Examine Ayo Dosunmu’s impressive efficiency and scoring contributions for the Chicago Bulls, highlighting his standout performance metrics, adaptability, and improvements.

As the Chicago Bulls work to find their consistency this season, guard Ayo Dosunmu emerges as an unwavering beacon of consistency. He continues to deliver very efficient performances, contributing significantly to the team’s scoring efforts following a career-high scoring season last year.

This season, Dosunmu sets new benchmarks with personal bests in multiple categories, including field goal percentage, three-point percentage, two-point percentage, points per game, and free throw attempts per game, as highlighted on his Basketball Reference page.

Per Game Table Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% 2P 2PA 2P% eFG% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS Awards 2021-22 22 CHI NBA SG 77 40 27.4 3.6 6.9 .520 0.9 2.4 .376 2.7 4.5 .596 .585 0.7 1.0 .679 0.4 2.4 2.8 3.3 0.8 0.4 1.4 2.4 8.8 2022-23 23 CHI NBA SG 80 51 26.2 3.5 7.1 .493 0.7 2.4 .312 2.8 4.8 .583 .545 0.8 1.0 .805 0.6 2.2 2.8 2.6 0.8 0.3 1.2 2.3 8.6 2023-24 24 CHI NBA SG 76 37 29.1 4.7 9.5 .501 1.6 3.9 .403 3.2 5.6 .568 .583 1.1 1.4 .810 0.7 2.1 2.8 3.2 0.9 0.5 1.4 2.2 12.2 2024-25 25 CHI NBA SG 46 26 30.3 4.8 9.8 .492 1.3 4.1 .328 3.5 5.7 .612 .561 1.3 1.7 .785 0.6 2.9 3.5 4.5 0.9 0.4 1.5 2.3 12.3 2025-26 26 CHI NBA SG 15 3 26.5 5.9 10.5 .563 1.9 3.9 .475 4.1 6.6 .616 .652 2.7 3.1 .851 0.4 2.2 2.6 2.9 0.5 0.3 1.3 1.7 16.4 5 Yrs 294 157 27.9 4.2 8.3 .506 1.1 3.1 .368 3.0 5.1 .589 .575 1.0 1.3 .783 0.5 2.4 2.9 3.3 0.8 0.4 1.4 2.2 10.6

What makes Dosunmu’s exceptional performance even more remarkable is that he is currently averaging the second-lowest minutes per game of his career, at 26.5. Since joining the Bulls, he has navigated a dynamic role, often finding himself alternating between the bench and the starting lineup. So far in the 2025-26 season, he has stood out as the Bulls’ best player coming off the bench and has recently stepped into the starting lineup, starting the last three games. His standout play places him in contention for the Sixth Man of the Year award.

Dosunmu’s Impressive Play Amongst His Teammates

To frame Dosunmu’s impressive season within the context of his teammates, he averages 16.4 points per game (PPG), solidifying his role as the third-best scorer on the team (excluding Coby White, who has played in 4 games). Impressively, 12 of his 15 games played have come off the bench, yet he firmly ranks as the team’s third-leading scorer.

Dosunmu’s efficiency truly sets him apart from his teammates. He leads the Bulls in both efficiency field goal percentage (EFG%) at 65.2% and true shooting percentage (TS%) at 68.8%. Jevon Carter follows as the second-best in these metrics, with a 60.5% EFG% and 63.5% TS%. For perspective, the league averages rest at 54.3% EFG% and 58.3% TS%, per basketball-reference.com.

Dosunmu’s driving ability remains a considerable strength, averaging 8.4 drives per game while converting 55.7% of those chances—the highest field goal percentage (FG%) on drives among Bulls players this season. He’s also solid at finishing at the rim, for a guard, with a 62.7% FG% in the restricted area, per NBA.com.

Moreover, Dosunmu makes his mark by averaging the second-most points per game in the paint on the team at 8.0, tying with center Nikola Vucevic, and ranking second in fastbreak points per game at 3.0.

How Dosunmu Compares to All Guards in the League

When assessing Dosunmu’s performance league-wide, his 16.4 PPG ranks 40th among guards with at least ten games played and averaging ten minutes per game. Notably, he possesses the fifth-highest TS% and the ninth-highest EFG% among all guards fitting these criteria. In summary, Dosunmu stands as a top-40 scoring guard in the league this season while boasting top-ten efficiency for his position.

Dosunmu’s Improvement in Key Areas

In addition to his impressive driving and finishing skills, Dosunmu has enhanced his efficiency in two specific areas: catch-and-shoot three-point attempts and his performance in the non-restricted area of the paint. His previous career high for catch-and-shoot three-point efficiency was 40.6% during his third season. This year, he has boosted this number to 46.4%, contributing to an impressive career-high 47.5% from beyond the arc. His efficiency in non-restricted area of the paint has also surged from a previous career-high 50% to 61.9% (13/21).

Non-Restricted Area floaters in the paint by Dosunmu:

Catch-and-shoot threes:

All of these accomplishments position Dosunmu as currently the most efficient scorer on the Bulls roster and the only Bulls player currently maintaining a FG% of 50% or higher, at 56.3%.

While Dosunmu’s elite efficiency may dip as the season progresses, his solid, consistent play, adaptability to either start or come off the bench, and limited turnovers have established him as one of the league’s most flexible and efficient guards.

As Dosunmu excels in the start of the final year of his three-year, $21 million contract (per Spotrac.com), it raises an important question for the Bulls front office: Should they offer an extension to Dosunmu? The opportunity for an extension is on the table and can be negotiated at any point this season. The Bulls need to evaluate if extending his contract aligns with their team goals and maintains their long-term flexibility.