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In almost 21 years as the Bulls’ TV analyst, King, who died Sunday at 59, must’ve come up with more catchphrases than anyone in the industry.
Few NBA teams have money to spend this offseason, and even fewer with a reason to spend it. That’s what makes the Bulls very interesting this summer.
Adelman won 1,042 games as an NBA coach, 10th-most in league history. He took the Portland Trail Blazers to the NBA Finals twice — including a 1992 loss to the Bulls — and also was head coach in Sacramento, Houston, Minnesota and Golden State.
The Bulls are sitting in an excellent position to add talent to the frontcourt, either through the draft or with all the cap space they will have this summer.
The “3-2-1 Lottery” proposal expands the event to 16 teams, flattens odds of winning the No. 1 pick and will try to deter teams from tanking by lowering lottery chances for teams that have the worst records.
Giddey is no stranger to trade rumors, and that will continue this offseason. The Bulls have a new front office and a soon-to-be new coaching staff, so there is no allegiance to any player on the roster.
Executive vice president of basketball operations Bryson Graham has a lot on his plate, including a coaching search. The list of candidates is a long one and Miami assistant Chris Quinn joined it on Friday. Quinn joins the likes of Sean Sweeney and Dave Bliss to name a few.
It is the last title from the team’s first three-peat and hung in the former Madhouse on Madison before the franchise moved to the United Center.
Stephen Mervis and Acie Law IV not only join the Bulls with experience and great reputations for what they do, but are just the first bricks in what Graham promises will be a major expansion for the organization’s front office.
There is suddenly an attractiveness around joining the Bulls — both on the roster and in the front office. New man in charge Bryson Graham was taking full advantage of that the last week as much of the NBA world was visiting Chicago.
The Bulls announced Wednesday that Giddey had arthroscopic surgery on his right ankle and should be ready to resume basketball activities in three months.
With only a 20.3% chance to jump into the top 4 of Sunday’s draft lottery, the Bulls did just that, hitting on No. 4. A huge get for new executive Bryson Graham, known for his ability to land top talent. The Bulls will now have No. 4 and No. 15 in the first round.
The Sunday draft lottery will be huge for Graham and the franchise, especially with two picks in the top 15 of a loaded 2026 draft class. Graham has already shown his hand a bit on what kind of player he is looking for as the rebuild is underway.
It was an introductory presser that started off with an apology and ended with promise as Bulls team president Michael Reinsdorf introduced new executive vice president of basketball operations Bryson Graham on Wednesday.
Graham is meeting with the media on Wednesday and then the real work begins. Not only does the new executive vice president of basketball operations have to build the front office, but he also has a coaching search and a draft lottery atop his to-do list.
While it felt like a job ready-made for former Bulls employee Matt Lloyd, the team was blown away by Graham and opted to go with him.
With the draft lottery less than a week out, the Bulls are looking to start getting the house in order with a new boss to replace fired executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas. It could be a familiar face as one-time Bull Matt Lloyd has impressed, according to a source.
“There are a lot of things that MJ did better than I do,” James said, “and I think there are some things that I do better than him. That’s just how the game goes.”
The hometown kid-turned-Bulls second-round pick just wanted a big stage to perform on. Since his trade to Minnesota, he has gotten just that. But would he consider a return to Chicago?
The NBA playoffs march on. So, in their own backward manner, do the once-proud Bulls.