Bulls have sneaky depth with a few outsiders trying to crack rotation

Tiago Splitter couldn’t explain why Noa Essengue seemed to spend a majority of his Summer League minutes knocked down on the hardwood rather than upright and showing promise in Year 2. It obviously irked the new Bulls head coach, however, evident by the fact that he had no problem benching the 2025 first-round pick. An early message being sent to the 19-year-old Frenchman? Absolutely. As Essengue found out the new-look front office and Splitter have no allegiance to the old regime’s No. 12…