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Following the signing of his new contract with the New York Knicks, Joakim Noah released a letter in the Chicago Tribune addressing the city that he called home for the first nine years of his career. He stated that his career with Chicago was “the best time in my life.” In his letter, Noah not only […]

Following the recent acquisition of both Dwyane Wade and Rajon Rondo, as well as the Derrick Rose trade that brought in Robin Lopez and Jerian Grant, the Chicago Bulls have had what many consider to be a successful offseason so far. When Chicago’s own Rose was traded to the New York Knicks, many assumed that […]

The NBA had yet another seismic change in the league as 13-year Heat veteran Dwyane Wade announced last night that he will be leaving his Miami franchise to return to his hometown team, the Chicago Bulls. Yet, despite being the franchise leader in points, assists, and win-share, Wade shared on ABC’s “Live With Kelly” that […]

This is not the way it was supposed to end. Dwyane Wade, 12 time all-star and 3 time NBA champion, will retire in a different jersey than he has worn for the first 13 years of his career. He gave the Miami Heat their first championship, and gave Pat Riley his last ring as a […]

As reported, in a shocking turn of events, the Chicago Bulls have signed former Miami Heat franchise star Dwyane Wade. Rumours had been been circulating over the past day that Jimmy Butler and Rajon Rondo had been actively recruiting Dwayne Wade to the Chicago Bulls. Rondo and Butler’s headhunting of Wade seems to have paid […]

This time last year, the Dallas Mavericks thought they had acquired vital piece to their championship puzzle in DeAndre Jordan. They got a verbal agreement that he would sign a four-year, $80 million max contract. The only issue was that Jordan got cold feet and reneged. As Hassan Whiteside has yet to sign his new […]

After “an extremely emotional and tough decision,” Dwyane Wade is leaving the Miami Heat after 13 seasons. He has already informed the Chicago Bulls that he will sign with them and has accept their offer for $47 million over two years. This free agency was very different from what the 12-time all-star went through last year as […]

News broke Wednesday evening that Dwyane Wade will be leaving the Miami Heat, the team he played with for 13 seasons, and agreed to sign with the Chicago Bulls on a two-year contract of $47.5 million. Just as with Kevin Durant‘s decision, this shocking pick has Twitter going wild. Now-former Miami teammate Hassan Whiteside may […]

The Chicago Bulls have traded Jose Calderon to the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday, sources told The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski.   The trade comes less than two weeks after Calderon was traded from New York in the Derrick Rose deal. The 76ers and the Nets had also show interest in Calderon, but deals with either never materialized […]

Are the top two threats to the Cavs in the eastern conference in clear view already? The NBA off-season doesn’t last as long as other sports, so the push to improve for organizations starts immediately after the last whistle blows. the Cleveland Cavaliers are no exception. Fresh off of a championship, the Cavs enter the […]

Hassan Whiteside agreed to a four-year, $98 million deal with the Miami Heat on the morning of July 1st and is expected to sign the contract at the first possible chance. He will be doing it to play for a Heat team that will not have Dwyane Wade after the guard opted to sign with […]

In a shocking turn of events, the Miami Heat have apparently lost out on the Dwyane Wade sweepstakes after the guard has reportedly told the Chicago Bulls he’s signing with them. Wade will reportedly sign a two-year deal worth $47 million. Adrian Wojnarowski has the full details: Dwyane Wade has informed the Bulls he plans […]

Another contender for Dwyane Wade has risen out of the background, perhaps taking a lead in the bidding for his services. Wade’s hometown Chicago Bulls have been linked to the slashing shooting guard for years, and they currently have their best shot at landing the 12-time All-Star. Now that Dwyane’s meeting with the Milwaukee Bucks […]

The British Basketball League has gone from strength to strength over the last few years but it still sits below Europe’s elite competitions in terms of stature, and for the most part, standard of play. The league often accommodates top British talent, as well as gifted NCAA imports who didn’t quite make it to the […]

When the Chicago Bulls decided to trade guard Derrick Rose, they clearly had to make a move to acquire a point guard to lead their team. A couple of days of talking to teams and mulling his options after a very successful, one-year stint with the Sacramento Kings, unrestricted free agent guard Rajon Rondo has […]

According to ESPN’s Marc Stein, Pau Gasol has been offered a 2-year, $40 million deal from the Portland Trail Blazers. At 35 years old now, Gasol is an NBA veteran who has won two NBA Championships with the Los Angeles Lakers and has still posted some remarkable numbers with the Bulls these past couple of […]

Free agent Pau Gasol has not picked a team yet, but some teams still want to lure him in. These teams include the Minnesota Timberwolves, Portland Trail Blazers and the San Antonio Spurs. The veteran big man met with the Timberwolves for a long talk on Friday, possibly reuniting him and former head coach of […]

After two years of creating a role for himself in the Windy City, E’Twaun Moore has earned himself a pay day. According to The Advocate, the hard-working 6-4 combo guard has agreed to a four-year, $34 million deal with the New Orleans Pelicans, joining a back court that includes Jrue Holiday, Tyreke Evans and recently […]

Thunder restricted free agent Dion Waiters has reportedly stirred some interest around the league from franchises in dire search for a shooting guard. The No. 4 overall pick from the 2012 draft came to Oklahoma City via the Cleveland Cavaliers in January 2015, and during his tenure with the Thunder, Waiters played decently with a […]

Are you a huge Chicago Bulls fan? Are the ’95-’96 Bulls your favorite team? Was Scottie Pippen your favorite player from that team or your favorite period? Have you ever wanted to have a taste of Scottie’s everyday life? Well, you are in luck, as the NBA legend and Hall of Famer has put his […]

Last week, the Chicago Bulls traded the one-time league MVP Derrick Rose to the New York Knicks for a package headlined by Robin Lopez. They couldn’t demand more because Rose would be labeled as damaged goods if he was sold at a supermarket. Until now, we hadn’t heard former backcourt partner Jimmy Butler‘s thoughts on the […]

Derrick Rose was supposed to be the savior that brought the Chicago Bulls back to their glory days and put them back on top of the NBA landscape. However, after eight up and down years in The Windy City, the Bulls elected to go into full rebuild mode and traded Rose to the New York […]

Just last week Derrick Rose was traded from the Chicago Bulls to the New York Knicks in a move that stunned many fans. Derrick Rose was a Chicago native and became the youngest regular season MVP in NBA History when he received the award in 2011. While Rose looked to have a promising future, nagging […]

As reported earlier, free agent All-Star Center Pau Gasol notified the Chicago Bulls that he will opt of his contract after a two-year tenure with the team after signing with them during his last stint in free agency.  Despite increasing his play during his two years in Chicago, Gasol will leave Chicago after criticizing the […]

Chicago Bulls head coach Fred Hoiberg had his first coaching ‘wanna get away’ moment this week. Hoiberg set to introduce the new players acquired from the New York Knicks in the Derrick Rose trade, took to the podium and delivered his speech like any coach would. The problem with his speech however, was that he […]

Just three days after announcing his participation on the Spanish National Basketball team in the upcoming 2016 Olympics, Chicago power forward Pau Gasol opted out of his contract with the Bulls to become an unrestricted free agent as expected by most pundits around the league. Gasol will by 36 next week, yet his dynamic play […]

Last week, Tracy McGrady told an interesting story about his experience on draft night back in 1997. According to McGrady, the Toronto Raptors attempted to trade him to the Chicago Bulls for Scottie Pippen after he was drafted ninth overall, but Michael Jordan vetoed the deal. The Bulls went on to complete their second championship […]

The Chicago Bulls made their first big splash of the offseason, trading guard Derrick Rose to the New York Knicks in exchange for some solid role players. It was a questionable move by Chicago, one that Rose himself couldn’t explain, but it happened and both sides are moving on. According to Nick Friedell of ESPN, […]

Fox Sports Analyst and former player Corey Maggette might be a little on the optimistic side depending on what you believe. After the Knicks traded for the Chicago Bulls star Derrick Rose, it instantly became a hot topic in NBA circles. For some, the trade has given them a boost of confidence about the Knicks future. […]

According to ESPN’s Marc Stein and The Vertical’s Woj, the Minnesota Timberwolves tried pushing to trade for Jimmy Butler on Thursday throughout the draft, including after selecting rookie sensation Kris Dunn. The Bulls were said to be high on Dunn, but ultimately rejected any and all trade scenarios with the Wolves, even after trading former […]

Carmelo Anthony can breathe a sigh of relief today. It was all well that Kristaps Porzingis was a steal in the 2015 NBA Draft, but there was still lingering concern about the future of the team, and whether the rebuilding process was happening a little bit slower than he expected. After speaking with Phil Jackson, Anthony’s doubts […]

Ex-Chicago Bulls point guard Derrick Rose has been in the limelight ever since his unexpected trade to the New York Knicks. In similar fashion to another elite athlete, Rose gives a personal statement to all his fans regarding his new team status. “Chicago’s a big city, but it’s kinda chill, not fast-paced like New York,” […]

Derrick Rose finally had his chance to speak after being traded from the Chicago Bulls, to the New York Knicks. Rose’s press conference was held on Friday, as he spoke about his career, new expectations and the trade to New York in general.   He mentioned wanting to finish his career in New York, and […]

It didn’t take long for the New York Knicks to start rubbing in the fact that they were able to snag Derrick Rose from the Chicago Bulls in a blockbuster trade that surfaced unexpectedly before the NBA Draft. The Knicks twitter account posted a video highlight reel of Derrick Rose against the same Knicks players […]

“Boys Among Men” is a book by Jonathan Abrams who is a New York Times best selling author. He currently works at Bleacher Report and is a well-respected basketball junkie. In his book, published just a couple of months ago, details the extremely talented NBA prospects who had jumped straight from high school to the […]

There was a frenzy of trade rumors surrounding Jimmy Butler during the NBA draft on Thursday night, all of which fell to the wayside in the end. The reports with the most traction had Butler going to the Minnesota Timberwolves to play for his former coach, Tom Thibodeau. Both Marc Stein of ESPN and Adrian […]

In the wake of the Derrick Rose trade, there has been a bounty of rumors about the Chicago Bulls possibly moving their best player, Jimmy Butler, as well. On Bill Simmons’ podcast a couple weeks back, Butler was quite confident that he would remain in Chicago, and he insisted that he’s been able to block […]

Since taking office, President Barack Obama has made no secret of being a basketball fan. The former high school hoops player never quit playing as he went through college, and eventually public service, and of his first moves as President was to convert the White House tennis court into a basketball court large enough for […]

Sources say Jimmy Butler is going to be headed to the Minnesota Timberwolves. This 26 year old shooting guard has played for the Chicago Bulls since being selected in the first round, 3oth overall in the 2011 NBA draft. ESPN’s Marc Stein gives the confirmation of the idea being tossed around. Rising optimism on the […]