The Chicago Bulls and unrestricted free agent center Nikola Vucevic have reportedly started contract extension talks, according to Sham Charania of The Athletic. This news is not surprising. For several reasons. The Bulls traded for Vucevic in 2021 with the understanding he would become a free agent following the 2022-23 season. Given the assets they traded to acquire him, it…
Another week, another mailbag. With so much speculation going on around the rest of the league, it’s becoming more and more unbelievable that the Chicago Bulls might again keep their group together. Given where they are in the Eastern Conference landscape, their lack of flexibility to bring in more talent, can they even make the Play-In Tournament without making major…
The NBA Lottery is officially behind us and we know who will end up with generational prospect Victor Wembanyama. Though the Chicago Bulls did not get lucky and catapult into the top four, it’s still NBA Draft season, and we still have you covered. I am far from a draft specialist, but I wanted to get deeper into that analysis…
Alas, the 1.8 percent chance the Bulls had to land the first overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft did not convey. Nor did the 2.0 percent chance they had to get the second pick, the 2.2 percent chance they had to get the third pick or the 2.5 percent chance they had to get the fourth pick. Much like…
Joakim Noah held a media day on Saturday, May 13 to officially launch the One City Basketball League through his Noah’s Arc Foundation in Chicago.
Matt Peck of CHGO Bulls reflects on the positive vibes around the Bears and Blackhawks draft luck, and wonders if the Bulls will keep it going.
Despite missing the playoffs and allowing three-straight transaction windows to come and go, the most likely scenario is for the Bulls to yet again run it back. If they’re going to do so, they need to find alternative ways to improve. In this mailbag, we answer questions about the Bulls summer outlook and where they can turn to try to…
After determining Nikola Vucevic’s potential future with the Chicago Bulls, next on the list of important dominos is Coby White. Unlike Vucevic, White had a down year across the statistical boards, but career-lows of 9.7 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game don’t tell the full story. White averaged career highs on two-pointers (54 percent), True Shooting percentage (57.2…
This will be a massive offseason for the Bulls, but they have decisions to make. Do they shake up the roster or run it back? If they want to run it back, can they do so without going into the luxury tax? At his end-of-season presser, Arturas Karnisovas suggested a “blow it up” style rebuild was not on the front…
*Updated 5/5/23 after reports that Arturas Karnisovas received an extension* The original plan was a good one. Starting at the 2021 NBA Trade Deadline, Arturas Karnisovas pushed his chips in. He acquired Nikola Vucevic for two future top-four protected first-round picks and Wendell Carter, Jr. He pulled off sign-and-trades for Lonzo Ball and DeMar DeRozan, utilized the mid-level exception on…