Shams Charania: Bulls assistant Maurice Cheeks is expected to depart from his full-time, on-bench role on Billy Donovan’s staff, sources say. Cheeks could remain in another role under Donovan. Assistant Chris Fleming also is no longer part of staff as Chicago and Donovan make adjustments ..read more

KC Johnson: More staff stuff: Josh Longstaff is in mix to be new lead assistant coach, while John Bryant is expected to move from back to front of bench ..read more

You think MJ’s getting nervous? King James almost took his (player poll) GOAT crown this time around, and he’ll do just that next year if this voting trend continues. In this endless debate, His Airness has experienced serious slippage for the third consecutive poll. Jordan had a huge edge in 2019 (73 percent to LeBron’s 11.9 percent) and was still nearly doubling him in 2023 (58.3 percent to 33 percent). Now the gap is only 3.8 percent. It makes some sense, though, as James is doing things at this late stage of his career that players this age have never done. And these many feats, it’s quite ..read more

A source said the Bulls recently offered DeRozan’s representative a two-year deal at a high annual salary, perhaps as much as $40 million per season. For now, DeRozan is seeking a longer-term deal, but that merely be part of negotiations ..read more

KC Johnson: Artūras Karnišovas said the team hopes to re-sign Patrick Williams. Artūras Karnišovas didn’t bite much on a question on whether Billy Donovan’s staff would remain the same. Said conversations would occur on that in near future. Source: Twitter @KCJHoop What’s the buzz on Twitter? KC Johnson @KCJHoop Artūras Karnišovas said the team hopes to re-sign Patrick Williams. Artūras Karnišovas didn’t bite much on a question on whether Billy Donovan’s staff would remain the same. Said conversations would occur on that in near future. – 3:15 PM Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBS How far does a tea ..read more

KC Johnson: Artūras Karnišovas said the team hopes to re-sign Patrick Williams. Artūras Karnišovas didn’t bite much on a question on whether Billy Donovan’s staff would remain the same. Said conversations would occur on that in near future ..read more

KC Johnson: Artūras Karnišovas largely avoids a question about how to approach the business end of the Lonzo Ball situation, saying they’ll know from a basketball/injury standpoint over coming months ..read more

KC Johnson: Bulls exec VP Artūras Karnišovas: Any season that doesn’t end deep in playoffs requires total examination. We’re not here for play-in. We have to make changes. While I can be happy with individual growth, I won’t be happy until we bring championship to city of Chicago ..read more

KC Johnson: Artūras Karnišovas: We can’t roll with the same team and expect different results ..read more

Asked what he’d like to see management do this offseason, DeRozan didn’t hesitate. “A competitive team. A team that gives us a chance to make a run,” he said. “Since I’ve been here, we’ve dealt with a lot. My first year was a team that we planned on being with. But to lose a star point guard in Zo (Lonzo Ball), Zach (LaVIne) getting hurt later that year, we had all the pieces in play. I don’t know if a black cat ran in front of us or we broke a mirror. But giving us a chance to be competitive and not just a team that fights for a play-in game ..read more