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News broke out of nowhere Tuesday that the Chicago Bulls gave head coach Billy Donovan an extension in the offseason. The extension came after the Bulls returned to the playoffs for the first time since 2017 and with two years left on Donovan’s four-year contract. The timing of this report raised eyebrows among fans. Why […]

Michael Pina over at The Ringer caused a bit of a stir among Chicago Bulls fans this week with a column calling the Bulls the “NBA’s most depressing team” and suggesting they should tank. It’s not a totally unpopular sentiment among fans, even after finally returning to the playoffs for the first time last season […]

The Chicago Bulls have been plagued with issues ever since January of last season. Coincidentally, that’s around the time that Lonzo Ball was sent to the sidelines with a strange knee injury. Ball has been working his way back to the court ever since, but hasn’t had much success in doing so, and the Bulls […]

After a slow start, the Chicago Bulls have played impressive basketball as of late. The team is 9-11 and has won three of its last four games, all against top-tier opponents in the Boston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks, and Utah Jazz.  What wasn’t known until recently is that the Bulls actually extended their head coach, Billy […]

The 2021-22 season seemed to carry a ton of promise for the Chicago Bulls. The Bulls, fresh off signing DeMar DeRozan and Lonzo Ball, immediately established themselves as a legitimate playoff-caliber team. DeRozan, in particular, played out of his mind, spurring the Bulls to victory one game after another with his crunch-time exploits en route […]

The Chicago Bulls will begin a West Coast swing with a Monday night matchup against the Utah Jazz at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NBA odds series, which includes a Bulls-Jazz prediction and pick, laid out below. Chicago has gone 8-11 this season, 12th […]

Chicago Bulls star Zach LaVine voiced his frustrations after being benched by head coach Billy Donovan late in the fourth quarter during a recent loss to the Orlando Magic. While LaVine apparently patched things up with Donovan, the Bulls’ 8-11 record and LaVine’s own struggles have some wondering if the team will look to go […]

Last week, the Chicago Bulls suffered a tough loss to the Orlando Magic, 108-107. It was an opportunity for Nikola Vucevic to face off against his former team, which unsurprisingly, drew out all sorts of narratives pertaining to his previous spell with Orlando. The critics went hard on Vucevic and the Bulls after the loss, […]

Nikola Vučević’s start to his Chicago Bulls tenure hasn’t got off to the start he or the Bulls’ organization had hoped for since they traded for the two-time all-star. Inconsistency plagued his first full season in Chicago while the Bulls’ regression this year has fans wondering if the front office made the right move shipping […]

There were stretches during the 2021-22 season where the Chicago Bulls, led by DeMar DeRozan, owned the best record in the Eastern Conference. However, the Bulls ended up falling off, finishing sixth in the Eastern Conference and promptly getting eliminated in five games by the Milwaukee Bucks. Alas, that trend has followed the Bulls this […]

The Chicago Bulls are off to an 8-10 start, which has put them in an interesting spot. Chicago has some great talent on their roster, but losing games early on has led to the question, could the Bulls be sellers? There are options for either route that Chicago goes, but buying would result in giving […]

When Duncan Robinson re-signed with the Miami Heat in the offseason of 2021, fans expected him to up his production and be a key piece to a championship contender for years to come. Well, that has not happened, and his time in Miami appears to be coming to an end pretty soon. According to a […]

The Chicago Bulls’ 2022-23 season was on the brink of collapse after a shocking 108-107 loss to the Orlando Magic dropped them to 6-10. Not only was it the Bulls’ fourth straight loss, but Zach LaVine was beefing with head coach Billy Donovan after the game for benching him down the stretch amid a wretched […]

Chicago Bulls star Zach LaVine was benched in the fourth quarter of the Bulls’ recent 108-107 home loss to the Orlando Magic. In that game, LaVine scored just four points on a horrid 1-for-14 shooting from the field. Even before he was benched, LaVine definitely knew how badly he performed in that game, regardless of […]

The Chicago Bulls have been dealing with drama as of late. Zach LaVine did not agree with Billy Donovan’s decision to bench him in a recent game. However, Chicago rebounded nicely with a victory over the Boston Celtics on Monday. DeMar DeRozan commented on LaVine’s strong performance in the win following the benching situation, per […]

Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics saw their nine-game winning streak come to an end on Monday night, bowing down to DeMar DeRozan and the Chicago Bulls in a game that was never really close. The Celtics trailed by double-digits, 63-50, at halftime and were never able to recover as they went down 121-107. Chicago […]

The injury bug has rarely been kind to the Boston Celtics, and it has reared its ugly head again. Before Boston’s third matchup of the season against the Chicago Bulls, point guard Marcus Smart revealed more information about his injured right ankle, via Adam Himmelsbach. This ankle inflammation has bothered Smart for a while, as […]

After one month of the 2022-23 NBA season, fans have some idea of what they can expect for their team’s overall season outlook. While some franchises such as the Boston Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks were expected top be top dogs in the East, other teams’ hot starts are coming as a major surprise, such as […]

The Boston Celtics will travel to take on the Chicago Bulls in a Monday night NBA matchup at the United Center in Chicago. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NBA odds series, which includes a Celtics-Bulls prediction and pick, laid out below. Boston has gone 13-3 this season, including an impressive […]

Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine made sure to vent his frustrations to the media following head coach Billy Donovan’s call to bench the All Star in the final minutes of a one-point loss to the Orlando Magic, the team’s fourth straight defeat and sixth in seven games. “That’s (Billy Donovan)’s decision,” Zach LaVine said in […]

Orlando Magic guard Cole Anthony shared an interesting post on his Instagram story on Saturday. Anthony posted an image with a caption stating, “Thank you, Chicago,” referencing the 2021 Magic-Bulls Nikola Vucevic trade, per NBACentral on twitter. Cole Anthony looks back at the Nikola Vucevic trade Orlando Magic received: Wendell Carter Jr.Otto Porter Jr.2021 first-round […]

Chicago Bulls star Zach LaVine was benched by Billy Donovan towards the end of team’s narrow loss to the Orlando Magic. LaVine, who struggled throughout the affair, shared his brutally honest thoughts on the decision following the game, per Sports Illustrated. “I got to do a better job at the beginning of the game to […]

The Chicago Bulls 2022-23 season hasn’t gotten off to a great start, as their struggles from the second half of the 2021-22 season have followed them into the current season. Once again, it’s been DeMar DeRozan doing everything he can to get the Bulls wins, but he’s often been sold short by his teammates’ failure […]

Before the Chicago Bulls took on the Orlando Magic on Friday night, head coach Billy Donovan called out his Big 3 in an attempt to fire up the troops, so to speak. That clearly didn’t work, though, as the Bulls suffered their seventh loss in eight games. The contest actually went down the wire and […]

The Chicago Bulls are in the midst of a brutal losing streak right now. This team has lost five out of its last six games heading into Friday night’s matchup against the Orlando Magic. This has led to some heavy criticism for a team that has title aspirations this season, which now also includes some […]

It was a fine idea and a noble experiment. The Chicago Bulls had a star in Zach LaVine, and the front office did its best to put other stars around him to create an NBA title contender. They traded for Nikola Vucevic, did sign-and-trades for DeMar DeRozen and Lonzo Ball, and signed free agents like […]

New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson missed Tuesday’s game against the Memphis Grizzlies with a right foot contusion, shutting down what could have been a spectacle between the former No. 1 and No. 2 overall picks in the 2019 NBA draft. When New Orleans takes to its home floor against the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday, […]

The Chicago Bulls (6-8) visit the New Orleans Pelicans (8-6) on Wednesday night. Tipoff is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Bulls-Pelicans prediction and pick. Chicago has lost four of its last five games heading into Wednesday’s matchup and sits in 11th place in the Eastern Conference. […]

Chicago Bulls guard Coby White is always being mentioned in trade speculations. Recently, in fact, HoopsHype.com’s Michael Scotto broke the news that he is allegedly available for trade. Here we will look at the four best trade destinations for Bulls guard Coby White, who might be part of a deal before the deadline. Earlier this […]

The Chicago Bulls’ 2022-23 season is not going as expected.  The team is just 6-8 and would be out of the Play-In Tournament in the Eastern Conference if the season ended today. DeMar DeRozan and Zach LaVine are leading the Bulls with 23.9 and 21.9 points per game, respectively. If Chicago wants to compete for […]

The Denver Nuggets will take on the Chicago Bulls as the two squads meet in a Sunday evening showdown at the United Center. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Nuggets-Bulls prediction and pick. The Nuggets fell 131-112 to the Boston Celtics on Friday night. Nikola Jokic led the way with 29 points […]

Chicago Bulls big man Nikola Vucevic was fined $15,000 dollars for making an obscene gesture during a recent game. The NBA has fined Bulls center Nikola Vucevic $15,000 for making an obscene gesture on the court Wednesday night. Here's where the incident occurred:https://t.co/1O3KTG17sq — ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) November 11, 2022 It is unclear who the gesture […]

The Chicago Bulls have been one of the most confusing teams early in the season. They have not been as impressive as their early season success last year, but they are still currently sixth in the Eastern Conference with a 6-7 record. Lonzo Ball has still been missing from the lineup because of a lingering […]

The scapegoat of the Los Angeles Lakers has always been the reason why the fans are pissed at their organization. Last year, Frank Vogel was the one yanked from his position as the team’s head coach, and this season it seems that Russell Westbrook is the individual receiving the most criticism and bashing from the […]

Chicago Bulls forward DeMar DeRozan just can’t seem to catch a break. An on-and-off night for the 14-year NBA veteran forward almost ended in what he said should have been a foul on New Orleans Pelicans (6-5) forward Zion Williamson in a postgame press conference. DeRozan pulled up for a potential game-tying floater from five […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are out to a 2-8 start in the 2022-23 season, leading many to wonder just what this front office is going to do to fix this mess. Will the Lakers try to make a big trade to right the ship? Will they just ride things out with this group and try […]

Chicago Bulls guard DeMar DeRozan is currently in his 14th season as a professional basketball player, but it seems as if he’s only gotten better with time. Now 33 years old, DeRozan is certainly no spring chicken, but he definitely still has springs underneath the soles of his shoes. Just ask New Orleans Pelicans second-year […]

The New Orleans Pelicans (5-5) visit the Chicago Bulls (6-6) on Wednesday. Tipoff is scheduled for 8 pm ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Pelicans-Bulls prediction and pick. New Orleans has lost three consecutive games heading into tonight’s matchup. The Pelicans have covered just four of their 10 games while 80% […]

One of the biggest rivalries during the early 2010s was that between the Chicago Bulls and the Miami Heat. Before he got injured, Derrick Rose and the Bulls represented one of the biggest threats to LeBron James and his Heat Big 3. As it turns out, however, all these stars nearly joined the same team […]