA season | UNC 2018–19 (1 season)
Off Thursday
Season statistics — 30 games, 6.1 points, 48.9 FG%, 44.3 3P%, 61.5 FT%, 2.3 rebounds, 0.9 of an assist
Next games — 7 p.m. Friday at Washington; 8 p.m. Saturday at Chicago
Theo Pinson, Dallas Mavericks guard
Age 27 | 6–5, 212 | fifth NBA season | UNC 2014–18 (4 seasons)
111–106 Thursday win vs. New Orleans — Didn’t play (coach’s decision)
Season statistics — 25 games, 132 minutes, 41 points, 12–34 FG, 9–24 3FG, 8–9 FT, 27 rebounds, 13 assists, 2 steals
Next games — 8:30 Saturday at Golden State, ABC; 9 p.m. Monday at Utah
Day’Ron Sharpe, Brooklyn Nets center
Age 21 | 6–9, 265 | second NBA season | UNC 2020–21 (1 season)
Off Thursday
Season NBA statistics — 26 games, 3.9 points, 52.6 FG%, 4–5 3FG, 65.2 FT%, 3.6 rebounds, 0.8 of an assist, 0.6 of a block
Season G League statistics — 14 games, 16.3 points, 64.4 2PFG%, 21.1 3FG%, 57.1 FT%, 12.4 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.6 blocks, 12 double-doubles
Next games — 6 p.m. Saturday vs. Washington; 7:30 Monday vs. Los Angeles Clippers, NBATV
Coby White, Chicago Bulls guard
Age 22 | 6–4, 195 | fourth NBA season| UNC 2018–19 (1 season)
114–98 Thursday win vs. Charlotte — 27 minutes, 20 points, 7–13 FG, 3–5 3FG, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 fouls, +19, 14.8 (second-highest this season)
Season statistics — 44 games, 8.4 points, 41.5 FG%, 36.7 3P%, 2.7 rebounds, 1.9 assists
Next games — 8 p.m. Saturday vs. Portland; 8 p.m. Monday vs. San Antonio
In the G League
Garrison Brooks, Westchester Knicks center
Age 23 | 6–10, 240 | Rookie | UNC 2017–21 (4 seasons)
Off Thursday
Season statistics — 27 games, 13.2 points, 63.8 2PFGP%, 0–18 3P, 53.7 FT%, 11.7 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 0.6 of a block, 19 double-doubles
Next games — 7 p.m. Monday at College Park; 7 p.m. Wednesday at College Park, ESPN+
Get an explanation of the game score metric here. Michael Jordan produced the all-time-high game score of 64.6 on March 28, 1990, in the Chicago Bulls’ 117–113 overtime win at Cleveland. Jordan had 69 points on 23 of 37 shooting (2 of 6 from 3-point range), made 21 of 23 free-throw attempts and collected 18 rebounds, six assists, four steals and a block.
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