2017–18 Chicago Bulls season

2017–18 Chicago Bulls season
Head coach Fred Hoiberg
General manager Gar Forman
Arena United Center
Results
Record 27–55 (.329)
Place Division: 5th (Central)
Conference: 13th (Eastern)
Playoff finish Did not qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television NBC Sports Chicago
WGN
Radio WLS
WSCR

The 2017–18 Chicago Bulls season was the 52nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). For the first time since 2011, All-Star Jimmy Butler was not on the roster as he was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves in the off-season. On February 1, 2018, months after his confrontation with teammate Bobby Portis, Nikola Mirotić agreed to a trade where he'd be sent alongside a future second round pick to the New Orleans Pelicans in exchange for Ömer Aşık, Tony Allen, Jameer Nelson, and a future first round pick. The Bulls had their first losing season since 2008, and their first 50-loss season since 2004.

Newly acquired Zach LaVine played in just 24 games this season due to knee injuries.

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 7 Lauri Markkanen PF/C  Finland Arizona

Entering draft night, the Bulls possessed picks 16 and 38, with the latter being acquired via a trade with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Exiting draft night, they left with only one draft pick that wasn't even originally theirs to begin with. First, they traded away All-Star shooting guard [Jimmy Butler (basketball)|Jimmy Butler]] and their #16 pick (which became redshirted freshman center Justin Patton from Creighton University), to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Zach LaVine, Kris Dunn, and the Timberwolves' #7 pick in the draft, which became the star Finnish freshman center/power forward Lauri Markkanen from the University of Arizona. As for their own second-round selection on the day of the draft, one that the Bulls got from Cleveland, they traded away that pick (which was junior power forward Jordan Bell from the University of Oregon) to the defending champion Golden State Warriors in exchange for $3.5 million.

Roster

2017–18 Chicago Bulls roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G 15 Arcidiacono, Ryan (TW) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1994–03–26 Villanova
C 3 Aşık, Ömer  7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1986–07–04 Turkey
G 9 Blakeney, Antonio (TW) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 1996–10–04 LSU
G 32 Dunn, Kris 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1994–03–18 Providence
F/C 6 Felício, Cristiano 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 280 lb (127 kg) 1992–07–07 CCSE Prep (CA)
G 2 Grant, Jerian 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1992–10–09 Notre Dame
G/F 7 Holiday, Justin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1989–04–05 Washington
G 0 Kilpatrick, Sean 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1990–01–06 Cincinnati
G 8 LaVine, Zach 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1995–03–10 UCLA
C 42 Lopez, Robin 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 277 lb (126 kg) 1988–04–01 Stanford
F 24 Markkanen, Lauri 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1997–05–22 Arizona
G 11 Nwaba, David 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1993–01–14 Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
G 22 Payne, Cameron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1994–08–08 Murray State
F 5 Portis, Bobby 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 248 lb (112 kg) 1995–02–10 Arkansas
F 45 Valentine, Denzel 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 1993–11–16 Michigan State
F 30 Vonleh, Noah 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1995–08–24 Indiana
F 16 Zipser, Paul 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 226 lb (103 kg) 1994–02–18 Germany
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2018-02-08

Standings

Division

Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
y – Cleveland Cavaliers 50 32 .610 0.0 29–12 21–20 11–5 82
x – Indiana Pacers 48 34 .585 2.0 27–14 21–20 10–6 82
x – Milwaukee Bucks 44 38 .537 6.0 25–16 19–22 6–10 82
Detroit Pistons 39 43 .476 11.0 25–16 14–27 9–7 82
Chicago Bulls 27 55 .329 23.0 17–24 10–31 4–12 82

Conference

Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 c – Toronto Raptors * 59 23 .720 – 82
2 x – Boston Celtics 55 27 .671 4.0 82
3 x – Philadelphia 76ers 52 30 .634 7.0 82
4 y – Cleveland Cavaliers * 50 32 .610 9.0 82
5 x – Indiana Pacers 48 34 .585 11.0 82
6 y – Miami Heat * 44 38 .537 15.0 82
7 x – Milwaukee Bucks 44 38 .537 15.0 82
8 x – Washington Wizards 43 39 .524 16.0 82
9 Detroit Pistons 39 43 .476 20.0 82
10 Charlotte Hornets 36 46 .439 23.0 82
11 New York Knicks 29 53 .354 30.0 82
12 Brooklyn Nets 28 54 .341 31.0 82
13 Chicago Bulls 27 55 .329 32.0 82
14 Orlando Magic 25 57 .305 34.0 82
15 Atlanta Hawks 24 58 .293 35.0 82

Game log

Preseason

2017 pre-season game log
Total: 3–3 (Home: 1–2; Road: 2–1)
Pre-season: 3–3 (Home: 1–2; Road: 2–1)
2017–18 season schedule

Regular season

2017–18 game log
Total: 27–55 (Home: 17–24; Road: 10–31)
October: 1–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 0–2)
November : 2–13 (Home: 1–4; Road: 1–9)
December : 9–6 (Home: 6–2; Road: 3–4)
January : 5–9 (Home: 2–5; Road: 3–4)
February : 2–8 (Home: 2–3; Road: 0–5)
March : 5–10 (Home: 2–5; Road: 3–5)
April : 2–4 (Home: 2–2; Road: 0–2)
2017–18 season schedule

Injuries/Personal games missed

Player Duration Reason for Missed Time Games Missed
Start End
Zach LaVine February 4, 2017 January 13, 2018 Tore his ACL while playing with Minnesota. ??
Cameron Payne September 6, 2017 Unknown (Three-to-four months) Had surgery on his right foot. ??
Nikola Mirotić October 17, 2017 December 8, 2017 Hospitalized for engaging in a fight with Bobby Portis. 23
Bobby Portis October 17, 2017 November 7, 2017 Suspended for punching teammate Nikola Mirotić in his face. 8

Transactions

Trades

June 22, 2017[1] To Chicago Bulls
Kris Dunn
Zach LaVine
Draft right to Lauri Markkanen (pick 7)		 To Minnesota Timberwolves
Jimmy Butler
Draft right to Justin Patton (pick 16)
February 1, 2018 To Chicago Bulls
Ömer Aşık
Tony Allen
Jameer Nelson
2018 Top 5 protected first round pick
Right to swap 2021 second round picks with New Orleans[2]		 To New Orleans Pelicans
Nikola Mirotić
2018 second round pick (from New Orleans via Chicago)

Free agency

Re-signed

Player Signed
Cristiano Felício[3] 4-year contract worth $32 million
Nikola Mirotić[4] 2-year contract worth $27 million

Additions

Player Signed Former team
Justin Holiday[5] 2-year contract worth $9 million New York Knicks
Antonio Blakeney[6] Two-way contract Louisiana State Tigers
Ryan Arcidiacono[7] Two-way contract Austin Spurs
Diamond Stone[8] 2-year contract worth $2.8 million New York Knicks
Kay Felder[9] Cleveland Cavaliers

Subtractions

Player Reason left New team
Isaiah Canaan[10] Waived Oklahoma City Thunder
Rajon Rondo[10] Waived New Orleans Pelicans
Michael Carter-Williams[11] Free Agent Charlotte Hornets
Dwyane Wade[12] Bought Out Cleveland Cavaliers
Quincy Pondexter Waived Unknown
Tony Allen Waived Unknown

References

  1. ↑ "BULLS ACQUIRE DUNN, LAVINE AND MARKKANEN FROM MINNEOSTA". NBA.com. June 22, 2017. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Chicago Bulls trade Nikola Mirotic to New Orleans Pelicans". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. February 1, 2018. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Bulls re-sign Cristiano Felicio". NBA.com/bulls. July 6, 2017. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Bulls re-sign Nikola Mirotic". NBA.com/bulls. September 26, 2017. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Bulls sign Justin Holiday". NBA.com/bulls. July 10, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Bulls sign Blakeney to Two-way contract". NBA.com/bulls. July 14, 2017. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Bulls sign Arcidiacono to Two-way contract". NBA.com/bulls. August 1, 2017. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Bulls sign Diamond Stone". NBA.com/bulls. September 14, 2017. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Bulls waive Jarell Eddie and Diamond Stone, claim Kay Felder". NBA.com/bulls. October 16, 2017. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
  10. 1 2 "Chicago Bulls release Rajon Rondo, Isaiah Canaan". NBA.com. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Charlotte Hornets Sign Guard Michael Carter-Williams". NBA.com/hornets. July 7, 2017. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  12. ↑ "BULLS REQUEST WAIVERS ON DWYANE WADE". NBA.com/bulls. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
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