23-year old Tyrus Thomas will start again this season at power forward for the Bulls and he appears to finally be getting it. He played in 79 games for the Bulls last year and he averaged 27.5 minutes, 10.8 points, 6.4 rebounds, 1.0 assist, 1.2 steals and 1.9 blocked shots per game. He has the ability to score more if the Bulls need him to but he will likely be the 5th option on offense. That means to improve his scoring average he will likely have to hit the glass hard but he’s capable of that. 24-year old Joakim Noah is similar to Anderson Varejao of the Cavs as he plays very hard on both ends of the basketball court. He will be backing up Thomas at power forward and Brad Miller at center. He played in 80 games for the Bulls last season and he averaged 24.2 minutes, 6.7 points, 7.6 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.4 blocked shots per game. Look for him to get more minutes this season as the Bulls feed off his energy when he’s on the basketball court. Rookie first round picks James Johnson and Taj Gibson could also get minutes at power forward for the Bulls this year.

PROJECTED GRADE FOR THE POWER FORWARDS IN 2009-2010: B-