NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
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 [ edit ] 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 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.
2017–18 Chicago Bulls roster Players Coaches Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB 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 C 6 Felício, Cristiano 6 ft 11 in (2.11 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) 219 lb (99 kg) 1993-01-14 Cal Poly 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 G/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 (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: March 26, 2018
Standings [ edit ] Division [ edit ] Conference [ edit ] Game log [ edit ] Preseason [ edit ] 2017 pre-season game log Total: 3–3 (Home: 1–2; Road: 2–1) Pre-season: 3–3 (home: 1–2; road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 3 @ New Orleans W 113–109 Cristiano Felicio (15) Mirotic , Portis (9) Jerian Grant (9) Smoothie King Center 16,962 1–0 2 October 4 @ Dallas L 71–118 Lopez , Zipser (12) Justin Holiday (6) Kris Dunn (6) American Airlines Center 17,091 1–1 3 October 6 Milwaukee W 114–101 Justin Holiday (21) Bobby Portis (10) Arcidiacono , Grant , Portis , Valentine (4) United Center 17,187 2–1 4 October 8 New Orleans L 95–108 Denzel Valentine (15) Bobby Portis (10) Ryan Arcidiacono (6) United Center 17,523 2–2 5 October 10 @ Cleveland W 108–94 Justin Holiday (28) Justin Holiday (11) Jerian Grant (5) Quicken Loans Arena 19,042 3–2 6 October 13 Toronto L 104–125 Justin Holiday (17) Jerian Grant (9) Jerian Grant (8) United Center 19,677 3–3
2017–18 season schedule
Regular season [ edit ] 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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 6 November 1 @ Miami L 91–97 Lauri Markkanen (25) David Nwaba (11) Jerian Grant (8) American Airlines Arena 19,600 1–5 7 November 3 @ Orlando W 105–83 Justin Holiday (19) Robin Lopez (10) Jerian Grant (6) Amway Center 19,171 2–5 8 November 4 New Orleans L 90–96 (OT) Justin Holiday (18) Robin Lopez (9) Jerian Grant (9) United Center 21,254 2–6 9 November 7 @ Toronto L 114–119 Bobby Portis (21) Bobby Portis (13) Jerian Grant (5) Air Canada Centre 19,800 2–7 10 November 10 Indiana L 87–105 Bobby Portis (20) Bobby Portis (11) Kris Dunn (5) United Center 22,416 2–8 11 November 11 @ San Antonio L 94–133 Lopez , Portis (17) Bobby Portis (6) Jerian Grant (8) AT&T Center 18,418 2–9 12 November 15 @ Oklahoma City L 79–92 Blakeney , Markkanen (16) Bobby Portis (9) Dunn , Grant (3) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 2–10 13 November 17 Charlotte W 123–120 Justin Holiday (27) Lauri Markkanen (7) Kris Dunn (7) United Center 20,493 3–10 14 November 19 @ Phoenix L 105–113 Lauri Markkanen (26) Lauri Markkanen (13) Kris Dunn (6) Talking Stick Resort Arena 16,264 3–11 15 November 21 @ LA Lakers L 94–103 Denzel Valentine (17) Lauri Markkanen (14) Kris Dunn (6) Staples Center 18,997 3–12 16 November 22 @ Utah L 80–110 Robin Lopez (15) Kris Dunn (9) Grant , Valentine (4) Vivint Smart Home Arena 17,434 3–13 17 November 24 @ Golden State L 94–143 Jerian Grant (21) Bobby Portis (8) Kris Dunn (4) Oracle Arena 19,596 3–14 18 November 26 Miami L 93–100 Jerian Grant (24) Denzel Valentine (13) Denzel Valentine (7) United Center 20,928 3–15 19 November 28 Phoenix L 99–104 Justin Holiday (25) Robin Lopez (7) Kris Dunn (8) United Center 18,324 3–16 20 November 30 @ Denver L 110–111 Lopez , Markkanen (20) Lauri Markkanen (9) Jerian Grant (7) Pepsi Center 15,156 3–17
December : 9–6 (home: 6–2; road: 3–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 21 December 1 Sacramento L 106–107 Jerian Grant (17) David Nwaba (9) Kris Dunn (8) United Center 19,268 3–18 22 December 4 Cleveland L 91–113 Kris Dunn (15) Bobby Portis (9) Kris Dunn (5) United Center 21,323 3–19 23 December 6 @ Indiana L 96–98 Kris Dunn (18) Denzel Valentine (8) Kris Dunn (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 13,013 3–20 24 December 8 @ Charlotte W 119–111 (OT) Lauri Markkanen (24) Lauri Markkanen (12) Kris Dunn (12) Spectrum Center 14,077 4–20 25 December 9 NY Knicks W 104–102 Nikola Mirotic (19) Lauri Markkanen (8) Jerian Grant (9) United Center 20,149 5–20 26 December 11 Boston W 108–85 Nikola Mirotic (24) Nikola Mirotic (8) Jerian Grant (9) United Center 19,617 6–20 27 December 13 Utah W 103–100 Nikola Mirotic (29) Nikola Mirotic (9) Kris Dunn (8) United Center 18,102 7–20 28 December 15 @ Milwaukee W 115–109 Bobby Portis (27) Bobby Portis (12) Dunn , Holiday (7) Bradley Center 16,921 8–20 29 December 18 Philadelphia W 117–115 Dunn , Mirotic (22) Nikola Mirotic (13) Kris Dunn (6) United Center 20,796 9–20 30 December 20 Orlando W 112–94 Denzel Valentine (15) Denzel Valentine (10) Kris Dunn (7) United Center 20,285 10–20 31 December 21 @ Cleveland L 112–115 Lauri Markkanen (25) Justin Holiday (7) Kris Dunn (14) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 10–21 32 December 23 @ Boston L 92–117 Bobby Portis (17) Nikola Mirotic (9) Kris Dunn (7) TD Garden 18,624 10–22 33 December 26 @ Milwaukee W 115–106 Nikola Mirotic (24) David Nwaba (9) Kris Dunn (12) Bradley Center 18,717 11–22 34 December 27 NY Knicks W 92–87 Kris Dunn (17) Denzel Valentine (9) Jerian Grant (6) United Center 21,883 12–22 35 December 29 Indiana W 119–107 Lauri Markkanen (32) Portis , Grant , Markkanen (7) Jerian Grant (12) United Center 21,178 13–22 36 December 31 @ Washington L 110–114 Nikola Mirotic (21) Lauri Markkanen (9) Kris Dunn (11) Capital One Arena 20,356 13–23
January : 5–9 (home: 2–5; road: 3–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 37 January 1 Portland L 120–124 (OT) Kris Dunn (22) Nikola Mirotic (10) Denzel Valentine (6) United Center 20,860 13–24 38 January 3 Toronto L 115–124 Justin Holiday (26) Lauri Markkanen (12) Kris Dunn (8) United Center 20,056 13–25 39 January 5 @ Dallas W 127–124 Kris Dunn (32) Nikola Mirotic (10) Kris Dunn (9) American Airlines Center 20,073 14–25 40 January 6 @ Indiana L 86–125 Bobby Portis (15) Markkanen , Valentine (5) Kris Dunn (8) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,923 14–26 41 January 8 Houston L 107–116 Bobby Portis (22) Markkanen , Valentine (8) Kris Dunn (8) United Center 17,462 14–27 42 January 10 @ NY Knicks W 122–119 (2OT) Lauri Markkanen (33) Lauri Markkanen (10) Kris Dunn (8) Madison Square Garden 19,812 15–27 43 January 13 Detroit W 107–105 Lauri Markkanen (19) Kris Dunn (8) Kris Dunn (8) United Center 21,613 16–27 44 January 15 Miami W 119–111 Justin Holiday (25) Lauri Markkanen (9) Kris Dunn (10) United Center 20,546 17–27 45 January 17 Golden State L 112–119 Nikola Mirotic (24) Lauri Markkanen (8) Denzel Valentine (7) United Center 21,372 17–28 46 January 20 @ Atlanta W 113–97 Robin Lopez (20) Zach LaVine (9) Jerian Grant (6) Philips Arena 15,597 18–28 47 January 22 @ New Orleans L 128–132 (2OT) Grant , Lopez (22) Lauri Markkanen (17) Jerian Grant (13) Smoothie King Center 17,101 18–29 48 January 24 @ Philadelphia L 101–115 Bobby Portis (22) Bobby Portis (11) David Nwaba (4) Wells Fargo Center 20,547 18–30 49 January 26 LA Lakers L 103–108 Nikola Mirotic (18) Markkanen , Valentine (11) Jerian Grant (8) United Center 21,827 18–31 50 January 28 Milwaukee L 96–110 Denzel Valentine (18) Lauri Markkanen (10) Grant , LaVine (4) United Center 21,630 18–32 51 January 31 @ Portland L 108–124 Zach LaVine (23) Bobby Portis (10) Grant , Felicio (3) Moda Center 19,000 18–33
February : 2–8 (home: 2–3; road: 0–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 52 February 3 @ LA Clippers L 103–113 Zach LaVine (21) Bobby Portis (13) Grant , LaVine (4) Staples Center 19,068 18–34 53 February 5 @ Sacramento L 98–104 Zach LaVine (27) Bobby Portis (14) Jerian Grant (5) Golden 1 Center 17,583 18–35 54 February 9 Minnesota W 114–113 Zach LaVine (35) Jerian Grant (8) Jerian Grant (11) United Center 21,558 19–35 55 February 10 Washington L 90–101 Justin Holiday (15) Markkanen , Valentine (10) Jerian Grant (8) United Center 21,112 19–36 56 February 12 Orlando W 105–101 Lauri Markkanen (21) Lauri Markkanen (8) Jerian Grant (7) United Center 18,611 20–36 57 February 14 Toronto L 98–122 Bobby Portis (18) Markkanen , Nwaba (6) Jerian Grant (7) United Center 21,006 20–37 58 February 22 Philadelphia L 115–116 Bobby Portis (38) David Nwaba (9) Cameron Payne (7) United Center 21,312 20–38 59 February 24 @ Minnesota L 104–122 Zach LaVine (21) David Nwaba (9) Zach LaVine (7) Target Center 18,978 20–39 60 February 26 @ Brooklyn L 87–104 Kris Dunn (23) Denzel Valentine (13) Kris Dunn (4) Barclays Center 15,081 20–40 61 February 27 @ Charlotte L 103–118 Zach LaVine (21) Bobby Portis (10) Cameron Payne (6) Spectrum Center 14,521 20–41
March : 5–10 (home: 2–5; road: 3–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 62 March 2 Dallas W 108–100 Bobby Portis (22) Lauri Markkanen (12) Kris Dunn (7) United Center 21,017 21–41 63 March 5 Boston L 89–105 Denzel Valentine (20) Noah Vonleh (9) Kris Dunn (4) United Center 21,286 21–42 64 March 7 Memphis W 119–110 Lauri Markkanen (22) Bobby Portis (10) Kris Dunn (9) United Center 20,210 22–42 65 March 9 @ Detroit L 83–99 Cameron Payne (17) Lauri Markkanen (8) Bobby Portis (5) Little Caesars Arena 17,406 22–43 66 March 11 @ Atlanta W 129–122 LaVine , Portis (21) Bobby Portis (10) Denzel Valentine (7) Philips Arena 15,266 23–43 67 March 13 LA Clippers L 106–112 Bobby Portis (19) Bobby Portis (9) Kris Dunn (6) United Center 20,912 23–44 68 March 15 @ Memphis W 111–110 Zach LaVine (20) Noah Vonleh (10) Cameron Payne (5) FedExForum 16,511 24–44 69 March 17 Cleveland L 109–114 Denzel Valentine (34) Cristiano Felicio (10) Cameron Payne (10) United Center 22,983 24–45 70 March 19 @ NY Knicks L 92–110 Cristiano Felicio (17) Noah Vonleh (12) Cameron Payne (6) Madison Square Garden 18,835 24–46 71 March 21 Denver L 102–135 Cristiano Felicio (16) Bobby Portis (8) Jerian Grant (7) United Center 20,671 24–47 72 March 23 Milwaukee L 105–118 Denzel Valentine (20) Cristiano Felicio (11) Cameron Payne (6) United Center 21,698 24–48 73 March 24 @ Detroit L 95–117 Denzel Valentine (18) Cristiano Felicio (9) Jerian Grant (10) Little Caesars Arena 19,139 24–49 74 March 27 @ Houston L 86–118 Lauri Markkanen (22) Noah Vonleh (13) Grant , Payne , Valentine , Vonleh (3) Toyota Center 18,055 24–50 75 March 29 @ Miami L 92–103 David Nwaba (15) Noah Vonleh (13) Cameron Payne (5) American Airlines Arena 19,746 24–51 76 March 30 @ Orlando W 90–82 Kilpatrick , Markkanen (13) Cristiano Felicio (16) Cameron Payne (6) Amway Center 18,918 25–51
April : 2–4 (home: 2–2; road: 0–2)
2017–18 season schedule
Injuries/Personal games missed [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] Free agency [ edit ] Re-signed [ edit ] Additions [ edit ] Subtractions [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ "BULLS ACQUIRE DUNN, LAVINE AND MARKKANEN FROM MINNEOSTA" . NBA.com . June 22, 2017. Retrieved June 23, 2017 . ^ "Chicago Bulls trade Nikola Mirotic to New Orleans Pelicans" . NBA.com . Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. February 1, 2018. Retrieved February 1, 2018 . ^ "Bulls re-sign Cristiano Felicio" . NBA.com/bulls . July 6, 2017. Retrieved July 6, 2017 . ^ "Bulls re-sign Nikola Mirotic" . NBA.com/bulls . September 26, 2017. Retrieved September 26, 2017 . ^ "Bulls sign Justin Holiday" . NBA.com/bulls . July 10, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2017 . ^ "Bulls sign Blakeney to Two-way contract" . NBA.com/bulls . July 14, 2017. Retrieved July 14, 2017 . ^ "Bulls sign Arcidiacono to Two-way contract" . NBA.com/bulls . August 1, 2017. Retrieved August 1, 2017 . ^ "Bulls sign Diamond Stone" . NBA.com/bulls . September 14, 2017. Retrieved September 14, 2017 . ^ "Bulls waive Jarell Eddie and Diamond Stone, claim Kay Felder" . NBA.com/bulls . October 16, 2017. Retrieved October 16, 2017 . ^ a b "Chicago Bulls release Rajon Rondo, Isaiah Canaan" . NBA.com . Retrieved June 30, 2017 . ^ "Charlotte Hornets Sign Guard Michael Carter-Williams" . NBA.com/hornets . July 7, 2017. Retrieved July 7, 2017 . ^ "BULLS REQUEST WAIVERS ON DWYANE WADE" . NBA.com/bulls . Retrieved September 26, 2017 .
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