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Chicago Bulls center Zach Collins made his season debut Wednesday after sitting out the entire preseason with a quadriceps injury, but the team plans to limit his playing time in the near term.
Bulls head coach Splitter expressed concern about Collins's lack of preseason action. "The tough part about Zach is he didn't play yet," Splitter said. Collins logged nine minutes in Chicago's 135-92 loss to the Toronto Raptors, going scoreless while grabbing five rebounds. The Bulls outscored Toronto by seven points during his floor time.
Joe Cowley of The Chicago Sun-Times reports the team will hold Collins to approximately 12-to-16 minutes per game initially. The Bulls are already without starting center Nic Claxton to open the regular season.
Guard Josh Giddey is managing a left wrist injury that Joel Lorenzi of The Athletic reports will be monitored throughout the season. Giddey, 24, deferred to Chicago's medical staff when asked whether the issue involves tissue damage. K.C. Johnson of Chicago Sports Network noted Giddey did not appear on the Bulls' injury report prior to Wednesday's game.
Source: Hoops Rumors - Wed Oct 21, 11:54 PM ET
Written by the SportsMafia Wire desk in our own words from the original reporting (AI-assisted, checked against the source).