The Latest Breaking News from Alex Caruso

The NBA isn’t like it was in the 1980s and ’90s, but newcomer Tristan Thompson had that vibe going, and he wasn’t even on the Bulls when Grayson Allen injured Alex Caruso.

CHICAGO — With each step they take toward the playoffs, the Chicago Bulls provide less confidence to the most important postseason question: Can they beat the best teams in the NBA?

Both players continued testing their surgically-repaired wrists on Monday, getting in some extra work after the morning shootaround. Coach Billy Donovan said they both will be re-evaluated in about two weeks, and then he expects to have a better timetable for a return.

The Bulls’ defense is completely different when Caruso is on the floor, and while he still has some steps to complete in order to return from right wrist surgery, a big one comes next week when he starts dribbling and shooting.

Caruso had surgery to fix a fractured right wrist almost three weeks ago, and was given a vague timetable of six-to-eight weeks before he would be re-evaluated. But according to coach Billy Donovan, the defensive specialist in Caruso can start dribbling and shooting sooner than later.

CHICAGO — The megadeal between the Brooklyn Nets and Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday grabbed all the attention in the final hours before the NBA trade deadline, sending ESPN’s panel of analysts into a tizzy.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The starting point guard job has become a revolving door for the Chicago Bulls as injuries continue to wrack the roster.

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Regardless of whether the Bulls front office can pull off a trade before Thursday’s deadline, this current roster needs to start picking up the pieces and covering the holes rather than leaning on them as a crutch. Relying on being rescued remains a bad look for a contending team.

It wasn’t just hope for the Bulls coach, as Donovan confirmed a Sun-Times report that Williams was progressing ahead of schedule from wrist surgery and could see some regular-season action on his current timetable. Donovan also said that the timetables haven’t changed for Lonzo Ball, Alex Caruso or Derrick Jones…

The versatile forward joins Alex Caruso (wrist) and Lonzo Ball (knee) on the six-to-eight week shelf, fracturing his right index finger on Tuesday.