Varnado's Time

When you're floundering between the NBA and the D-League, you never know when your next big break will come.  The Bulls dished one out today to get their roster back to the minimum 13.  The lucky man is Iowa Energy forward Jarvis Varnado, who signed a 10-day contract.

A 2010 second-round draft pick, Varnado played 13 NBA games last season with Celtics and Heat.  This year, he's averaging 14.1 points and 11 rebounds per game.  Of course, he may not necessarily get the amount of playing time under Tom Thibodeau.  At least he has the potential to put up numbers any team would like.

There's not much else I can tell you about Varnado since his professional background is limited.  However, he knows he has a chance to do something that will keep him at this level for some time.  I guess the ultimate question, on a scale of new Bulls this season, is will he contribute as much as D.J. Augustin or Mike James?  We all know the answer we want to that question. 

I'd also feel a little better if Varnado was a point guard, which seems to the most thriving position in Thibodeau's system.  Still, we can't pick which position we want a given player to play.  As long as he finds a way to make his stay in Chicago memorable, the Bulls can say this was one guy worth investing in.