Bulls recruit Lewis will be out indefinitely after knee surgery

2022-08-17 12:05

Bulls recruit Lewis will be out indefinitely after knee surgery

The Chicago Bulls announced today that two-way recruit Lewis, who was signed a few weeks ago, has been diagnosed with an ACL in his right knee following an injury assessment last week. The laceration requires surgical treatment in the near future, and the return date has not been determined, and will be temporarily listed as an indefinite withdrawal from the lineup.


Lewis , who was only 20 years old, was not selected in this year's league draft, but the recruit averaged 16.8 points, 7.9 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.1 steals in 32 games in his final season in college. Data, also won the NCAA Big East Most Improved Player Award and the honor of being selected to the first team. League insiders and scouts are optimistic about Lewis' potential and future development, and believe that this forward recruit can become the cornerstone of the future league's key defensive player by virtue of his 2.01-meter height and slender wingspan. occupy a place in the lineup.


Based on Lewis' development prospects, the Bulls verbally entered into a two-way agreement with Lewis in the draft. The undrafted recruit did not miss this opportunity and agreed to accept the two-way contract. After that, the Bulls officially signed Lewis to a two-way contract in early July and let him play in the summer league in Las Vegas. The forward recruit represented the Bulls in Summer League and averaged 7.6 points, 4.4 rebounds and 0.8 blocks in 22.5 minutes per game. In a single-game win over the Philadelphia 76ers, Lewis also had his best personal numbers with 11 points and 5 rebounds.


But the recruit's league tour will come to an abrupt end before it begins, because Lewis recently suffered an accidental injury in a post-game practice. The assessment of the severity of the injury is not optimistic. He was diagnosed with a torn ACL in his right knee. hurt. The Bulls' medical team, considering the severity of Lewis' injury, suggested that surgery must be performed to repair the injury, and the recruit will undergo surgery in the coming weeks and miss a lot of game time.


Originally, the Bulls had high hopes for Lewis' performance in the new season after signing the two-way player, but now the team is likely to start the new season without Lewis. In addition, defender Lonzo Ball, who suffered a torn meniscus in his left knee last season and underwent left knee surgery at the beginning of this year, is also still recovering. The injury report shows that Ball has not yet achieved the desired recovery results. It is expected that he may not be fully recovered before the start of fall training camp, but will participate in the new season of 2022-2023.