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Chicago Bulls rookie Coby White kept things going on Thursday, as the 6-foot-5 guard recorded another impressive performance for his team in the preaseason. The 19-year-old dropped a game-high 29 points on a very efficient 10-of-14 shooting, along with six three-pointers, six rebounds, and a block, in just 23 minutes of action. It was indeed a […]

Chicago Bulls head coach Jim Boylen has officially named Tomas Satoransky the team’s starting point guard over Kris Dunn. Satoransky has played better with the starters in preseason thus far and runs the offense more efficiently than Dunn, and Boylen believes this is what’s best for the Bulls: Boylen: “This is what’s best for our […]

The Chicago Bulls’ analytics department wants Zach LaVine to sack the mid-range jumper from his offensive arsenal. They instead want him to take a James Harden-esque approach to his offense and just shoot shots at the basket or take 3-pointers. LaVine, who regularly uses the mid-range shot in his game, pushed back on the idea […]

Chicago Bulls head coach clarified his perspective on the effectiveness of the mid-range game in the NBA after Bulls shooting guard Zach LaVine was reportedly told to focus on shooting threes and attacking the rim. Boylen told reporters (including Darnell Mayberry of The Athletic) that mid-range jumpers can sometimes present the best opportunity for offense, but […]

The Chicago Bulls aren’t the first team that comes to mind when you talk about title contenders out of the Eastern Conference. However, they have one of the more exciting young cores the league has to offer. And Head coach Jim Boylen is still sorting out what to do with his starting lineup. One of […]

Jim Boylen got his first look at New Orleans Pelicans prized rookie Zion Williamson, and the Chicago Bulls head coach was impressed by his body control given his massive size. Williamson finished with 29 points on 12-of-13 shooting, leading the Pelicans to a 127-125 win over the Bulls. His baskets included dunks and barreling lay-ups […]

After Zach LaVine’s stellar preseason game against the New Orleans Pelicans, Chicago Bulls head coach Jim Boylen called the swingman a “special cat.” In 24 minutes of action, LaVine dropped 28 points and three rebounds. It’s a pretty great performance considering that it’s just a preseason game where most players are taking it easy. Per […]

Chicago Bulls head coach Jim Boylen is hoping to start the 2019-20 season with an identity, and what better way than to represent “The Windy City” with the toughness that’s inspired teams of the past like the old Chicago Bears of yesteryear, not a glamorous city like Los Angeles, but rather a nose-grinding one. Boylen […]

With the NBA offseason now officially underway, teams will be given their first opportunity to field their new and improved lineups in preparation for the upcoming 2019-20 season. For coaches, the offseason is usually reserved for experimentation and exploration, with the end goal being the ability to gauge the team’s preparedness for the grueling grind […]

Chicago Bulls head coach Jim Boylen has some goals for power forward Lauri Markkanen, and it has nothing to do with offense. Boylen wants Markkanen to “improve defensively” and “be a more consistent rebounder” for the Bulls this season. “I want him to improve defensively,” Boylen said, via the Chicago Sun-Times. “And I want him […]

Chicago Bulls head coach Jim Boylen says the gradual development of rookie point guard Coby White has been the most pleasant surprise for him thus far in training camp. White, who was drafted with the seventh overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft, is going to challenge Kris Dunn and Tomas Satoransky for the Bulls’ […]

For Chicago Bulls head coach Jim Boylen, Wendell Carter Jr. has the capacity to turn into a basketball legend like Hakeem Olajuwon. Boylen — who’s on his second year as the Bulls’ head coach — shared his observation of Carter Jr. Boylen says that the second-year center is equipped with the physical presence, intelligence and […]

The Chicago Bulls went into the 2019 NBA Draft coveting a point guard for the future. After Kris Dunn failed to take a big step forward in his third season as a pro, Gar Forman and John Paxson stated that they were looking to upgrade at the position. When the Bulls fell to the No. […]

Chicago Bulls guard Tomas Satoransky got an up-close view of what it’s going to be like playing for Jim Boylen this season on Tuesday at Chicago’s first practice of the season. Satoransky says “it’s a lot of energy there” when asked to describe the Bulls head coach. “It’s a lot of energy there. He runs […]

According to Chicago Bulls head coach Jim Boylen, this year’s team is a squad full of ‘ballers.’ Through the course of the offseason, the Bulls added several key pieces to their team through free agent signings and the draft. Boylen, who’s entering his first full season as head coach, briefly described each of their acquisitions. […]

The Chicago Bulls were one of the worst teams in the NBA last season. Even though they have a bunch of promising young players, the Jim Boylen-led squad does not have enough firepower to stand toe-to-toe against the league’s best. Well, not much has changed in terms of the team’s roster this season, but Boylen […]

Chicago Bulls head coach Jim Boylen wants to make the playoffs this season. Chicago hasn’t been to the postseason since 2017, the final year of the Jimmy Butler era. Jim Boylen: "Our goal for this season is to make the playoffs." — K.C. Johnson (@KCJHoop) September 30, 2019 The Bulls won just 22 games last season. […]

Chicago Bulls head coach Jim Boylen claims shooting guard Zach LaVine is “getting his man body.” By all accounts, LaVine had a productive summer working on his game and body. https://twitter.com/markstrot/status/1178759913620811777 Zach LaVine established himself as one of the best young scorers in the NBA last season. The high-flyer averaged 23.7 points per game while shooting […]

Chicago Bulls head coach Jim Boylen visited power forward Lauri Markkanen in Finland this summer. Markkanen says he had a great time with Boylen, who met Markkanen’s family as well. “We had a really good time,” Markkanen said of Boylen’s trip to Finland, via K.C. Johnson of NBC Sports Chicago. “We talked about not just […]

The Chicago Bulls are entering the 2019-20 season with a more positive outlook than they did last year. Bulls coach Jim Boylen believes that Zach LaVine and Lauri Markkanen can establish themselves as the team’s star pillars moving forward. “We believe in them,’’ Boylen said of the two after the free-agent frenzy subsided this past […]

The Chicago Bulls inked Tomas Satoransky to a three-year $30-million deal this off-season. Satoransky’s arrival to the Windy City means that he’ll get reunited with his former Washington Wizards teammate Otto Porter Jr. Bulls head coach Jim Boylen believes that their reunion will bring nothing but positives for Chicago next season. “Otto loved him, and […]

Tomas Satoransky is exactly the player Chicago Bulls head coach Jim Boylen is looking for — someone who is fearless and will “play his balls off” night in and night out. The Bulls acquired Satoransky in a sign-and-trade deal with the Washington Wizards in free agency. A restricted free agent, Satoransky agreed to a three-year, […]

The Chicago Bulls’ offseason was always going to go mostly overlooked, but that’s certainly not an indication of how successful it was overall. In fact, it’s precisely due to the understated nature of their moves that makes the Bulls’ additions fit so seamlessly with incumbent young building blocks like Lauri Markkanen, Zach LaVine, and Wendell […]

Jim Boylen’s old-school tactics wore thin on the Chicago Bulls in the first week of his tenure as head coach after taking over for the fired Fred Hoiberg. Players were so frustrated with the frequency and intensity of his practices, they briefly considered skipping one en masse before agreeing to discuss their issues with Boylen […]

As expected, Chicago Bulls head coach Jim Boylen has confirmed that his starting lineup in 2019-20 will be Kris Dunn, Zach LaVine, Otto Porter Jr., Lauri Markkanen and Wendell Carter Jr. After the Bulls acquired Porter from the Washington Wizards, this was the group which started for Boylen. Chicago went 7-8 with Porter in the […]

The Chicago Bulls have a lot of young players to develop and new additions to incorporate for their upcoming 2019-20 campaign. Likewise, Jim Boylen will have his first full training camp as the team’s head coach. With this, Boylen is reportedly looking to take advantage of the Summer League to establish his system, per Sam […]

The Chicago Bulls made a smart choice in the 2019 NBA Draft by filling a position of need at point guard with a highly regarded prospect: Coby White of North Carolina. Jim Boylen now needs to get to work. White was an electric performer for the Tar Heels; his blazing speed was married perfectly with […]

The Chicago Bulls have made another significant step on their rebuild when they selected two young, promising players in the 2019 NBA Draft. They used the seventh overall pick to get Coby White and the 38th pick to nab Daniel Gafford. Bulls head coach Jim Boylen recently talked about their reasons for drafting White and […]

Jim Boylen did enough after taking over for the ousted Fred Hoiberg in early December to establish himself as the Chicago Bulls’ head coach of the present and future. Many were disappointed at that development despite the team’s relative improvement over the second half of the 2018-19 season due to Boylen’s old-school approach to the […]

Chicago Bulls head coach Jim Boylen took a lot of heat for really slowing down the pace after he took over for Fred Hoiberg this past season. But now with speedster Coby White on board as the point guard of the future, Bulls executive vice president of basketball operations John Paxson says Boylen “wants to […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

Chicago Bulls vice president of basketball operations John Paxson said at his end-of-season press conference it’s “very possible” the franchise extends head coach Jim Boylen on a long-term deal before next season. Boylen’s current deal is only through the 2019-20 season: John Paxson says it's "very possible" that #Bulls extend Jim Boylen on long-term deal […]

NBA players do not want to play for Tom Thibodeau and Jim Boylen if they had a choice, according to Sam Amick of The Athletic. Thibodeau was fired by the Minnesota Timberwolves this season in January. He has a bad tendency to play his players a lot of minutes and overwork them in practice. Boylen […]

From the very first day he took over for Fred Hoiberg as the head coach of the Chicago Bulls, Jim Boylen has been all business. Despite some early adversity — like scheduling a practice after a back-to-back and nearly invoking a player mutiny — and battling it out with the media, Boylen has managed to […]

The Chicago Bulls had a roller-coaster season and are on pace to finish with one of the worst records in the NBA. While they still have five games left to play this season, Bulls head coach Jim Boylen is already looking forward to his first training camp with the team. Boylen took over in Chicago […]

There’s no fraternity quite like that of the NBA’s head coaches. Across the league, everyone from icons like the San Antonio Spurs’ Gregg Popovich to unknown assistants toiling away in anonymity subscribe to an etiquette that deems public criticism of coaching peers foul. As such, it’s hardly surprising to hear Chicago Bulls coach Jim Boylen […]

Nothing has changed as far as the Chicago Bulls’ positive view of head coach Jim Boylen and all signs point toward Boylen being the coach next season, according to K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune. Ex-Bulls coach Fred Hoiberg has joined the University of Nebraska. Chicago will owe Hoiberg roughly $1.5 million of the $5 […]