Victor Wembanyama is one of the faces of the NBA, the star of the San Antonio Spurs and already one of the biggest names in basketball around the world.

At 23-29, the Spurs occupy just the No. 12 seed in a crowded Western Conference. They are a scant 3.5 games behind the No. 10-seeded Golden State Warriors (28-27), but without their best player, they seem doomed now to miss the play-in tournament entirely and head straight for the lottery.

The Bulls recently dealt star guard Zach Lavine to Sacramento as part of a three-team deal that also involved the San Antonio Spurs. Chicago's current leading scorer is big Nikola Vucevic, who is averaging 19 points and 10 rebounds a game.

Jalen Williams poured in a career-high 41 points to go with seven assists and six rebounds as the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder dominated the second half in beating the San Antonio Spurs 146-132 on Sunday.

Now, resistible force meets movable object as the Sixers and Bulls face off at the Wells Fargo Center on Monday night. Here to get us up to speed on a new-look Chicago team is Steph Noh, who covers the NBA for The Sporting News and is an absolute must-read on all things Bulls. Let's talk to Steph:

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