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Hawks latest franchise to prove why Bulls will never rise above mediocrity

3 days ago | pippenainteasy.com | Andrew Hanlon

Around and around we'll keep going. What's the well-traveled definition of insanity again? Doing the same thing over and over but expecting different results? Well, if that's what we're going by, the Chicago Bulls are an insane franchise. Although that statement won't surprise many. Arturas Karnisovas took over as Chicago's Vice President of Basketball Operations before the 2020-21 season.
Pull off draft miracle, dump lousy contracts top Bulls' immediate offseason wish list

3 days ago | pippenainteasy.com | Andrew Hanlon

Time to get to work. The Chicago Bulls went 15-5 in their final 20 games of the 2024-25 season and 17-10 after the All-Star break. Josh Giddey nearly averaged a triple-double during those final 20 games and had by far the best offensive season of his career. Coby White made a similar leap, averaging 26.1 points over that same end-of-season stretch, 12th-most in the league. He earned Eastern Conference Player of the Month honors for March after pouring in 27.7 ppg in 15 games.
Bulls News: Karnisovas speaks out on offseason plans, Heat hand Bulls lottery assist

4 days ago | pippenainteasy.com | Andrew Hanlon

Thanks for nothing, Miami. Except maybe this. Some Chicago Bulls news for April 20, including VP of Basketball Operations Arturas Karnisovas's vision (?) for the future and a lottery odds bump courtesy of the Miami Heat. Karnisovas asks Bulls fans for patience, speaks on Giddey, White futures"I’m asking fans for patience because we are in the first year of transition. I thought the way we finished the year shows promise, to finish 15-5.
Bulls make massive all-in move, shake up NBA in proposed trade for Mavs star

5 days ago | pippenainteasy.com | Andrew Hanlon

This would certainly be ... something. It's a day that will live in NBA infamy: Feb. 2, 2025, when the Dallas Mavericks made one of the most shocking trades in sports history, dealing Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Anthony Davis, Max Christie and LA's 2029 first-round pick. Relitigating the stupidity of the trade from Dallas's perspective isn't worth it.
Bulls already have 3 players on the trade block as the offseason begins

6 days ago | pippenainteasy.com | Andrew Hanlon

This trio should be good to go. Their season ended in humiliation, but the 2024-25 campaign wasn't all bad for the Chicago Bulls. Josh Giddey and Coby White went a long way toward cementing themselves as the franchise's backcourt of the future. Matas Buzelis flashed star potential as a two-way combo forward with exceptional positional size. White is the oldest of that trio at just 25.
How Bulls' Play-In loss affects their 2025 NBA Draft Lottery odds

6 days ago | pippenainteasy.com | Andrew Hanlon

Losing to the Heat again wasn't the worst thing in the world. The Chicago Bulls were one of the 10 best teams in the NBA after the 2025 All-Star break. They were 17-10 (compared to 22-33 before the break) and 15-5 in their last 20 games. Point guard Josh Giddey nearly averaged a triple-double, and backcourt mate Coby White stepped into the go-to-scorer role well enough to win the Eastern Conference Player of the Month Award in March.
Yet another contract screwup is about to cost the Bulls priceless resources

1 week ago | pippenainteasy.com | Andrew Hanlon

There's a reason we keep watching Play-In games. The Chicago Bulls bowed out of the Eastern Conference Play-In Tournament—not exactly gracefully—at the hands of the Miami Heat for the third straight season. It's now been four years since the team made the playoffs. The core of that squad consisted of DeMar DeRozan, Zach LaVine, Nikola Vucevic and Lonzo Ball and was No. 1 in the East for a portion of that campaign. Then, Ball hurt his knee and never fully recovered.
5 Bulls who must be replaced ASAP to finally move Chicago’s rebuild forward

1 week ago | pippenainteasy.com | Andrew Hanlon

Now is a critical time to make the right decisions. Despite watching their season end at the hands of the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference Play-In Tournament for the third straight year, the Chicago Bulls had an encouraging finish to the 2024-25 campaign. Josh Giddey and Coby White took massive steps toward becoming the franchise's backcourt of the future. Giddey fixed one of his most glaring weaknesses by becoming a reliable, knockdown three-point shooter.
Bulls Mock Draft Roundup: The perfect archetype is explicitly finalized

1 week ago | pippenainteasy.com | Andrew Hanlon

The most obvious step finally seems ... obvious. The Chicago Bulls have an Eastern Conference Play-In Tournament date with the Miami Heat on April 16. But given that the franchise could still be looking at a lottery pick in the 2025 draft or, at worst, a mid-first-round choice, it should still be deep into scouting prospects who could help avoid similar postseason fates.
Latest Suns decision makes Bulls future feel even more promising

1 week ago | pippenainteasy.com | Andrew Hanlon

Hey, it could be worse. A lot worse. The Chicago Bulls aren’t the dictionary definition of a perfectly run franchise. The front office has made numerous, rather grotesque, errors (see: Patrick Williams). But it’s not all bad. Zach LaVine finally got traded this season after more than a calendar year of posturing. Return aside, getting the 30-year-old's two years and $96 million off the books must be considered some form of a win.