Coby White’s versatility and unselfishness have been a quiet highlight amid the Chicago Bulls’ recent struggles

Throughout the ups and downs of player absences for the Chicago Bulls, coach Billy Donovan says guard Coby White might be the player most affected by the tumult of the season.

With 13 games left in the regular season after Wednesday night’s game against the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City, White has cycled through every backcourt role. He has started 16 games, has come off the bench as a secondary shooting guard and even has manned the point for a game or two.

This trend likely will continue the next four weeks as White plugs holes in the rotation based on whether starting shooting guard Zach LaVine — who is game to game with a nagging knee injury — can play. But despite the challenges of taking on different roles, White embraces the opportunity that comes with this unpredictability.

“Especially on a good team like we have, you’ve got to find ways to ... get on the court,” White said. “That’s how I look at it. We have such a good team, so I’m just trying to find a way to get on the court.”

While the Bulls have struggled since the All-Star break, White has been a quiet highlight for the offense. He shot 41.9% from 3-point range over the last 10 games entering Wednesday, but that hot streak was buried as the Bulls lost six of those games.

White scored 19 points against the Philadelphia 76ers, 15 against the Atlanta Hawks and Memphis Grizzlies and 13 against the Sacramento Kings — but all four were losses, taking the celebratory edge off the productive nights.

“There’s been certain games recently where he’s made winning plays that haven’t even been highlighted very much because we might not have ended up making enough of them as a team to win the game,” guard Alex Caruso said.

White prides himself for not being easily rattled. He’s known among his teammates for bringing a little brother personality to the locker room, picking different players to tease during a given practice. His favorite targets are the “old heads” of the team — particularly Nikola Vučević and DeMar DeRozan — although everyone from Tony Bradley to Caruso catches flack from time to time.

White’s disposition helped to endear him to new teammates. Donovan said White’s laid-back warmth also transfers to the court, where he rarely shows a selfish streak even when his role changes from game to game.

“He’ll do whatever is asked of him and give you great effort,” Donovan said. “He’s not the kind of guy that’ll sit and pout and be upset that you’re not starting him.”

White entered his third NBA season confident in his ability to create off the dribble and make key shots from long range. But the presence of teammates such as Caruso, Ayo Dosunmu and Lonzo Ball has helped him hone a new area of his game — defense.

Before this season, White said he never saw himself as a particularly defensive-minded player. But he drove himself to evolve that side of his game, spending extra time studying film and working with the team’s defensive specialists to build his presence on the perimeter.

White still is seeking more ways to improve — he wants to increase his physicality around the arc, especially when fighting through pick-and-rolls.

“It really rubbed off on me in just being the ultimate competitor on both ends,” White said. “Alex pushed me a lot, not just on the defensive end but just to be a more vocal presence out there on the court and compete at a high rate every single night.”

Last month, Donovan demanded more from the Bulls bench as the starters were providing the bulk of the scoring. As players return from injuries, White will be a key anchor to that bench unit alongside Caruso and Tristan Thompson. Although he’s most likely to fill the shooting guard role, White also can run the point during rotations.

Regardless of the position, Caruso said White’s adaptability is the key to his NBA longevity.

“His willingness to grow, his willingness to learn, his willingness to try to be better — that’s the difference between being a pro for a couple years and being a pro for a decade in the league,” Caruso said. “It’s finding what you’re not good at and trying to do better at it.”