One of the heaviest and longest-lasting criticisms leveled at the Bulls’ front office in recent years is their insistence on scrimping and saving wherever possible to avoid going into the luxury tax despite ostensibly trying to compete for a title. For every role player lost, team doctrine has dictated that the team was saving money […]
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Bulls Introduce Pau Gasol and Nikola Mirotic
With Carlos Boozer amnestied and Anthony Randolph traded, the Bulls finally had the cap space to officially sign their big additions of the offseason, Pau Gasol and Nikola Mirotic. First, you put the pen to the paper… @nikolamirotic12 pic.twitter.com/Vz3dIBe8Eq — Chicago Bulls (@chicagobulls) July 18, 2014 …then each had their own press conference this morning with the […]
Rejoice, for Nikola Mirotic is finally here!
Nikola Mirotic has agreed to a three-year, $17 million deal with the Chicago Bulls. Let us rejoice and be glad.
Bulls Fulfill Their Destiny And Re-Sign Kirk Hinrich
Once Charlotte, the other main suitor for Kirk Hinrich, signed Brian Roberts, it seemed to be a fait accompli that the veteran would return to Chicago yet again, though hope remained another team might jump in. Those hopes were quickly dashed by Adrian Wojnarowski: Charlotte had been pursuing free agent Kirk Hinrich, but belief is […]
Why Pau Gasol Is Better For The Bulls Than You Think
As recently as a few days ago, I was just as perplexed as most Bulls fans at how hard Chicago pursued Pau Gasol. What changed my mind, oddly enough, was a conversation-slash-debate with a random guy on Twitter who argued Luol Deng couldn’t keep the Big 3 together in Miami, while Gasol would, as signing […]
Report: Bulls To Acquire Pau Gasol In Sign-And-Trade
It’s nearly 11 PM here on the West Coast and the weekend has just started in the rest of the country, but NBA Hot Stove news has no bedtime apparently. According to Spanish sports outlet Marca, and now Yahoo’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Bulls are about to get Pau Gasol from the Los Angeles Lakers in […]
Report- Nikola Mirotic Coming to the Chicago Bulls
UPDATE (9:54 AM)- Some reports are indicating that the buyout with Real Madrid could be spread out over the life of Mirotic’s contract if Real Madrid are willing. In order to get bird rights, Mirotic’s deal will likely be 3 years in length. With a $2.5 million of the buyout set to affect Chicago’s cap the […]
If Carmelo Anthony won’t come, the Chicago Bulls must go get Kevin Love
If Carmelo Anthony isn’t willing to sign with the Bulls, the Bulls need to go get Kevin Love immediately.
Chicago Bulls Free Agency Primer
The NBA free agency window opened up at 12:00 AM this morning which means we are in the midst of the most exciting two weeks of the offseason. The Chicago Bulls are widely expected to make a splash in some form or the other this offseason as they try to get the final piece to […]
The Chicago Bulls have virtually infinite options this summer
The Chicago Bulls have too many options to count in the draft and free agency. Here are some of them.