“Earlier on in his career, there are times he just does not do a great job setting up pick-and-roll,” Bulls head coach Billy Donovan said in a recent interview about White. “It was all straight speed. He’s getting better now at coming off with some force and being a threat to not use the screen and reject it.”
With the way White has been playing, Chicago is 35-38 and the team will likely be in the play-in tournament for the postseason. This is still a very young and raw Bulls team, but White’s development has people excited about the future. We’ve loved what Maxey has been able to do this season and his game should also be recognized. However, White has totally turned his career around. Because of that, he’s our 2024 NBA Comeback Player of the Year.
There are other contenders in the mix for Comeback Player of the Year
While we’re high on both White and Maxey, keep in mind that there are other contenders in the mix for Comeback Player of the Year. Both Jalen Williams and Jonathan Kuminga have been fantastic this year for their respective teams. With Kuminga, he’s not a big-time scorer, but he’s known across the league for being a strong defender.
Despite that, Kuminga is still averaging more than 16 points a game for the Golden State Warriors. It’s been a bit of a down year for the Warriors, but they’re still in a position to sneak into the postseason. In order for them to get in and potentially record an upset or two, they’ll need Steph Curry, Klay Thompson and Cuminga to be at their best. If Kuminga keeps playing well, it could boost his NBA betting odds to win Comeback Player of the Year too.
With Williams, he has been a major reason why the Oklahoma City Thunder have turned things around. In previous years, OKC has looked rough on the hardwood, but now they’re one of the best three teams in the Western Conference. We’ll have to wait and see how the season closes out for Williams, but he’s most definitely in the conversation here too. It could come down to how the Thunder perform in the postseason for him in this case.
