CLEVELAND — The NBA is never short on storylines. Bulls guard Isaac Okoro was the subject of one of the latest. Traded in late June from the only NBA franchise he knew, guess where Okoro found himself for the Bulls’ preseason opener Tuesday? Back in Cleveland, of course, the place he called home for five […]
Bulls coach Billy Donovan still hopeful to have Coby White back soon
CLEVELAND – It’s not the ideal situation for the Bulls, especially with how much the front office feels is at stake for the development of this year’s roster, but it’s the situation they’ve been dealt. Starting guard Coby White continues hitting a ramp-up threshold in his rehab from a calf strain, and until he can […]
Friendship between guards that started with a prank may now be essential to Bulls winning
Bulls guard Coby White loves asking questions about other cultures, so when he first met new Aussie teammate Josh Giddey before the start of training camp last fall, he was curious. Giddey, who had arrived in a swap for Alex Caruso that summer, gave White a warning: If he ever gets to Australia, whatever he […]
Bulls getting defensive when it comes to explaining shortcomings
It isn’t like Billy Donovan is asking his players to start going all 1980s Duke basketball and take up the practice of slapping their hands on hardwood as a symbol of intensity on the defensive end. The Bulls coach isn’t even asking them to forgo some of their offensive gains made last season and sacrifice […]
It’s best to temper expectations with Bulls rookie forward Noa Essengue
His English is good. It will get much better. Noa Essengue’s game? That’s really where all eyes will be, starting Tuesday night in Cleveland when the Bulls tip off the five-game preseason schedule. Can the 18-year-old handle the physicality with such a slim frame, is the game too fast for him, can he guard, will […]
Cubs watchers graded Craig Counsell on his season performance; here’s what he got
Cubs manager Craig Counsell has taken his share of abuse from fans online this season. And by “fans,” we don’t mean the ones in Milwaukee. But then the Cubs went and won a playoff series. Did you catch wind of that? It’s true. In this week’s “Polling Place,” your home for Sun-Times sports polls on […]
Bad news for Vooch critics: Bulls’ Nikola Vucevic feeling ‘young’
It was the perfect ride-into-the-sunset moment. All Bulls center Nikola Vucevic did in five games in the EuroBasket tournament this summer was lead Montenegro in scoring (20.8 points), rebounding (11.6) and minutes played (33.9) and shoot a ridiculous 56.3% from three-point range. Afterward, he announced that, at 34, he had played in his last international […]
Bulls guard Coby White has no problem betting on himself this season
Coby White knows that this current Bulls front office didn’t draft him. That was the old Gar/Pax regime that made him the No. 7 overall pick out of North Carolina back in 2019. What executive vice president of basketball Arturas Karnisovas and general manager Marc Eversley have done with White, however, is not only inherited […]
It was always a ‘negotiation’ for the Bulls and point guard Josh Giddey
It was a negotiation. It was always a negotiation. So all the outside noise from out-of-touch websites and “insiders” about Josh Giddey and the Bulls organization being locked into some sort of cold war was just that — out of touch. The Sun-Times reported in late July that both sides felt confident a deal would […]
Bulls hoping addition of Isaac Okoro will change defensive mindset
Some news is bigger than a hot Pilates class. Some. That’s the situation Isaac Okoro found himself in late June, finishing up a hot Pilates class but noticing a call from his agency, Excel Basketball. Decisions had to be made, and hot Pilates would have to wait. “I came out the class and I had […]
Forward Matas Buzelis saves Bulls media day from mediocre opening acts
The opening acts were … meh. Familiar faces with the mic, saying a lot of familiar things. Bulls executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas was still singing the same song and dance about the 15-5 finish to last year’s regular season, coach Billy Donovan talking about toughness needed, Coby White was confident his […]
Houston, we have a solution … Bulls’ Coby White becoming a Rocket?
It’s a phone call that needs to be made. As a matter of fact, it should have been made days ago. If not, shame on Bulls executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas. With NBA fall camps set to tip-off this week, news broke that Houston point guard – and team heartbeat – Fred […]
Houston, we have a solution … Bulls’ Coby White becoming a Rocket?
It’s a phone call that needs to be made. As a matter of fact, it should have been made days ago. If not, shame on Bulls executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas. With NBA fall camps set to tip-off this week, news broke that Houston point guard – and team heartbeat – Fred […]
Charges dropped against former Bulls guard Ben Gordon
STAMFORD, Conn. — Multiple criminal charges were dropped Monday against former Bulls guard Ben Gordon, who was arrested in 2023 after authorities say he began behaving erratically in a Connecticut juice shop. Gordon, who also helped lead the University of Connecticut to the NCAA national championship in 2004, completed a probation program approved last year […]
Ex-Bull Carlos Boozer knows just how to fix the team
Former Bulls forward Carlos Boozer can really pick ’em. He proved that during the summer. Boozer walked onto the show “The Kings Court” looking for love, and when all the elimination dinners were wrapped up, he found it, by all accounts. He’s still in a relationship with his final choice, Janaye Robinson. That’s lottery gold. […]
Ex-Bull Carlos Boozer knows just how to fix the team
Former Bulls forward Carlos Boozer can really pick ’em. He proved that during the summer. Boozer walked onto the show “The Kings Court” looking for love, and when all the elimination dinners were wrapped up, he found it, by all accounts. He’s still in a relationship with his final choice, Janaye Robinson. That’s lottery gold. […]
Guard Josh Giddey’s extension should have Bulls feeling good
There is a number that can’t be ignored coming out of the Josh Giddey extension agreement this past week. In bringing Giddey back at a very reasonable four years, $100 million, the Bulls will be paying the starting point guard an average of just $7 million per year more than the once promising prospect that […]
Bulls announce second Ring of Honor class
The Bulls announced their second class for the Ring of Honor on Friday. The hope is to just have a Ring of Happiness. That wasn’t exactly the case for the inaugural class two years ago, headlined by six-time champion Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen. Jordan was a no show, sending in a video to be […]
Bulls announce second Ring of Honor class
The Bulls announced their second class for the Ring of Honor on Friday. The hope is to just have a Ring of Happiness. That wasn’t exactly the case for the inaugural class two years ago, headlined by six-time champion Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen. Jordan was a no show, sending in a video to be […]
Josh Giddey proves to be a solid salesman, signs 4-year, $100 million deal with Bulls
Josh Giddey is a heck of a salesman after all. The Bulls announced on Tuesday that they had agreed with Giddey on a four-year, $100 million contract extension, ending an ongoing false narrative that the two sides were dug in when it came to a new deal being reached. The Sun-Times reported throughout the offseason […]