Jimmy Butler has been fantastic this season—clearly the best wing in the Eastern Conference, so long as you don’t count Giannis Antetokounmpo or LeBron James as wings. On Wednesday night, he was fantastic again, scoring 14 points in the fourth quarter to secure the Chicago Bulls’ victory over the injury-infested Cleveland Cavaliers. His motivation for [...]
January 6, 2017
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Rajon Rondo’s foray into free agency this past summer didn’t unfold as planned. The Chicago Bulls signed him to a two-year deal, the second of which is only partially guaranteed. And after he put pen to paper, Dwyane Wade followed him to the Windy City, creating a backcourt with very little spacing. Following a relatively [...]
January 2, 2017
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Less than two seasons into Fred Hoiberg’s tenure as Tom Thibodeau’s successor, the Chicago Bulls may have seen enough. From ESPN.com’s Marc Stein: The latest chatter on the coaching grapevine, meanwhile, tells us that the toastiest seat on the NBA map at present belongs, rightly or wrongly, to the Chicago Bulls’ Fred Hoiberg. The Bulls’ [...]
January 2, 2017
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If the Chicago Bulls want to re-sign Taj Gibson this summer, they won’t have to sell him on a return. He already wants to come back, per K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune: Taj Gibson has survived near-annual trade rumors to become, in his eighth season, the longest-tenured Bull. He’s also poised to become an [...]
December 12, 2016
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Dwyane Wade’s departure from Miami still feels unreal. He had always dubbed himself a “Heat Lifer,” but this can be an unpredictable business. He did not feel as if the team wanted him back nearly as much as they should. Perhaps Pat Riley took for granted that Wade wouldn’t bolt, but boy was he wrong. [...]
November 9, 2016
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Rumors
The season has just begun and the Chicago Bulls have released a new 2016-17 season video series starring their very own young ‘reporter,’ and it’s adorable. In the first episode, Henry interviews some of the Bulls’ star players including Robin Lopez, Doug McDermott, Rajon Rondo, and Dwyane Wade. Henry teaches Lopez how not to eat [...]
October 27, 2016
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Offbeat
Going solely on what he’s been saying so far, Derrick Rose is very happy to be a Knick. You get that feeling that, if he wasn’t, he’d be open and honest about it. His trade was as shocking to us as it was to him, but he has taken it all in stride. His checkered [...]
September 21, 2016
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Dwyane Wade shocked the NBA world Wednesday and confirmed the growing suspicion that his rift with the Miami Heat organization was becoming un-repairable by signing a two year, $47 million deal to join the Chicago Bulls. Wade ended up signing a two-year deal with the Bulls for $7 million more than he was reportedly offered [...]
July 7, 2016
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The Dwyane Wade era in Miami appears to be over. Per The Vertical, Wade will sign a 2-year, $47.5 million deal with the Bulls. Wade met with Heat owner Micky Arison on Wednesday, where Wade allegedly wanted a third year on their 2-year, $40 million offer. Miami did not budge, so Wade made his decision [...]
July 7, 2016
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Jimmy Butler can still apparently be had from the Chicago Bulls. From Steve Bulpett of the Boston Herald: Sources tell us the C’s are still holding the line on their offers from prior to the draft. They will make trades if teams come around to their price. Jimmy Butler and Jahlil Okafor are said to [...]