Noa Essengue struggled to stand out in his Las Vegas debut Friday night as the Chicago Bulls floundered in an ugly 116-72 loss to the Toronto Raptors.

For most of Essengue’s life, it has been just the three of them. Ingrid, a math teacher raising two boys. Mathis, the older son by 5 years, trying his best to be the man of the house. And Noa, always dreaming of something a little bigger.