Chicago Bulls Rumors & News

Burke set to be 1st point guard selected in NBA draft

Bulls Blog | Chicago Breaking Sports — With dad as agent, he trusts he will be getting the most honest advice as he begins careerIn the early stages of his journey toward the NBA, former Michigan point guard Trey Burke picked a guide who has been there his entire life. In one of the most unconventional pre-NBA draft moves, Burke selected his father Benji to serve as his agent.    

Rose will be Bulls' big offseason addition

Bulls Blog | Chicago Breaking Sports — Other than return of former MVP from injury, what you see is what you getRegardless of what happens this summer, the Bulls' biggest offseason addition will be the youngest most valuable player in NBA history.    

Breaking down the Bulls roster

Bulls Blog | Chicago Breaking Sports — Evaluating how the Bulls fulfilled their roles in 2012-13 and which way things are pointing for next seasonEvaluating how the Bulls fulfilled their roles in 2012-13 and which way things are pointing for next season.    

Bulls in for some agony with coming roster losses

Chicago Sun-Times — Goodbye, Nate Robinson. Arrivederci, Marco Belinelli. Good luck, Rip Hamilton. Hardly knew you, Daequan Cook. ‘‘We’ll see what the market calls for,’’ Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau said repeatedly Thursday, one day after the Miami Heat sent the Bulls home for summer vacation by topping them 4-1 in the Eastern Conference semifinals. What the market calls for is some painful losses in the backcourt, with Robinson, Belinelli and Cook all free agents and the Bulls holding a $5 million option on Hamilton that they have no inten...

Miami view: Bloom not off Bulls bolstered by Rose

Bulls Blog | Chicago Breaking Sports — As Derrick Rose continually dominated the Miami Heat's ball boys during pregame warmups at AmericanAirlines Arena, it became increasingly clear that the Chicago Bulls were largely playing for the future these past two weeks.    

It's Heat vs. Pacers in East finals starting Wednesday

Bulls Blog | Chicago Breaking Sports —   The rivalry has simmered for a year.    

NBA playoffs: Western Conference finals

Bulls Blog | Chicago Breaking Sports — Both teams will have to hit the reboot button to prepare for a dramatically different opponent than they faced in the previous round.    

Krzyzewski still pondering USA Basketball

Bulls Blog | Chicago Breaking Sports — Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski told Sports Illustrated on Saturday that he may stay on as coach of USA Basketball.    

Cubs' Garza to start Tuesday

Chicago Tribune — Villanueva will go to bullpen.    

Marquette's Blue sought draft advice from Bulls' Butler

Bulls Blog | Chicago Breaking Sports — Vander Blue’s NCAA tournament as a junior was one of the most remarkable among college basketball players. He helped lead Marquette to the Elite Eight, a game-winning shot against Davidson, 29 points against Butler and a 7-for-12 shooting night to beat Miami.    

Bulls have big plans for Butler

Bulls Blog | Chicago Breaking Sports — Thibodeau says remarkable development and solid play merit starting role next seasonThe Bulls' backcourt will be the most fluid position on the team this offseason, with the status of unrestricted free agents Nate Robinson and Marco Belinelli uncertain and Richard Hamilton receiving a $1 million buyout.    

'Phil, what's it like to be engaged to a woman who posed nude for Playboy?'

Bulls Blog | Chicago Breaking Sports — Phil Jackson pulled off the greatest sales job in sports history:    

King says MPG should decrease next year

Chicago Bulls Blog | ESPN Chicago — Television analyst Stacey King said one thing should change next season in order to help the Chicago Bulls perform better in the postseason. "The coaching staff is going to have to dial down a little bit during the regular season," King said Thursday on "The Carmen & Jurko Show" on ESPN 1000. "Because I think now three years in a row you've seen the Bulls players ... they had the best record the first two years (of coach Tom Thibodeau's tenure), and then at the end of the season they're breaking down.

Thibs hopes Noah won't need surgery

Chicago Bulls Blog | ESPN Chicago — DEERFIELD. Ill. -- Rest and recovery is now on tap for many Chicago Bulls players now that the season has come to a close. The walking wounded included Joakim Noah and his sore feet, Kirk Hinrich and his calf injury, Luol Deng and his complications from a spinal tap and, of course, Derrick Rose, who still needs to regain the necessary confidence after his ACL injury last April. Coach Tom Thibodeau seemed most concerned with the health of Noah and Deng.

'Beat the Heat' mission begins for Bulls

Chicago Bulls Blog | ESPN Chicago — DEERFIELD, Ill. -- The Chicago Bulls' unofficial slogan heading into the 2013-14 season will be "Beat the Heat." The theme already started in earnest Thursday, one day after the team's season ended with an Eastern Conference semifinals defeat at the hands of LeBron James and Co. Coach Tom Thibodeau made that very case a part of his final address to the team at the Berto Center, especially since the Heat eliminated the Bulls from the playoffs two of the past three seasons.

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