The Chicago Bulls have held on to Zach LaVine. But their work isn’t done and there are plenty more holes to fill on this roster. The Chicago Bulls landed the biggest prize of the offseason so far, retaining Zach LaVine to a five-year deal worth $215.2 million. LaVine is coming off a season in which
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Apr 22, 2022; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine (8) looks on during the second half of game three of the first round for the 2022 NBA playoffs against the Milwaukee Bucks at United Center. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports Three new baseball biographies capture the men behind the accomplishments by Micah
Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports The future of Zach LaVine is the most important issue the Bulls need to address this offseason but nailing their first-round pick could be a big boost. The Bulls have assembled a solid roster under relatively new GM Arturas Karnisovas that should be perennial playoff participants in the Eastern Conference. The
The Milwaukee Bucks will look to close out their first round series with the Chicago Bulls with a Game 5 win on Wednesday, Apr. 27. The Milwaukee Bucks are looking to win back-to-back NBA titles. Their first road block of accomplishing that goal came in the form of their rivals, the Chicago Bulls. The Bucks
The Whiteboard is The Step Back’s daily basketball newsletter, covering the NBA, WNBA and more. Subscribe here to get it delivered to you via email each morning. Last week on The Whiteboard, I began the annual exercise of examining the offensive style of each team using the same NBA offensive style charts I’ve been building for
Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers, Milwaukee Bucks. (Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports) NC State baseball: Tommy Tanks slugs home run out of Louisville’s stadium by Ethan Lee Aaron Rodgers seemingly tweeted out his reaction to the Milwaukee Bucks blowing out the Chicago Bulls in Game 3. The Chicago Bulls earned their first playoff
LOS ANGELES, CA – DECEMBER 08: Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers congratulates DeMar DeRozan #10 of the Toronto Raptors for a 116-94 win over the Lakers at Staples Center on December 8, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this
Isiah Thomas still finds ways to fire shots at his longtime rival, Michael Jordan, by declaring LeBron James the eventual GOAT in basketball. Isiah Thomas made the coveted NBA75 list alongside LeBron James and Michael Jordan, but Thomas only considers one of them to be basketball’s GOAT — and it isn’t Jordan. Thomas joined ESPN’s
Goran Dragic, Chicago Bulls. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports Goran Dragic was expected to be a buyout candidate after being traded to the Spurs. Now that he’s a free agent, these NBA teams could be great fits. The NBA Trade Deadline was exceptionally busy, punctuated with blockbuster deals such as James Harden and Ben
Alex Caruso, Chicago Bulls. (Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports) Justin Jefferson puts Vikings on notice via Instagram: His payday is coming by John Buhler The Chicago Bulls will be without Alex Caruso going forward, as he suffered a major injury from the Milwaukee Bucks’ Grayson Allen’s flagrant foul on Friday night. Alex Caruso will be sidelined
NBA All-Star voting ends this week. Which players from the Eastern Conference deserve a spot in this year’s All-Star Game, and which ones just miss the cut? NBA All-Star voting closes this Friday, and while I don’t have an official media vote for who gets into this year’s game, I still went through the exercise
Matt Nagy, Chicago Bears. (Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports) Aoriqileng responds to ‘disgusting’ racist comment made by Cody Durden by Amy Kaplan During the Chicago Bulls’ blowout loss to the Indiana Pacers on Monday night, fans were chanting “Fire Nagy” inside the United Center. The Chicago Bears faithful have just about had it with
David Banks-USA TODAY Sports Russell Westbrook joins historic list with 7000th career rebound by Braulio Perez The Chicago Bulls have gotten off to an incredibly fast start but that doesn’t mean their roster is set. Reports are they’re open to trading Coby White. KC Johnson of NBC Sports Chicago said in an interview with Hoops
Lonzo Ball hasn’t ascended to stardom, but the 24-year-old is one of the smartest players in the NBA and only getting better. Lonzo Ball is not a star, and each facet of his game is grounded in that fact. Where many NBA players stretch themselves beyond their limits, Ball seems to work under no delusions
DeMar DeRozan, San Antonio Spurs, Zach LaVine, Chicago Bulls. (Mandatory Credit: Mike Dinovo-USA TODAY Sports) The Chicago Bulls’ new-look roster featuring DeMar DeRozan and Lonzo Ball sure looks tasty. In the first few days of NBA free agency, the Chicago Bulls are not messing around, as they have added Lonzo Ball and now DeMar DeRozan to
Lonzo Ball, New Orleans Pelicans. (Mandatory Credit: Chuck Cook-USA TODAY Sports) Bulls land Lonzo Ball on 4-year deal in sign-and-trade with Pelicans by Alicia de Artola Kyle Lowry announces he’s taking his talents to South Beach in sign-and-trade by Mark Powell It took all of one minute for the Chicago Bulls to land Lonzo Ball
Both the Miami Heat and Chicago Bulls made bold acquisitions in free agency but may have moved in opposite directions this offseason. The Miami Heat, clearly, had a plan this offseason. NBA free agency opened at 6:00 p.m. Eastern on Monday; by 7:00 the Heat had acquired Kyle Lowry and P.J. Tucker, retained Duncan Robinson,
Kyle Lowry. (Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports) The first day of 2021 NBA free agency included a flurry of activity as teams scrambled to set up their rosters for next season. Who won and lost the day? Even when games aren’t being played, there are winners and losers in the NBA — especially in NBA free
After Scottie Pippen calls Phil Jackson a racist, Shaquille O’Neal is weighing in to give his side of things. It appears no one is safe when it comes to NBA Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen and his recent barrage of comments towards players and coaches of past and present. One of the latest to receive
The Eastern Conference playoff race is heating up as the top three teams separate themselves from the rest of the pack. There’s a real battle happening at the back end of the playoff picture as well between the Washington Wizards, Toronto Raptors and Chicago Bulls. In a week that saw teams get hot, teams go
NBA Hall-of-Famer Gary Payton believes LeBron James is a “better all-around player” than Michael Jordan but argues against comparisons in the first place. It’s a question that sparks debate and endless argument: Who is better, LeBron James or Michael Jordan? The latest to weigh in is Gary Payton. “If you ask me who’s a better
The Whiteboard is The Step Back’s daily basketball newsletter, covering the NBA, WNBA and more. Subscribe here to get it delivered to you via email each morning. If you think you’re tired of the LeBron James vs. Michael Jordan, GOAT argument, imagine being a retired NBA player. As your immediate relevancy fades, all you have is
On April 20, 1986, Michael Jordan torched the Boston Celtics in Game 2 of the 1986 NBA playoffs, wowing the entire basketball universe. Jordan dropped a playoff-record 63 points for the Chicago Bulls against the favorited Celtics squad – and Jordan was only 23 years old. And he did it playing at Boston Garden. His performance had
It’s official: we’re entering the regular season’s endgame. Every game from here on out will have much bigger consequences, a statement even truer in 2021 than perhaps any other season thanks to the NBA’s new play-in tournament. If you’re not familiar, the play-in tournament will consist of two matchups within each conference. The seventh and
From one legend to another, Michael Jordan will do the honors of presenting Kobe Bryant at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame induction ceremony on May 15. The late Kobe Bryant is set to receive one of basketball’s highest honors, and who better to present him than one of the greatest (arguably, the greatest)
Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images Nuggets are bringing home JaVale McGee in trade with Cavaliers by Ian Levy NBA rumors: More than half the league has expressed interest in Norman Powell by Brad Berreman The Chicago Bulls appear to be done playing it slowly. They’ve engineered a huge deal to land Nikola Vucevic from the
Feb 27, 2021; San Antonio, Texas, USA; New Orleans Pelicans guard Lonzo Ball (2) passes in the second half against the San Antonio Spurs at the AT&T Center. Mandatory Credit: Daniel Dunn-USA TODAY Sports Sage Northcutt ’embracing’ underdog status heading into ONE on TNT 4 by Amy Kaplan Danny Green did something special for this
Trading for Nikola Vucevic will help the Bulls make the playoffs this season, but they paid far too much for a veteran center who can’t protect the rim. The Bulls approached this year’s NBA Trade Deadline with a clear mandate to strengthen this year’s roster to make a playoff push. Unfortunately for fans in Chicago,
Several teams stand out as clear winners following Thursday’s NBA trade deadline. The NBA trade deadline arrived Thursday afternoon and teams were busy right up until the buzzer. Arguably the biggest news was that Toronto Raptors star Kyle Lowry stayed put. But there were plenty of trades that did go through, and a few teams
The trade deadline has finally passed and it was an eventful one. There were shocking deals like the Orlando Magic trading Nikola Vucevic to the Chicago Bulls and Aaron Gordon going to the Denver Nuggets. But, as with any trade deadline, there were teams that weren’t able to properly maximize their assets or, more simply