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Chicago Bulls – Derrick Rose Puts on his MVP Shoes
For two consecutive games, Derrick Rose leads the Chicago Bulls and doesn’t gut pulled forward by someone else. Despite a huge game for both Damian Lillard and LaMarcus Aldridge, the Portland Trail Blazers lost 115-106 as Rose got plenty of help off the bench, mostly from Aaron Brooks and Nikola Mirotic.
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Chicago Bulls – Convincing Without Overdoing it
Maybe life on the road is better, bouncing back from their frustrating home loss to the Dallas Mavericks with a 102-95 win against the crumbling Charlotte Hornets, showing once again the strength of this unit as a team, not having to rely on an especially great day from Derrick Rose, Jimmy Butler or Pau Gasol.
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7 Best NBA Rookies After the First Month of the Season
There are no superstar rookies in the 2014-2015 NBA Season, but quite a few guys who can become All-Stars in a few years. Jabari Parker and Andrew Wiggins will battle each other for rookie of the year, but the surprising Bojan Bogdanovic from the Brooklyn Nets is also worth following.
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Chicago Bulls – Nikola Mirotic, Not Derrick Rose, Rules Preseason Debut
How seriously do teams take the NBA preseason? From the tension and borderline violence in the game between the Chicago Bulls and the Washington Wizards, it seems that very seriously. Derrick Rose look good, Nikola Mirotic looked even better, but most of the attention went to Paul Pierce acting like a little kid in front of Joakim Noah and Jimmy Butler doing everything possible except for putting the ball in the basket.
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Chicago Bulls – Kevin Love Isn’t That Good
As alluring as it might be to pull off a trade for Kevin Love that will cost the Chicago Bulls Taj Gibson, Nikola Mirotic and Doug McDermott not to mention future draft picks, the best power forward in the league is simply not worth the price the Minnesota Timberwolves are asking for him.
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Chicago Bulls – Derrick Rose Can’t be Counted On
The Chicago Bulls begin another season that’s about hoping to be part of the title race, which can only happen if Derrick Rose is healthy for more than a few games. Coming back with less buzz surrounding him this time, the point guard shouldn’t be relied upon too much, at least not early on.
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NBA Rumors – Chicago Bulls Getting Closer to Nikola Mirotic
With the main target for the Chicago Bulls in this free agency slowly drifting away from them, they’re starting to test over avenues of improvement, first and foremost trying to finally sign their draft pick from three years ago, Spanish-Montenegrin stretch forward Nikola Mirotic, currently under contract at Real Madrid.
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NBA Rumors – Chicago Bulls Finally Signing Nikola Mirotic
It’s been three years since the Chicago Bulls drafted Nikola Mirotic, who has been playing for Real Madrid since then. The Montenegrin-Spanish stretch forward might have had enough of European basketball, and is probably closer than ever before to begin his NBA career.
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Chicago Bulls – The 2014 Plan
Out of nowhere, it looked like the Chicago Bulls, riding on Tom Thibodeau and Derrick Rose, might become a title contender a little earlier than planned. Then the injury happened, and everything was delayed. Looking ahead at the 2014 summer, the Chicago Bulls are hoping they can get either LeBron James or Dwyane Wade, maybe even both, to create a title-caliber team once again.