Chicago Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf is notorious for meddling in his teams' day-to-day operations. He's done it with front office/coaching hires and roster construction. Regarding the latter, his influence has resulted in both the Bulls and White Sox acquiring players who had great careers but were entering their twilight years. Hometown kid Dwyane Wade is a prime example. Such decisions have come in place of targeting more prominent available stars for big money at their peak. The Bulls are at a crossroads. Continuity isn't working and Reinsdorf's other team, the White Sox, is historically ba ..read more

May 7, 1989. On this day in Chicago Bulls history, Michael Jordan began his transition from superstar to legend. Sure, the NBA was well aware of the Bulls' phenom guard at the time. Jordan had already won MVP honors and a Defensive Player of the Year award. But the "killer" in Jordan introduced himself to the world and ultimately elevated the legend that became MJ. Michael Jordan Hits 'The Shot' Let's set the scene. The Bulls and Cleveland Cavaliers met in the first round for the second consecutive year (Chicago won the year before). However, the Cavaliers had topped the Bulls in all six meeti ..read more

On Saturday, Chicago Bulls guard Lonzo Ball exercised his $21.4 million player option for the 2024-25 NBA season. Ball's player option also represents the final year of his four-year contract with the Bulls. Lonzo Ball originally signed with the Chicago Bulls on Aug. 8, 2021 via a sign and trade transaction between the New Orleans Pelicans and Bulls. Ball played 35 regular-season games for the Bulls in the 2021-22 before his current knee injury that has kept Ball inactive on Bulls roster since Jan 15, 2022. In the beginning, Ball appeared to be the catalyst for the new-look Bulls. With additio ..read more

With the NBA Playoffs in full swing, end-of-season award announcements are rolling in. The league announced Thursday that Chicago Bulls guard Alex Caruso won the 2023-24 NBA Hustle Award. This distinction makes Caruso the first Bulls player to take home hardware this offseason, as Coby White finished second in Most Improved Player voting and DeMar DeRozan was the runner-up for Clutch Player of the Year. The NBA Hustle Award goes to "players who make the effort plays that don’t often appear in the traditional box score but impact winning on a nightly basis," which describes Caruso perfectly. C ..read more

The following is a continuation of Nick Hauselman’s conversation with Bulls On Tap, edited for clarity and brevity. BBALLBREAKDOWN Origin Morris Bankston: What was your motivation that drove you to create the style of video content you provide in your BBALLREAKDOWN YouTube channel? Nick Hauselman: Well, I was lucky to grow up with guys like John Madden and Al Maguire doing their version of breaking this stuff down live. And it's funny because in my household, I guess we were pretty big football fans growing up. I'm morally opposed to it [NFL Football] after CTE and all that stuff comes out. So ..read more

Nick Hauselman has earned global recognition for creating NBA basketball analysis videos via his BBALLBREAKDOWN YouTube channel. Coach Nick is also a native Chicagoan with a broad history of Chicago Bulls fan experiences. Nick has over 20 years of experience as a basketball coach and has personally experienced basketball at all three levels (high school, NCAA, and NBA basketball). Below is the first installment of a two-part conversation between Coach Nick and Bulls On Tap, edited for clarity and brevity. Chicago Beginnings Morris Bankston: Everybody has a way they on-ramp to the game. What wa ..read more

The NBA announced Thursday that Golden State Warriors guard Steph Curry won the Jerry West Trophy, which goes to the league's most clutch player. Chicago Bulls forward Demar DeRozan was a finalist for the award along with Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Curry became the award's second-ever winner for his performances in clutch time, which the NBA defines as games within five points with five minutes or fewer remaining on the clock. Curry finished with 45 first-place votes, 18 second-place votes, and 19 third-place votes for a total of 298 points. DeRozan had 34 firsts, 27 ..read more

The Chicago Bulls are shaking up their coaching staff a bit this offseason. Shams Charania of The Athletic reported Tuesday that Maurice Cheeks will depart from his full-time assistant coach role and move into a new role reporting to head coach Billy Donovan. Charania added that assistant coach Chris Fleming was no longer a member of Donovan's Bulls' coaching staff. View the original article to see embedded media. Rearranging Chairs Photo: Wendell Cruz/USA TODAY Sports K.C. Johnson of NBC Sports Chicago touched on the ripple effects of these departures, noting that assistant ..read more

The story of the 2023-24 Chicago Bulls was the arrival of Coby White. The fifth-year guard saw his averages jump to 19.1 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 5.1 assists per game. Many around the league took notice, and White was firmly in the running for the NBA Most Improved Player award. Despite White's big jump, he finished second in voting. Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey won the award in a 319 to 305 vote count. Maxey 319 points to White's 305. https://t.co/zuONIHahwz — K.C. Johnson (@KCJHoop) April 23, 2024 It's still a bit surprising Maxey qualified for the award. He's been a starter for t ..read more

Chicago Bulls forward DeMar DeRozan just completed the final season of his three-year contract, leaving his future uncertain entering the NBA offseason. DeRozan previously mentioned he wanted to stay in Chicago, and the Bulls reportedly made him a lucrative short-term offer to accommodate those wishes. View the original article to see embedded media. According to multiple reports, the Bulls offered DeRozan a two-year, $80 million deal. NBC Sports Chicago's K.C. Johnson added that DeRozan seeks a longer deal. REPORT: $80 MILLION, TWO-YEAR DEAL FOR DEROZAN?? ? pic.twitter.com/vncVihkMCn — theSc ..read more