When 29-year old John Salmons came over in a trade with Brad Miller from the Kings the Bulls thought they would make the playoffs. They did exactly that and Salmons comes into this season as the starting shooting guard. He played in 79 games for the Kings+Bulls last season and he averaged 37.5 minutes, 18.3 points, 4.2 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.1 steals per game. Salmons also is a outstanding shooter as he hit 41.5% from three point range last year. Salmons is a young 29 years old as he didn’t play a lot during the early part of his career so he has a lot of time left to help the Bulls. 28-year old Kirk Hinrich will be the #3 guard on the Bulls as he can handle both shooting guard and point guard. He played in 51 games for the Bulls last season and he averaged 26.3 minutes, 9.9 points, 2.4 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.3 steals per game. Hinrich could start on a lot of NBA teams so he should help the Bulls a lot off the bench. Jannero Pargo could also get some minutes at shooting guard this season.

PREDICTED GRADE FOR THE SHOOTING GUARDS IN 2009-2010: B