Moore Help

Apparently for this year's Bulls, enough depth at guard is never enough.  Just when it appeared there would be enough to back up Derrick Rose and Jimmy Butler thanks to Kirk Hinrich, Tony Snell and Aaron Brooks, the Bulls felt they needed someone who could play both guard positions to round themselves out.  That player turned out to be E'Twaun Moore, who will be entering his fourth NBA season.

Moore became the 13th player on the roster with a two-year deal, indicative of how high they are on his prospective help both now and later.  The East Chicago native began his career as a second-round draft pick for Boston, but soon moved on to Orlando, where he has spent the past two years.  In 2013-14, he averaged 6.3 points and 1.4 assists over 19.1 minutes in 79 games.  He was certainly serviceable for a Magic franchise which achieved nothing during his time there, but it was time for him to move on.

Moore is the type of player the Bulls would always welcome to the team.  It's been common for them in recent years to bring aboard players who aren't confined to just one position.  Butler started as a small forward, but soon evolved into the everyman role he enjoys today.  Shooting guard just happened to be the place he was most needed, but he can do his job at either guard or forward.  Taj Gibson, Pau Gasol and Cameron Bairstow are all listed on the Bulls' website as forward-centers.  Granted, only one out of that group has played any minutes for the Bulls to this point, but it shows how dependent they are on guys who are capable of handling more than one job.

With Moore as a two-way guard, it's not likely he's going to be next in line as the point guard who breaks out offensively.  If anybody, Brooks is more primed for it.  Still, the Bulls are taking a chance on somebody whom they clearly see as more than insurance in case one of the better players goes down.  I'd say it's pretty bold to sign anyone to a multi-year deal this late in the offseason, but this is why I'm never going to be in an NBA front office.

I know we should never say never, but I think we've finally got our official roster in place for the season barring any surprises during training camp.  With so much talent in place, it's highly doubtful Moore will be usurping any roles from established Bulls anytime soon, but that at least affords him the opportunity to create his own ways of being valuable.  He has two years to show everyone Gar Forman made the right call on him.  As others in similar situations have often been told, don't screw it up.

Okay, maybe that's a little harsh, but somebody's got to motivate him, right?