2024–25 Chicago Bulls season explained

The 2024–25 Chicago Bulls season is the 59th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Draft

See main article: 2024 NBA draft.

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Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College / club
1	11	Matas Buzelis	SF	United States Lithuania	NBA G League Ignite

The Bulls entered this draft (which was two days instead of one like it had been since the NBA draft was shortened down to two rounds back in 1989) with just one first-round pick.^{[1] [2]} On the first night of the draft, with their only pick of the draft, the Bulls would select American-Lithuanian small forward Matas Buzelis from the now-defunct NBA G League Ignite.

Standings

Conference

Game log

Preseason

|- style="background:#cfc"| 1| October 8| @ Cleveland| | Coby White (21)| Smith, Vučević (10)| Dalen Terry (4)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
| 1–0|- style="background:#fcc;"| 2| October 12| Memphis| | Zach LaVine (28)| Julian Phillips (8)| Josh Giddey (7)| United Center
20,465| 1–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 3| October 14| @ Milwaukee| | Adama Sanogo (16)| Adama Sanogo (15)| Giddey, Terry (5)| Fiserv Forum
12,725| 1–2|- style="background:#cfc;"| 4| October 16| Minnesota| | Coby White (23)| Nikola Vučević (12)| Josh Giddey (9)| United Center
17,218| 2–2|- style="background:#cfc;"| 5| October 18| Cleveland| | Ayo Dosunmu (19)| Nikola Vučević (12)| Coby White (8)| United Center
18,704| 3–2

Regular season

|- style="background:#fcc"| 1| October 23| @ New Orleans| | Zach LaVine (27)| Nikola Vučević (11)| Coby White (6)| Smoothie King Center
18,581| 0–1|- style="background:#cfc"| 2| October 25| @ Milwaukee| | Coby White (35)| Nikola Vučević (10)| Josh Giddey (9)| Fiserv Forum
17,790| 1–1|- style="background:#fcc"| 3| October 26| Oklahoma City| | Zach LaVine (22)| Nikola Vučević (13)| Ayo Dosunmu (6)| United Center
20,923| 1–2|- style="background:#cfc"| 4| October 28| @ Memphis| | Zach LaVine (30)| Josh Giddey (13)| Josh Giddey (8)| FedExForum
15,906| 2–2|- style="background:#cfc"| 5| October 30| Orlando| | Coby White (21)| Nikola Vučević (14)| Giddey, Vučević (5)| United Center
19,015| 3–2|- style="background:#fcc;"| 6| November 1| @ Brooklyn| | Nikola Vučević (28)| Nikola Vučević (11)| Josh Giddey (8)| Barclays Center
17,977| 3–3|- style="background:#fcc;"| 7| November 4| Utah| | Coby White (28)| Nikola Vučević (10)| Josh Giddey (7)| United Center
19,621| 3–4|- style="background:#fcc;"| 8| November 6| @ Dallas| | Nikola Vučević (14)| Nikola Vučević (10)| Josh Giddey (6)| American Airlines Center
20,011| 3–5|- style="background:#fcc;"| 9| November 7| Minnesota| | Nikola Vučević (25)| Giddey, Smith (6)| Josh Giddey (13)| United Center
19,621| 3–6|- style="background:#cfc;"| 10| November 9| @ Atlanta| | Ayo Dosunmu (19)| Nikola Vučević (12)| Giddey, LaVine (7)| State Farm Arena
17,826| 4–6|- style="background:#fcc;"| 11| November 11| Cleveland| | Zach LaVine (26)| Patrick Williams (10)| Josh Giddey (7)| United Center
20,560| 4–7|- style="background:#cfc;"| 12| November 13| @ New York| | Zach LaVine (31)| Nikola Vučević (11)| Zach LaVine (8)| Madison Square Garden
19,812| 5–7|- style="background:#fcc;"| 13| November 15| @ Cleveland| | Coby White (29)| Nikola Vučević (8)| LaVine, Williams (9)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432| 5–8|- style="background:#fcc;"| 14| November 17| Houston| | Zach LaVine (15)| Josh Giddey (9)| Ayo Dosunmu (6)| United Center
20,667| 5–9|- style="background:#cfc;"| 15| November 18| @ Detroit| | Nikola Vučević (29)| Nikola Vučević (12)| Josh Giddey (10)| Little Caesars Arena
18,022| 6–9|- style="background:#fcc;"| 16| November 20| @ Milwaukee| | Zach LaVine (27)| Craig, Vučević (6)| LaVine, Vučević (6)| Fiserv Forum
17,341| 6–10|- style="background:#cfc;"| 17| November 22| Atlanta| | Zach LaVine (26)| Nikola Vučević (13)| Coby White (9)| United Center
19,979| 7–10|- style="background:#fcc;"| 18| November 23| Memphis| | Zach LaVine (29)| Nikola Vučević (8)| Josh Giddey (8)| United Center
19,449| 7–11|- style="background:#cfc;"| 19| November 26| @ Washington| | Coby White (21)| Nikola Vučević (12)| Josh Giddey (8)| Capital One Arena
15,921| 8–11|- style="background:#fcc;"| 20| November 27| @ Orlando| | Ayo Dosunmu (21)| Nikola Vučević (11)| Zach LaVine (10)| Kia Center
18,309| 8–12|- style="background:#fcc"| 21| November 29| Boston| | Nikola Vučević (32)| Nikola Vučević (11)| Josh Giddey (9)| United Center
19,798| 8–13|- style="background:#cfc"| 22| December 2| Brooklyn| | Nikola Vučević (21)| Josh Giddey (13)| Josh Giddey (11)| United Center
19,131| 9–13|- style="background:#"| 23| December 5| @ San Antonio| | | || Frost Bank Center
||- style="background:#"| 24| December 6| Indiana| | | || United Center
||- style="background:#"| 25| December 8| Philadelphia| | | || United Center
||- style="background:#"| 26| December 13| Charlotte| | | || United Center
||- style="background:#"| 27| December 16| @ Toronto| | | || Scotiabank Arena
||- style="background:#"| 28| December 19| @ Boston| | | || TD Garden
||- style="background:#"| 29| December 21| Boston| | | || United Center
||- style="background:#"| 30| December 23| Milwaukee| | | || United Center
||- style="background:#"| 31| December 26| Atlanta| | | || United Center
||- style="background:#"| 32| December 28| Milwaukee| | | || United Center
||- style="background:#"| 33| December 30| @ Charlotte| | | || Spectrum Center
||- style="background:#"| 34| January 1| @ Washington| | | || Capital One Arena
||- style="background:#"| 35| January 4| New York| | | || United Center
||- style="background:#"| 36| January 6| San Antonio| | | || United Center
||- style="background:#"| 37| January 8| @ Indiana| | | || Gainbridge Fieldhouse
||- style="background:#"| 38| January 10| Washington| | | || United Center
||- style="background:#"| 39| January 12| Sacramento| | | || United Center
||- style="background:#"| 40| January 14| New Orleans| | | || United Center
||- style="background:#"| 41| January 15| Atlanta| | | || United Center
||- style="background:#"| 42| January 17| Charlotte| | | || United Center
||- style="background:#"| 43| January 19| @ Portland| | | || Moda Center
||- style="background:#"| 44| January 21| @ L.A. Clippers| | | || Intuit Dome
||- style="background:#"| 45| January 23| @ Golden State| | | || Chase Center
||- style="background:#"| 46| January 25| Philadelphia| | | || United Center
||- style="background:#"| 47| January 27| Denver| | | || United Center
||- style="background:#"| 48| January 29| @ Boston| | | || TD Garden
||- style="background:#"| 49| January 31| @ Toronto| | | || Scotiabank Arena
||- style="background:#"| 50| February 2| @ Detroit| | | || Little Caesars Arena
||- style="background:#"| 51| February 4| Miami| | | || United Center
||- style="background:#"| 52| February 5| @ Minnesota| | | || Target Center
||- style="background:#"| 53| February 8| Golden State| | | || United Center
||- style="background:#"| 54| February 11| Detroit| | | || United Center
||- style="background:#"| 55| February 12| Detroit| | | || United Center
||- style="background:#"| 56| February 20| @ New York| | | || Madison Square Garden
||- style="background:#"| 57| February 22| Phoenix| | | || United Center
||- style="background:#"| 58| February 24| @ Philadelphia| | | || Wells Fargo Center
||- style="background:#"| 59| February 26| L.A. Clippers| | | || United Center
||- style="background:#"| 60| February 28| Toronto| | | || United Center
||- style="background:#"| 61| March 2| @ Indiana| | | || Gainbridge Fieldhouse
||- style="background:#"| 62| March 4| Cleveland| | | || United Center
||- style="background:#"| 63| March 8| @ Miami| | | || Kaseya Center
||- style="background:#"| 64| March 10| Indiana| | | || United Center
||- style="background:#"| 65| March 12| @ Orlando| | | || Kia Center
||- style="background:#"| 66| March 13| Brooklyn| | | || United Center
||- style="background:#"| 67| March 15| @ Houston| | | || United Center
||- style="background:#"| 68| March 17| @ Utah| | | || Delta Center
||- style="background:#"| 69| March 19| @ Phoenix| | | || Footprint Center
||- style="background:#"| 70| March 20| @ Sacramento| | | || Golden 1 Center
||- style="background:#"| 71| March 22| @ L.A. Lakers| | | || Crypto.com Arena
||- style="background:#"| 72| March 24| @ Denver| | | || Ball Arena
||- style="background:#"| 73| March 27| L.A. Lakers| | | || United Center
||- style="background:#"| 74| March 29| Dallas| | | || United Center
||- style="background:#"| 75| March 31| @ Oklahoma City| | | || Paycom Center
||- style="background:#"| 76| April 1| Toronto| | | || United Center
||- style="background:#"| 77| April 4| Portland| | | || United Center
||- style="background:#"| 78| April 6| @ Charlotte| | | || Spectrum Center
||- style="background:#"| 79| April 8| @ Cleveland| | | || Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
||- style="background:#"| 80| April 9| Miami| | | || United Center
||- style="background:#"| 81| April 11| Washington| | | || United Center
||- style="background:#"| 82| April 13| @ Philadelphia| | | || Wells Fargo Center
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NBA Cup

See main article: 2024 NBA Cup. The groups were revealed during the tournament announcement on July 12, 2024.^{[3] [4]}

East Group C

Transactions

See main article: article and List of 2024–25 NBA season transactions.

Trades

June 21, 2024[5]	To Chicago Bulls Josh Giddey	To Oklahoma City Thunder Alex Caruso
July 8, 2024[6]	Three-team trade
To Chicago Bulls Chris Duarte (from Sacramento) RaiQuan Gray (from San Antonio) Two second-round picks (from Sacramento) Cash considerations (from Sacramento)	To Sacramento Kings DeMar DeRozan (from Chicago)
To San Antonio Spurs Harrison Barnes (from Sacramento) 2031 first-round pick swap (from Sacramento)

Free agency

Re-signed

Date	Player	Ref.
July 6	Adama Sanogo	[7]
July 6	Patrick Williams	[8]

Subtractions

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2024 NBA Draft Order: Picks 1-58. NBA.com. May 14, 2024. May 30, 2024.
2. Web site: Cowley. Joe. Bulls land No. 11 overall pick in 2024 NBA Draft. Chicago Sun Times. May 12, 2024. June 5, 2024.
3. Web site: NBA unveils new logo and game dates for Emirates NBA Cup 2024. NBA.com. July 12, 2024. July 11, 2024.
4. Web site: Emirates NBA Cup 2024: Group Draw Results. NBA.com. July 13, 2024. July 12, 2024.
5. Web site: Chicago Bulls acquire Josh Giddey in trade with Oklahoma City Thunder . NBA.com . June 21, 2024 . June 21, 2024.
6. Web site: Bulls complete three-team trade . NBA.com . July 8, 2024 . July 8, 2024 .
7. Web site: Bulls sign Adama Sanogo to Two-Way contract. NBA.com. July 6, 2024. July 8, 2024.
8. Web site: Bulls re-sign Patrick Williams. NBA.com. July 6, 2024. July 8, 2024.
9. Web site: Bulls sign Jalen Smith. NBA.com. July 8, 2024. July 8, 2024.
10. Web site: Philadelphia 76ers Sign Andre Drummond. nba.com. July 7, 2024. July 8, 2024.