Collin Sexton to Come Off the Bench Sunday as Bulls Use New Starting Five

collin sexton will not start for the Bulls against the Bucks on Sunday, the team announced in its latest lineup decision after he started Thursday’s 121-112 loss to the Trail Blazers and finished with 10 points, three assists and one steal in 18 minutes.

Collin Sexton moves to the bench for Sunday’s game

For Sunday’s contest against the Bucks, Collin Sexton will come off the bench while the Bulls roll with a starting five of Josh Giddey, Tre Jones, Isaac Okoro, Matas Buzelis and Guerschon Yabusele. Sexton started the previous game, the 121-112 loss to the Trail Blazers on Thursday, and his shift to a reserve role is reflected directly in the announced lineup for the matchup with Milwaukee.

Bulls’ starting five set for the Bucks

The Bulls opened Sunday’s matchup with a lineup that includes Josh Giddey and Tre Jones in the backcourt and Isaac Okoro, Matas Buzelis and Guerschon Yabusele on the front line. That unit will begin the game while Collin Sexton provides scoring and ball-handling off the bench, a role change made official after Thursday’s start against Portland.

What the box score showed Thursday

In the 121-112 loss to the Trail Blazers on Thursday, Collin Sexton started and finished with 10 points, three assists and one steal over 18 minutes. Those figures came in the team’s most recent game before the Bulls adjusted the lineup for Sunday’s meeting with the Bucks.

The move leaves Sexton available to change the flow when he enters off the bench against Milwaukee, following his 18-minute stint in Portland. The Bulls’ declared starting five for Sunday — Giddey, Jones, Okoro, Buzelis and Yabusele — will take the floor to open the game while Sexton prepares to impact the contest in a reserve role.

The next confirmed event is Sunday’s contest against the Bucks, where the announced starting lineup will face Milwaukee and Collin Sexton will come off the bench as stated in the team’s roster release for that game.