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Keep up with the latest Chicago Bulls Basketball News. The Central Division Bulls are led by a number of great players including DeMar DeRozan, Zach LaVine and also center Nikola Vucevic. Billy Donovan is the head coach of the team and he will expect his team to play hard each and every night. Will the team have the right chemistry this season to make another playoff run and win an NBA championship?

Chicago Bulls Basketball News

Nikola Vucevic Wants To Play Four More Years

Chicago Bulls center Nikola Vucevic met with the media at Goran Dragic's farewell game in Slovenia. One of the topics Vucevic covered is how much longer he plans to play. [...]

Javonte Green, Pelicans Agree To One-Year Deal

Javonte Green and the New Orleans Pelicans have agreed to a one-year deal. Green, who is represented by Greg Lawrence, averaged 12.2 points and 7.4 rebounds in 25.6 minutes over [...]

Kenny Lofton Jr., Bulls Agree To One-Year Deal

Kenny Lofton Jr. has agreed to sign a one-year deal with the Chicago Bulls. Lofton will have a chance to compete for a roster spot with the Bulls in training [...]

Back-To-Back Games Up In 24-25 NBA Schedule Vs Prior Year

As the NBA continues to find ways to increase player availability for key and high-profile games, that has led to more back-to-backs being scheduled in 2024-25. Teams average 14.9 back-to-back [...]

Bulls, Warriors Have Most Net 'Rest Advantage' In 24-25 Schedule; Suns Have Least

One of the key items that gets analyzed when the NBA schedule is released is which team is playing with a rest advantage. For the 2024-25 season, teams playing with [...]

Lonzo Ball Scrimmaging 5-On-5 With No Setbacks

Lonzo Ball is participating in full contact, 5-on-5 scrimmages, sources told Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times. Ball has not experienced any setbacks. Ball, who has not played an NBA [...]

Warriors Not Interested In Brandon Ingram, Zach LaVine

The Golden State Warriors were very interested in trading for Lauri Markkanen of the Utah Jazz, but that ship seems to have sailed. Despite still being interested in making a [...]

RealGM Radio: Caitlin Cooper, Dan Feldman On The Central Division (Aug 2024)

Host Danny Leroux, Caitlin Cooper of Basketball, She Wrote and Dan Feldman of Dunc'd On Prime go in-depth on the NBA's Central Division. They discuss how the Bucks, Bulls, Cavs, [...]

Zach LaVine Felt Singled Out During Bulls Film Sessions

Zach LaVine has felt singled out by Billy Donovan during Chicago Bulls film sessions, sources told Jamal Collier of ESPN. LaVine has also felt like he's taken too much blame [...]

Bulls Could Have Received Draft Compensation For Andre Drummond, Alex Caruso At Trade Deadline

The Chicago Bulls could have received multiple second-round picks from the Philadelphia 76ers for Andre Drummond at the trade deadline, sources told Jamal Collier of ESPN. Drummond would eventually sign [...]

DeMar DeRozan, Bulls Never Came Close To Extension Deal

DeMar DeRozan and the Chicago Bulls were never close to a contract extension throughout the 23-24 season, sources tell Jamal Collier of ESPN. DeRozan and Arturas Kanisovas had each maintained [...]

Bulls Will Have Easier Trade Options For Nikola Vucevic Than Zach LaVine

The Chicago Bulls are likely to find a trade of Nikola Vucevic far easier than Zach LaVine, but one is not expected to materialize before the start of the 24-25 [...]

Bulls Expect To Keep Zach LaVine Into 24-25 Season

The Chicago Bulls are anticipating keeping Zach LaVine on their roster to start the season with the hopes of him rebuilding his trade value from where it has been this [...]

Bulls Waive Andrew Funk

The Chicago Bulls waived Andrew Funk from his two-way contract. Funk was signed to a two-year two-way deal last season. The wing shooter appeared in only five NBA games last [...]

Josh Giddey Had Interest In Trade To Spurs

Josh Giddey had interest in a trade to the San Antonio Spurs this offseason before he was dealt to the Chicago Bulls, sources tell Jake Fischer of Yahoo Sports. Giddey [...]

DJ Steward, Bulls Agree To Two-Way Contract

The Chicago Bulls and point guard D.J. Steward have agreed to a two-way contract. Steward is coming off a successful Summer League run with the Bulls. In five games in [...]

Bulls Have No Trade Market For Zach LaVine, Nikola Vucevic

The Chicago Bulls have seemingly leaned into a rebuild this offseason. The Bulls traded veteran guard Alex Caruso to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Josh Giddey, and then signed-and-traded veteran [...]

Bulls Waive RaiQuan Gray From Two-Way Contract

The Chicago Bulls waived forward RaiQuan Gray from his two-way contract. Gray was acquired from the San Antonio Spurs as a part of the DeMar DeRozan sign-and-trade to the Sacramento [...]

Bulls Could Attach Second-Round Picks To Zach LaVine Trade

The Chicago Bulls could attach both second-round picks the team acquired in the DeMar DeRozan trade to sweeten a Zach LaVine deal, according to Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times. [...]

DeMar DeRozan Dealt To Kings On Three-Year, $74M Sign-And-Trade

The Chicago Bulls traded DeMar DeRozan to the Sacramento Kings in a sign-and-trade deal involving the San Antonio Spurs. DeRozan will sign a three-year, $74 million contract with the Kings. [...]

- Gio Rivera
Three Celtics Trade Targets To Consider After Rumored Deadline Expectation

The Boston Celtics made plenty of offseason noise by pulling off two blockbuster trades before Opening Night, and they still might not be done. Sitting atop the Eastern Conference through [...]

- Adam London

Tuesday’s Bulls-Celtics matchup at TD Garden came with a unique set of circumstances. In addition to a Brooklyn Nets win over the Toronto Raptors, Boston needed to blow the doors [...]

- Adam London

Billy Donovan didn’t mind the Celtics keeping their foot on the gas Tuesday night, but the Bulls head coach wishes Boston went about the blowout in a different way. The [...]

- Gayle Troiani

The Boston Celtics defeated the Chicago Bulls 124-97 on Tuesday night at TD Garden. With the win the Celtics not only improved to 14-4 on the season, but the 27-point [...]

- Jason Ounpraseuth

The 76ers reportedly traded James Harden to the Clippers early Tuesday morning, but president of basketball operations Daryl Morey has no plans to give up on the season. Philadelphia reportedly [...]

- Adam London

Between Danny Ainge and Brad Stevens, the Celtics front office didn’t make many missteps over the past decade-plus. However, there apparently is one transaction Stevens wishes Boston had back. A [...]

- Keagan Stiefel

The Bulls and Heat will cap off the Eastern Conference’s play-in tournament Friday night at Kaseya Center, with the winner earning a first-round matchup with the Milwaukee Bucks and the [...]

- Greg Dudek

In a win-or-go-home NBA play-in tournament game Wednesday night between the Chicago Bulls and Toronto Raptors, it was the daughter of Bulls star DeMar DeRozan who stole the show. Nine-year-old [...]

- Adam London

The Bulls and the Raptors will try to keep their respective seasons alive north of the border. Chicago and Toronto are set to play in the first of two NBA [...]

- Greg Dudek

Boston Celtics fans probably weren’t too pleased with Patrick Beverley’s take on the “kind of weak” Eastern Conference. But Boston’s fan base can certainly get behind the goal Beverley has [...]

- Adam London

Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant weren’t the only future Basketball Hall of Famers traded ahead of the 2023 NBA trade deadline. Russell Westbrook’s tumultuous Lakers tenure ultimately lasted less than [...]

- Greg Dudek

Russell Westbrook reportedly became a member of the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night, but he might not be with his new team for long. Westbrook, who was dealt from the [...]

- Gio Rivera
NBA Rumors: Bulls’ Alex Caruso On Trade Block; Could Celtics Be Fit?

With the Boston Celtics losers of three consecutive games, including a nail-bitter against the New York Knicks at TD Garden on Thursday night, perhaps it’s time for the front office [...]

- Keagan Stiefel

The Boston Celtics fended off a scrappy Chicago Bulls squad to leave TD Garden with a 107-99 win Monday night. The Celtics improved their NBA-best record to 29-12 while the [...]

- Gio Rivera

One two-time All-Star reportedly is keen on joining the Los Angeles Lakers, according to an anonymous NBA executive. Chicago Bulls forward Zach LaVine “has been very clear” in regard to [...]

- Keagan Stiefel

The Boston Celtics’ nine-game winning streak was snapped with a loss to the Chicago Bulls, 121-107, at United Center on Monday night. The Celtics dropped to 13-4 on the year, [...]

- Greg Dudek

The Boston Celtics exacted some revenge Friday night by earning a 123-119 win over the Chicago Bulls at TD Garden. The Bulls handed Boston its first loss of the season [...]

- Jason Ounpraseuth

The Boston Celtics were dealt their first loss of the season in a 120-102 loss to the Chicago Bulls at United Center on Monday night. The Celtics move to 3-1 [...]

- Jason Ounpraseuth

The NBA will honor Bill Russell in various ways throughout the 2022-23 season, but they do have some limitations, as Alex Caruso can attest to. The Celtics legend died in [...]

- Adam London

Milwaukee is the only NBA home that Giannis Antetokounmpo has ever known, but the two-time league MVP understands that might not be the case when all is said and done [...]

News from Around the NBA

- Austin Nivison
Shaquille O'Neal wants to see WNBA players getting 'similar contracts' to some of the players in the NBA

O'Neal wants WNBA salaries to rise along with the league's popularity [...]

- Brad Botkin
Mark Cuban tells Jalen Brunson the Mavs' scouting report described him as 'chubby' before drafting him

Cuban appeared on Brunson's podcast with Josh Hart on Friday [...]

- Brad Botkin
Grizzlies' GG Jackson out indefinitely after breaking bone in right foot

Jackson emerged as perhaps the steal of the 2023 draft last season [...]

- Brad Botkin
Clippers sign Ivica Zubac to three-year, $58M max extension, per report

Zubac is now guaranteed $70M over the next four years [...]

- James Herbert
Stephen Curry reiterates desire to play entire NBA career with Warriors after signing contract extension

Curry inked a one-year, $62.6 million contract extension Thursday [...]

- James Herbert
Pacers' T.J. McConnell gets $45 million contract extension after strong finish to last season

McConnell will be under contract through 2028-29 [...]

- James Herbert
Jalen Brunson, Mark Cuban discuss free agency saga as Knicks star opens up about 'little jab' from Mavs owner

Two years after Brunson left Dallas, he and Cuban hashed things out publicly on a podcast [...]

- James Herbert
Spurs' Jeremy Sochan not injured after he 'lost control of his vehicle' during car crash in San Antonio

NBA All-Rookie Second Team selection crashed his Porsche on Aug. 24 [...]

- James Herbert
Stephen Curry contract extension: Warriors star set to be first NBA player to hit $60M mark in single season

The deal will keep him under contract through the 2026-27 season [...]

- Jack Maloney
Clippers coach Ty Lue says Kawhi Leonard will be ready for training camp: 'He's feeling good'

Leonard only played two games in the playoffs last season and missed the Olympics due to a knee injury [...]

- Jack Maloney
NBA free agency: Defending champion Celtics sign Lonnie Walker IV to one-year deal, per report

Walker shot 38.4% from 3-point range last season with the Nets [...]

- Jack Maloney
LeBron James' high school jersey from famous Sports Illustrated cover going up for auction

The jersey is expected to sell for more than $1 million [...]

- Sam Quinn
Warriors told Brandin Podziemski he wouldn't be traded amid offseason rumors: 'You're a priority here'

The Warriors tried to trade for Paul George and Lauri Markkanen this offseason [...]

- Zachary Pereles
LeBron James says Bronny James cannot call him 'dad' on the Lakers, but he has other options in mind

The elder James is entering his 21st year in the NBA, and the first with his son [...]

- Jasmyn Wimbish
Russell Westbrook explains jersey number change with Nuggets, says he never asked Christian Braun for No. 0

Westbrook will wear No. 4 in the 2024-25 season with his new team [...]

- Chris Bengel
76ers' Joel Embiid records Phillies' Bryce Harper's walk-off hit vs. Astros

Embiid was marveling at another former MVP [...]

- Jasmyn Wimbish
Nuggets' Aaron Gordon changes jersey number to honor late brother after car accident

Drew Gordon, who died in May, wore No. 32 at the University of New Mexico [...]

- Jasmyn Wimbish
Magic Johnson takes shot at Anthony Edwards after Wolves star's comments about past NBA generations

Edwards said Michael Jordan was the only player with skill in past generations [...]

- Jack Maloney
Lakers' Jeanie Buss explains decision to hire JJ Redick: 'We wanted to kind of think a different way'

Redick is planning to revamp the Lakers' offense and player development program [...]

Clippers, Ivica Zubac agree to $58.6 million, 3-year contract extension

Ivica Zubac and the Los Angeles Clippers have agreed to a $58.6 million, three-year contract extension that will keep him with the team through the 2027-28 season. [...]

2024 NBA free agency tracker: Pacers extend T.J. McConnell

The NBA offseason is in full swing, and there has been plenty of movement throughout the league. Here are the latest moves. [...]

Steph Curry, Warriors agree to extension through 2026-27 season

Steph Curry is adding another year to his stay in the Bay Area, agreeing to a maximum one-year extension with the Warriors. [...]

Sword, bullhorn stolen from Hall of Fame basketball coach Rick Pitino's St. John's office

Two thieves stole a ceremonial sword and a bullhorn from the office of St. John’s University Coach Rick Pitino, the school said Thursday. [...]

Kevin Stefanski says Patrick Mahomes is changing the game like Steph Curry l The Herd

Colin Cowherd reacts to Cleveland Browns HC Kevin Stefanski comparing Patrick Mahomes' impact NFL to Steph Curry's NBA impact. [...]

Wilt Chamberlain's best moments: Celebrating a legend

FOX Sports Research breaks down Wilt Chamberlain's illustrious NBA career ahead of his birthday. [...]

Backyard Sports officially returning: Release date, trailer

Backyard Sports, the iconic children's sports video game line that peaked in the late 1990s and early 2000s, is being relaunched, its developer announced Tuesday. [...]

Report: Rich Paul shut down Lakers-Warriors trade talks about LeBron James last season

The Warriors made a legitimate push to trade for LeBron James that season. A big reason it failed? James' agent Rich Paul, per a new report. [...]

The 10 best players since 2000 to miss rookie seasons with injuries

With Vikings rookie QB J.J. McCarthy out for the season, here are the best players from the 21st century who were sidelined for the entirety of their first pro campaign. [...]

2024-25 NBA schedule released: Celtics open vs. Knicks on ring night, Oct. 22

Highlights of the NBA 2024-25 schedule include five Christmas Day games, three on Super Bowl Sunday, and Kevin Durant going back to college. [...]

Top 5 USA Basketball Olympic moments: Is Steph Curry's 'Night Night' No. 1?

Steph Curry's barrage of 3-pointers to secure a gold medal over France in Paris is one of the best Team USA Olympic basketball moments ever. But is it the best? [...]

Why LeBron James and Steph Curry should have been Co-MVPs of Olympics basketball l What's Wright?

Nick Wright breaks down Team USA's win over France to win gold and Steph Curry's clutch three-point shooting. He explains why LeBron James and Steph Curry could have been Co-MVPs [...]

Mark Few discusses coaching and witnessing Steph Curry's Team USA success l The Herd

Gonzaga Men's Basketball Head Coach and Team USA assistant Mark Few joins Colin Cowherd to discuss coaching and having a front role seat for Steph Curry's success during the 2024 [...]

How a gold medal affects Steph Curry's legacy l First Things First

Nick Wright and Greg Jennings discuss how a gold medal affects Steph Curry's legacy. [...]

From Paris to Los Angeles: How the city is preparing for the 2028 Olympics

As the 2024 Olympics close in Paris, LA has now taken the torch and is prepping for the 2028 Games. Here's what to know! [...]

McDonald's France jokes about nixing curry sauce after Team USA's Olympic win

France still isn't over Steph Curry's heroics in the gold medal game — so much so that their McDonald's stores may ban curry sauce. [...]

Steph Curry's clutch 3s lead Team USA to gold vs. France l The Herd

Steph Curry cooked in the fourth quarter with late 3's (8-of-13 in total) to push Team USA to gold against France. He finished with 24 points in Team USA's 98-87 [...]

Steph Curry's heroics lift USA to gold medal win over France

Steph Curry hit four 3-pointers in the final three minutes to secure a fifth straight gold medal for the Americans in men's basketball. [...]

2024 Olympic basketball odds: Team USA-France gold medal match set

Team USA is a double-digit favorite over France in the gold medal matchup after narrowly escaping Serbia in the semifinals. Check out the odds for the last two men's basketball [...]

Joel Embiid finally showed his value to USA Basketball against Nikola Jokić, Serbia

Team USA recruited Joel Embiid to make life difficult on Nikola Jokic, and he did just that on Thursday. [...]

- ESPN

All the free agency deals and signings we've seen so far as the NBA offseason continues. [...]

- Adrian Wojnarowski

Los Angeles Clippers center Ivica Zubac has agreed on a three-year, $58.6 million contract extension --- tying him to the franchise for $70 million through the 2027-2028 season, his agents [...]

- Adrian Wojnarowski

The Pacers and guard T.J. McConnell have agreed to a four-year, $45 million contract extension that takes him through the 2028-29 season, Mark Bartelstein and Andy Shiffman of Priority Sports [...]

- Kendra Andrews

Warriors star Stephen Curry has signed a one-year extension that will keep him under contract through the 2026-27 season, with his agent telling ESPN it is worth $62.6 million. [...]

A film project has earned former NBA forward Glen "Big Baby" Davis a temporary reprieve from the start of his three-year prison term for a fraud conviction. [...]

Lonnie Walker IV has agreed on a one-year deal with the Celtics, his agent, George S. Langberg of GSL Sports Group, told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski on Wednesday. [...]

- Tim MacMahon

Grizzlies forward GG Jackson II broke the fifth metatarsal in his right foot during a workout earlier this week and will undergo surgery, the team announced. [...]

- Kalan Hooks

LeBron James laid some guidelines on what his son, Bronny James can call him on the court. [...]

- Ohm Youngmisuk

The lessons Ty Lue picked up in Paris will help him change how the Clippers will play after losing Paul George. [...]

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