For the Chicago Bulls, it wasn’t supposed to be this way this season. This was going to be the season the rebuild officially ended. So what’s going on? The 2019-20 season was supposed to be about progress, All-Star appearances and maybe even a playoff run. Hey, maybe we were even starting to think Jim Boylen was the right guy to lead the Chicago Bulls toward the promised land. Perhaps we…
August is a slow month around the NBA, but wait, there’s really topics to discuss Zach LaVine is ballin’ out, we’re still discussing the MVP award and Dwight Howard could be a Laker again? Ahh, the joys of summer in the NBA. It’s nearing the end of August, school is back in session which means Fall is close and so is the NBA season. We’re so close! For now, though,…
Lauri Markkanen is entering his third season with the Chicago Bulls. Can the team expect their 7-footer to make the leap to stardom? Every talented young player faces what Chicago Bulls forward Lauri Markkanen is about to endure – heightened expectations. As a lottery pick, it just comes with the territ0ry. When you’re the centerpiece of a trade that ships out the team’s former franchise player, it’s inevitable. The 2019-20…
On Monday, the NBA and Chicago Bulls released the 2019-20 schedule. Let’s take a look at some of the highlights. It’s August, two months from the start of the NBA regular season and the NBA offseason keeps ticking along. If you’re a Chicago Bulls fan, you’ve traveled from the NBA Lottery (where we all discovered that tanking does not in fact work very well) to the NBA Draft to free…
“The Shrug” – Michael Jordan buries the Portland Trail Blazers with an insane shooting display – #mjmondays Michael Jordan scoring a lot of points in an NBA game wasn’t the story. It’s what he did. A lot. Remember though, this was 1992, before Stephen Curry, before the pull-up 3-point shot became as normal as coffee with breakfast. While MJ was the greatest ever, he wasn’t known as an outside shooter,…
We’ll soon know the details of the upcoming 2019-20 NBA Schedule The NBA and the Chicago Bulls announced on Thursday that the NBA schedule for the 2019-20 season will be revealed on Monday, August 12 at 3 p.m. ET. Lauri Markkanen, Wendell Carter Jr., Zach LaVine and the Bulls will kick off their five-game preseason schedule on October 7 at the United Center against Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks.…
The Shot that elevated Michael Jordan toward greatness while burying the Cleveland Cavaliers There’s just something about this sequence – Michael Jordan fighting to receive the inbound pass from Brad Sellers, the desperation facing both teams, the fans hanging on the edge of their seats – it’s simply just one of those moments in sports history. We’ll never forget Jordan’s exuberant celebration as Cleveland Cavaliers guard Craig Ehlo crumples to the…
Team USA opens training camp Monday for this summer’s World Cup in Asia, should Zach LaVine be on the roster? It turns out that NBA players really have little interest in playing for Team USA this summer. Julius Randle, Landry Shamet and Montrezl Harrell are just the latest to drop out. We’re still waiting for Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine‘s to get his invite. It’s not so much that we…
Zach LaVine and newly-extended shooting guard CJ McCollum of the Portland Trail Blazers might actually be on the same level, here’s how. It’s safe to say, the NBA is essentially printing money these days. The Chicago Bulls might not pull in major free agents, but they are paying Otto Porter Jr. $27.25 million for 2019-20 and are on the hook for Zach LaVine for $19.5 million for the upcoming season…
Welcome to The Shootaround on BullsHype! In this edition, we’re discussing Nicola Mirotic and his supposed offer from the Chicago Bulls, whether the Bulls finally have the right management-coaching combination, Carmelo Anthony and his bid for a farewell season and the ridiculousness about LeBron James showing too much emotion while celebrating his kid. Let’s jump in ~ Did Nikola Mirotic really receive a $45 million offer from the Chicago Bulls?…
