The Bulls are not treating Dailyn Swain like a stand-in-the-corner rookie in Las Vegas.
Tiago Splitter said he expects Swain to be on the ball and run plenty of offense during Summer League, according to Joel Lorenzi. The phrase "big guard" was used often around Swain, who also said Chicago has been playing him at point guard.
That is a clear development signal. Swain was not drafted only as a defensive wing or a low-usage athlete. The Bulls appear interested in testing whether his size and self-creation can turn into real secondary ballhandling at the NBA level.
The questions are still there. Swain's shooting has been a concern, and young players with on-ball freedom can run into turnover problems fast. But Summer League is exactly where a rebuilding team should give those reps instead of hiding a rookie's weaknesses.
For Chicago, the upside is useful. If Swain can handle pressure, initiate actions and relieve point guards for short stretches, his path becomes much wider than a typical wing prospect. Vegas will not answer everything, but it will show how serious the Bulls are about building him as more than a stopper.
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