2024–25 Chicago Bulls season explained

Team:Chicago Bulls
End Year:2025
Wins:0
Losses:0
Division:Central
Coach:Billy Donovan
Gm:Marc Eversley
President:Artūras Karnišovas (vice)
Owner:Jerry Reinsdorf
Arena:United Center
Bbr Team:CHI
Television:Chicago Sports Network
Radio:WLS
WSCR

The 2024–25 Chicago Bulls season will be the 59th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Draft

See main article: 2024 NBA draft.

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PickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege / club
111Matas BuzelisSF United States / LithuaniaG League Ignite

The Bulls will enter this draft (which will last for two straight days instead of one whole day like it had been since the NBA draft was shortened down to just two rounds back in 1989) with just one first-round pick.[1] [2]

Game log

Preseason

|- style="background:#"| 1| October 8| @ Cleveland| | | || Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse
||- style="background:#"| 2| October 12| Memphis| | | || United Center
||- style="background:#"| 3| October 14| @ Milwaukee| | | || Fiserv Forum
||- style="background:#"| 4| October 16| Minnesota| | | || United Center
||- style="background:#"| 5| October 18| Cleveland| | | || United Center
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Regular season

|- style="background:#"| 1| October 23| @ New Orleans| | | || Smoothie King Center
||- style="background:#"| 2| October 25| @ Milwaukee| | | || Fiserv Forum
||- style="background:#"| 3| October 26| Oklahoma City| | | || United Center
||- style="background:#"| 4| October 28| @ Memphis| | | || FedEx Forum
||- style="background:#"| 5| October 30| Orlando| | | || United Center
||- style="background:#"| 6| November 1| @ Brooklyn| | | || Barclays Center
||- style="background:#"| 7| November 4| Utah| | | || United Center
||- style="background:#"| 8| November 6| @ Dallas| | | || American Airlines Center
||- style="background:#"| 9| November 7| Minnesota| | | || United Center
||- style="background:#"| 10| November 9| @ Atlanta| | | || State Farm Arena
||- style="background:#"| 11| November 11| Cleveland| | | || United Center
||- style="background:#"| 12| November 13| @ New York| | | || Madison Square Garden
||- style="background:#"| 13| November 15| @ Cleveland| | | || Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse
||- style="background:#"| 14| November 17| Houston| | | || United Center
||- style="background:#"| 15| November 18| @ Detroit| | | || Little Caesars Arena
||- style="background:#"| 16| November 20| @ Milwaukee| | | || Fiserv Forum
||- style="background:#"| 17| November 22| Atlanta| | | || United Center
||- style="background:#"| 18| November 23| Memphis| | | || United Center
||- style="background:#"| 19| November 26| @ Washington| | | || Capital One Arena
||- style="background:#"| 20| November 27| @ Orlando| | | || Kia Center
||- style="background:#"| 21| November 29| Boston| | | || United Center
||- style="background:#"| 22| December 2| Brooklyn| | | || United Center
||- style="background:#"| 23| December 5| @ San Antonio| | | || Frost Bank Center
||- style="background:#"| 24| December 6| Indiana| | | || United Center
||- style="background:#"| 25| December 8| Philadelphia| | | || United Center
||- style="background:#"| 26| December| TBD| | | || TBD
||- style="background:#"| 27| December| TBD| | | || TBD
||- style="background:#"| 28| December 19| @ Boston| | | || TD Garden
||- style="background:#"| 29| December 21| Boston| | | || United Center
||- style="background:#"| 30| December 23| Milwaukee| | | || United Center
||- style="background:#"| 31| December 26| Atlanta| | | || United Center
||- style="background:#"| 32| December 28| Milwaukee| | | || United Center
||- style="background:#"| 33| December 30| @ Charlotte| | | || Spectrum Center
||- style="background:#"| 34| January 1| @ Washington| | | || Capital One Arena
||- style="background:#"| 35| January 4| New York| | | || United Center
||- style="background:#"| 36| January 6| San Antonio| | | || United Center
||- style="background:#"| 37| January 8| @ Indiana| | | || Gainbridge Fieldhouse
||- style="background:#"| 38| January 10| Washington| | | || United Center
||- style="background:#"| 39| January 12| Sacramento| | | || United Center
||- style="background:#"| 40| January 14| New Orleans| | | || United Center
||- style="background:#"| 41| January 15| Atlanta| | | || United Center
||- style="background:#"| 42| January 17| Charlotte| | | || United Center
||- style="background:#"| 43| January 19| @ Portland| | | || Moda Center
||- style="background:#"| 44| January 21| @ LA Clippers| | | || Intuit Dome
||- style="background:#"| 45| January 23| @ Golden State| | | || Chase Center
||- style="background:#"| 46| January 25| Philadelphia| | | || United Center
||- style="background:#"| 47| January 27| Denver| | | || United Center
||- style="background:#"| 48| January 29| @ Boston| | | || TD Garden
||- style="background:#"| 49| January 31| @ Toronto| | | || Scotiabank Arena
||- style="background:#"| 50| February 2| @ Detroit| | | || Little Caesars Arena
||- style="background:#"| 51| February 4| Miami| | | || United Center
||- style="background:#"| 52| February 5| @ Minnesota| | | || Target Center
||- style="background:#"| 53| February 8| Golden State| | | || United Center
||- style="background:#"| 54| February 11| Detroit| | | || United Center
||- style="background:#"| 55| February 12| Detroit| | | || United Center
||- style="background:#"| 56| February 20| @ New York| | | || Madison Square Garden
||- style="background:#"| 57| February 22| Phoenix| | | || United Center
||- style="background:#"| 58| February 24| @ Philadelphia| | | || Wells Fargo Center
||- style="background:#"| 59| February 26| LA Clippers| | | || United Center
||- style="background:#"| 60| February 28| Toronto| | | || United Center
||- style="background:#"| 61| March 2| @ Indiana| | | || Gainbridge Fieldhouse
||- style="background:#"| 62| March 4| Cleveland| | | || United Center
||- style="background:#"| 63| March 8| @ Miami| | | || Kaseya Center
||- style="background:#"| 64| March 10| Indiana| | | || United Center
||- style="background:#"| 65| March 12| @ Orlando| | | || Kia Center
||- style="background:#"| 66| March 13| Brooklyn| | | || United Center
||- style="background:#"| 67| March 15| @ Houston| | | || United Center
||- style="background:#"| 68| March 17| @ Utah| | | || Delta Center
||- style="background:#"| 69| March 19| @ Phoenix| | | || Footprint Center
||- style="background:#"| 70| March 20| @ Sacramento| | | || Golden 1 Center
||- style="background:#"| 71| March 22| @ LA Lakers| | | || Crypto.com Arena
||- style="background:#"| 72| March 24| @ Denver| | | || Ball Arena
||- style="background:#"| 73| March 27| LA Lakers| | | || United Center
||- style="background:#"| 74| March 29| Dallas| | | || United Center
||- style="background:#"| 75| March 31| @ Oklahoma City| | | || Paycom Center
||- style="background:#"| 76| April 1| Toronto| | | || United Center
||- style="background:#"| 77| April 4| Portland| | | || United Center
||- style="background:#"| 78| April 6| @ Charlotte| | | || Spectrum Center
||- style="background:#"| 79| April 8| @ Cleveland| | | || Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse
||- style="background:#"| 80| April 9| Miami| | | || United Center
||- style="background:#"| 81| April 11| Washington| | | || United Center
||- style="background:#"| 82| April 13| @ Philadelphia| | | || Wells Fargo Center
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NBA Cup

See main article: 2024 NBA Cup. The groups were revealed during the tournament announcement on July 12, 2024.[3] [4]

East Group C

Transactions

See main article: article and List of 2024–25 NBA season transactions.

Trades

June 21, 2024[5] To Chicago Bulls
Josh Giddey
To Oklahoma City Thunder
Alex Caruso
July 8, 2024[6] Three-team trade
To Chicago Bulls
Chris Duarte (from Sacramento)
RaiQuan Gray (from San Antonio)
Two second-round picks (from Sacramento)
Cash considerations (from Sacramento)
To Sacramento Kings
DeMar DeRozan (from Chicago)
To San Antonio Spurs
Harrison Barnes (from Sacramento)
2031 first-round pick swap (from Sacramento)

Free agency

Re-signed

DatePlayerRef.
July 6Adama Sanogo[7]
July 6Patrick Williams[8]

Subtractions

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2024 NBA Draft Order: Picks 1-58. NBA.com. May 14, 2024. May 30, 2024.
  2. Web site: Cowley. Joe. Bulls land No. 11 overall pick in 2024 NBA Draft. Chicago Sun Times. May 12, 2024. June 5, 2024.
  3. Web site: NBA unveils new logo and game dates for Emirates NBA Cup 2024. NBA.com. July 12, 2024. July 11, 2024.
  4. Web site: Emirates NBA Cup 2024: Group Draw Results. NBA.com. July 13, 2024. July 12, 2024.
  5. Web site: Chicago Bulls acquire Josh Giddey in trade with Oklahoma City Thunder . NBA.com . June 21, 2024 . June 21, 2024.
  6. Web site: Bulls complete three-team trade . NBA.com . July 8, 2024 . July 8, 2024 .
  7. Web site: Bulls sign Adama Sanogo to Two-Way contract. NBA.com. July 6, 2024. July 8, 2024.
  8. Web site: Bulls re-sign Patrick Williams. NBA.com. July 6, 2024. July 8, 2024.
  9. Web site: Bulls sign Jalen Smith. NBA.com. July 8, 2024. July 8, 2024.
  10. Web site: Philadelphia 76ers Sign Andre Drummond. nba.com. July 7, 2024. July 8, 2024.