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The Chicago Bulls are wanting to improve their back-court this offseason and there is one way that they could do just that. Currently holding the No. 7 overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft, the Bulls will have a chance to take a guard should they choose to do so. They may have even made […]

Chicago Bulls legend Scottie Pippen is not kidding around about the recent lawsuit he filed pertaining to the alleged vandalism on his Florida mansion. So much so, that the Hall of Famer has even decided to include a five-year-old girl in the lawsuit. Devoun Cetoute of the Chicago Tribune details how Pippen is pressing charges […]

The Chicago Bulls and Phoenix Suns are reportedly offering their 2019 lottery picks in the June draft for Los Angeles Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball, according to Jason McIntyre of FS1. The Suns have the sixth overall pick, while the Bulls have the seventh. The Lakers own the fourth overall pick. McIntyre reports Suns owner […]

While the Toronto Raptors and Golden State Warriors continue to do battle in the NBA Finals, the rest of the teams in the league are beginning to prepare for what could be one of the busiest summers in NBA history. June is underway, and the offseason begins in earnest with the NBA Draft on June […]

Thousands of Star Wars geeks made the trip to Disneyland for the opening of “Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge” on May 31. Among those were the NBA’s very own Lopez brothers, Brook Lopez of the Milwaukee Bucks and Robin Lopez of the Chicago Bulls. Melissa Stetten spotted the twin towers roaming around at the opening of […]

There have been a number of blockbuster trades scattered throughout NBA history. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to the Los Angeles Lakers, Charles Barkley to the Phoenix Suns, and more recently Kawhi Leonard to the Toronto Raptors are some of the biggest names involved in the biggest deals we’ve ever witnessed. Blockbuster trades give life to the league’s […]

With the NBA Draft inching closer and closer, more spotlight is now being shone on the other astounding prospects in the class outside of the Top 3. In this respect, one of the most sought after names is Texas Tech sophomore wing Jarret Culver. According to Sean Deveney of Sporting News, we should not expect […]

The New Orleans Pelicans were the biggest winners of the 2019 NBA Draft Lottery when they surprisingly won the first pick despite only having a six percent chance. Pelicans General Manager David Griffin is expected to select Zion Williamson from Duke University to the chagrin of the Phoenix Suns, New York Knicks, and Cleveland Cavaliers. […]

The Chicago Bulls find themselves in a somewhat precarious position heading into the 2019 NBA Draft this summer. Team president John Paxson and general manager Gar Froman had hoped that Chicago would secure at worst a top five pick, and yet they fell to the no. 7 slot after watching the Lakers, Grizzlies and Pelicans […]

Philadelphia 76ers star Jimmy Butler didn’t actually meet and dined with Chicago Bulls head coach Jim Boylen — the two fortuitously happened to dine inside La Scarola, a popular old-school Italian restaurant on W. Grand Ave. in Chicago. According to Darnell Mayberry of The Athletic, the former Bulls swingman and the newly-extended head coach just […]

The Golden State Warriors completed a sweep of the Portland Trail Blazers in the Western Conference Finals on Monday night, and in doing so, Stephen Curry poured in 37 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists in his latest eruption. Curry enjoyed what was probably the best playoff series of his career during the four-game set, […]

The NBA Draft Lottery was not exactly kind to the Chicago Bulls last week, as the Bulls ended up getting the seventh overall pick in the first round of the 2019 NBA Draft in spite of having the fourth-best odds to land the No. 1 pick. So, not only will the Bulls not have a […]

Lonzo Ball has been mentioned in a lot of trade rumors over the past year and there is a new team that has come up as a potential landing spot. That team would be the Chicago Bulls, who are desperately searching for a long-term option at the point guard position. After taking a risk on […]

The saga of Kris Dunn in Chicago has been a rather unpleasant one. Dunn was supposed to be the organization’s point guard of the future as part of the deal that sent Jimmy Butler to the Minnesota Timberwolves on draft night in the summer of 2017. But in spite of some decent numbers, Dunn’s inability […]

Chicago Bulls legend Scottie Pippen thinks Boston Celtics point guard Terry Rozier would be a “great fit” for the Bulls. Rozier is a restricted free agent this summer and wants to be a starter in the NBA. As a restricted free agent, Rozier can sign an offer sheet with another team and then the Celtics […]

The Chicago Bulls entered the NBA Draft Lottery with the fourth-best odds at securing the top overall pick on Tuesday night, but would leave the evening extremely disappointed. While the New Orleans Pelicans, Memphis Grizzlies and Los Angeles Lakers all jumped into the top four, the Bulls fell all the way to the seventh pick, […]

LA Clippers point man Patrick Beverley is among the names swirling around the Chicago Bulls’ front office as they look to upgrade at point guard, according to Darnell Mayberry of The Athletic. The Chicago native is a capable 3-and-D point guard with a strong emphasis in the D department, as he has proven to be […]

Vanderbilt point guard Darius Garland left the NBA Draft Combine on Wednesday, fueling the belief that he received a promise from a team in the lottery. While there has been speculation that the Los Angeles Lakers (No. 4) or Chicago Bulls (No. 7) gave that promise, the latest buzz is it was actually the Phoenix […]

Thanks in large part to the fourth-quarter play of Brook Lopez, the Milwaukee Bucks walked away from Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals with a 108-100 victory over the Toronto Raptors. The Bucks trailed for much of the game, but a second-half surge led the team to a come-from-behind win. Brook logged 35 minutes […]

The Chicago Bulls have put Boston Celtics point guard Terry Rozier in their crosshairs as their search for a future floor general continues, according to Darnell Mayberry of The Athletic. The front office has been noncommittal when it comes to starter Kris Dunn after his performance stagnated this season. Dunn showed some flashes in his […]

Boston Celtics guard Terry Rozier is set to hit restricted free agency this offseason, and the Chicago Bulls are rumored to be one of the teams who will be most interested in acquiring his services. Of course, the Celtics can match any offer for Rozier, but based on the year Rozier just had, Boston almost […]

The Chicago Bulls learned which pick they will have in the 2019 NBA Draft during Tuesday night’s lottery. The ping pong balls favored the New Orleans Pelicans this time around, and the Bulls came away with the No. 7 overall selection after falling three spots. Exactly what Chicago plans to do with that pick remains […]

Chicago Bulls executive vice president of basketball operations John Paxson is glad the New York Knicks didn’t get the No. 1 overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft. Paxson also breathed a sigh of relief when three of the top four picks went to three Western Conference teams, per K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune. […]

Chicago Bulls vice president of basketball operations John Paxson wants the organization to move on quickly from their disappointing 2019 NBA Draft Lottery. The Bulls, the fourth worst team in the regular season, landed the seventh overall pick in the recently concluded NBA Draft lottery. As Paxson told KC Johnson of the Chicago Tribune, the […]

The Chicago Bulls will once again add to the struggling franchise’s young core come summertime. On Tuesday evening in the “Windy City,” the Bulls were officially informed that the Eastern Conference franchise will choose at No.7 overall in the first round of the 2019 NBA Draft — as it stands today, anyway. The 2019 NBA […]

The Chicago Bulls would reportedly still be interested in a potential Lonzo Ball trade with the Los Angeles Lakers if they land in the No. 3 to No. 6 range in the draft lottery, according to Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times. The Bulls are sort of desperate for a point guard right now since […]

The Chicago Bulls pretty much did what everyone expected during the 2018-19 campaign. They weren’t the worst team in the league, but they certainly weren’t playoff contenders, winning 22 games and finishing with the fourth-worst record in the NBA. The Bulls already have a nice stable of young talent, and they can add to it […]

The NBA Draft Lottery is set to take place in Chicago Tuesday night, and the odds of the 14 non-playoff teams to land the first overall pick have already been released by NBA.com. Team Lottery Odds New York 14.0% Cleveland 14.0% Phoenix 14.0% Chicago 12.5% Atlanta 10.5% Washington 9.0% New Orleans 6.0% Memphis* 6.0% Dallas** […]

A couple of weeks ago, former NBA big man Kendrick Perkins said that Toronto Raptors superstar Kawhi Leonard reminded him of Michael Jordan, and on Sunday night, you could swear Jordan was wearing Leonard’s jersey. During Game 7 of the Raptors’ second-round Eastern Conference playoff series against the Philadelphia 76ers, Leonard poured in 41 points, […]

The Chicago Bulls will have a new face on the bench in the 2019-20 NBA season after head coach Jim Boylen hired his top assistant. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, Boylen hired Brooklyn Nets assistant coach Chris Fleming to become a part of his coaching staff for next season. He will be taking a […]

In an official statement released on Wednesday morning, the Chicago Bulls announced that Horace Grant will serve as the team’s representative at the 2019 NBA Draft Lottery. We are excited to announce that Bulls legend Horace Grant will be our 2019 NBA Draft Lottery representative! pic.twitter.com/WGozJtoWW9 — Chicago Bulls (@chicagobulls) May 8, 2019 Grant, now […]

The Chicago Bulls are not a good basketball team at the moment. However, the struggling Bulls do have some talented young players on the team’s current roster, former Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Kris Dunn included. With everyone on the Bulls looking to get better and turn things around, Dunn obviously understands that getting to the […]

The Chicago Bulls will enter their second season under recently-extended coach Jim Boylen with plenty of questions to address. Among them, the direction they will head in with the point guard position, as Kris Dunn has had mixed results — though mostly negative as the team’s starting point man. Vice President of Basketball Operations John […]

The Chicago Bulls had another forgettable year, as they finished the season with a 22-60 record. Incoming fourth-year point guard Kris Dunn recently spoke about the team’s recent struggles and also relayed how he believes he can become a crucial part of the team’s young nucleus. Speaking to Darnell Mayberry of The Athletic, Dunn discussed […]

The 2018-19 NBA season was mostly positive for Derrick Rose. Though he played in only 51 games, Rose displayed the explosiveness and scoring that made him the league’s Most Valuable Player in 2011. If the NBA had a Comeback Player of the Year award, he would be the front-runner to win it. Rose averaged 18.0 […]

The Chicago Bulls have agreed to a multi-year contract extension with head coach Jim Boylen, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. What a roller-coaster ride it has been for Boylen in his first year as head coach of the Bulls. Boylen took over after Chicago fired Fred Hoiberg following a 5-19 start. Not long after […]

According to the Sports Business Journal, the NBA’s television numbers dipped this 2018-19 campaign after a strong season of viewership in 2017-18. Among the biggest dip in ratings came from two of the league’s biggest markets, the New York Knicks and Chicago Bulls — two teams that finished at the bottom of the standings. As […]

Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine believes Houston Rockets star James Harden is the best playground player in the NBA right now. LaVine admits exiled Cleveland Cavaliers guard J.R. Smith is pretty good in open gyms, but that Harden is the best. “Probably James Harden because his game already fits that, but a guy that crosses […]

The 2018-19 NBA season was a year when Chicago Bulls fans hoped that their young nucleus would take the next step towards becoming a potential playoff contender. Instead, they were dealt with early injuries, a change in head coaches and numerous defensive struggles as they finished with just 22 wins and the fourth-worst record in […]