Josh Giddey

One of the NBA's most improved players last season, White's production has been up and down to begin the season. Monday was an "up" night, with the Bulls guard bouncing back from a nine-point effort in Saturday's loss to the Thunder. Establishing chemistry with Josh Giddey will be a work in progress, but White has not suffered a decrease in opportunities. He'll be fine, as Monday's performance showed.

This is the kind of stat line many fantasy managers envisioned for Giddey when selecting him with a top 100 pick in drafts earlier this fall. He won't be a prolific scorer, but the overall skill set is varied enough for Giddey to provide value in multiple categories. The Bulls guard finished Monday's win two assists shy of a triple-double while also hitting two 3-pointers. With Chicago making a concerted effort to play fast, Giddey is well-positioned to offer reliable fantasy value.

Playing against the team that drafted him, Giddey was solid in 26 minutes on the floor. He's gotten off to a good start in his new home, scoring 13 points or more in all three games. Giddey was responsible for four turnovers on Saturday, but that was an issue for the team (26 turnovers). He's just outside the top 100 in 9-cat per-game value, but Giddey's in a better place than last season regarding the ability to change that.

Two nights after recording three assists in a loss to New Orleans, Giddey tripled that number on Friday. And he did this in just 24 minutes, six fewer than his tally on Wednesday. The question regarding Giddey's fantasy value is how much he will be impacted by Lonzo Ball's return, especially if his playing time increases throughout the season. Currently limited to 14-16 minutes per game, Ball did not play on Friday but is expected to be available on Saturday.

Neither Ball nor the Bulls will rush the process, so, unsurprisingly, he will not play in Milwaukee. He played 14 minutes off the bench in Wednesday's season-opening loss to the Pelicans. Ayo Dosunmu (25 minutes vs. NOR) and Josh Giddey (30 MIN) are already in the rotation and could absorb the minutes that would have gone to Lonzo.