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Bulls vs Raptors – Rose Isn’t Needed For First Road Win of the Season
While Chicago Bulls fans are still waiting to see a more efficient version of Derrick Rose, getting their first road win of the season, 96-80 over the Toronto Raptors, who aren’t going anywhere while DeMar DeRozan and Rudy Gay continue to contend each night on who has the worse shooting day, isn’t such a bad way to continue without their struggling point guard.
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Jazz vs Bulls – Luol Deng Couldn’t Get His Triple Double
While the Utah Jazz continue to look like the saddest thing around, the Chicago Bulls finally pick up a win after recent struggles, as Luol Deng needed one more assist to get a triple double and Derrick Rose continues to suffer from comeback disease, needing more time to find his way back to stardom.
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Knicks vs Bulls: Highs & Lows of Derrick Rose
It’s going to take Derrick Rose some time before he gets used to the level of competition he now has to face. A great preseason doesn’t erase almost 18 months of competitive basketball. And yet through all the misses and turnovers, he hasn’t lost that fearlessness in him, helping him lead the Chicago Bulls to a 82-81 win over the New York Knicks, hitting the game winning shot with a tough floater as only 5.7 seconds remained on the clock.
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Chicago Bulls – Derrick Rose Tormenting Reggie Jackson
The preseason isn’t over yet, but it’s not really a question or a doubt anymore. Derrick Rose is back, maybe even with some sort of vengeance, which means that the Chicago Bulls just might be the team to watch out for in the Eastern Conference. It also means that Rose just might be quite quickly back to where he left us off at: The best point guard in the NBA.
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Chicago Bulls – Derrick Rose Isn’t Slowing Down
This still might be the preseason, but Derrick Rose is taking it quite seriously, considering he’s been off the basketball courts for so long. The Chicago Bulls are missing some key players on the final days of their preparation games, but still undefeated in them, mostly thanks to their returning point guard, who is playing with the same kind of intensity that separated him from the rest before his injury.
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Chicago Bulls – Derrick Rose Doesn’t Disappoint
In what can turn out to be the Eastern Conference Finals, the Chicago Bulls and the Indiana Pacers opened their preseason schedule in a game that was mostly about Derrick Rose making his first appearance since April 2012, and not showing too many signs of rust or injury.
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Chicago Bulls Media Day – Between Derrick Rose & Luol Deng
Moving into the future while shedding off excess weight. The Chicago Bulls media day was mostly about Derrick Rose announcing and predicting just how good he’ll be next season, but noticing Luol Deng avoiding the subject of what might be is final season for the team wasn’t hard to do.
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NBA Rumors – Two Trades That Might Happen This Season
Two trades to look out for this season, which actually make sense for all those involved: The Atlanta Hawks and the Houston Rockets exchanging Paul Millsap and Omer Asik; and the Chicago Bulls and the New Orleans Pelicans switching between Luol Deng and Eric Gordon.
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NBA Rumors – Chicago Bulls Don’t Want to Re-Sign Luol Deng
The Chicago Bulls don’t mind having Luol Deng on the team, but not at his current rate (and probably not close to it), and are strongly considering for this season to be the last for him on the team, enabling them to go after a high-profile free agent next season or get something via trade for Deng.
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NBA Rumors – Chicago Bulls Hoping Jimmy Butler Becoming a Starter is Their Big Offseason Addition
The Chicago Bulls feel that the window to win an NBA championship is still open, yet their flexibility to bring more quality players to the team is somewhat limited. But upgrading can also be done from within, like the return of Derrick Rose, which can become better than any star free agent signing, and Jimmy Butler becoming a starter and more significant part of the team.