2016–17 Chicago Bulls season

2016–17 Chicago Bulls season
Head coach Fred Hoiberg
General manager Gar Forman
Arena United Center
Results
Record 11–7 (.611)
Place Division: 2nd (Central)
Conference: 3rd (Eastern)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

Local media
Television CSN Chicago
WGN
Radio WLS

The 2016–17 Chicago Bulls season is the 51st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Former 2011 MVP and 2009 Rookie of the Year Derrick Rose was traded from his hometown team to the New York Knicks. This will be the first season without Rose since the 2012-13 season. Dwyane Wade, who played for the Miami Heat from 2003 to 2016. Wade decided to leave the Heat and sign with his hometown team, the Chicago Bulls. The Bulls have so far traded Tony Snell to the Milwaukee Bucks for Michael Carter-Williams.

Draft picks

Main article: 2016 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 14 Denzel Valentine SG  United States Michigan State
2 48 Paul Zipser SG / SF  Germany Bayern Munich (Germany)

Roster

Chicago Bulls roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G/F 21 Butler, Jimmy (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 231 lb (105 kg) 1989–09–14 Marquette
G 0 Canaan, Isaiah 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1991–05–21 Murray State
G 7 Carter-Williams, Michael  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1991–10–10 Syracuse
C 6 Felício, Cristiano 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 266 lb (121 kg) 1992–07–07 CCSE Prep (CA)
F 22 Gibson, Taj 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 236 lb (107 kg) 1985–06–24 Southern California
G 2 Grant, Jerian 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1992–10–09 Notre Dame
G 31 Hunter, R. J. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1993–10–24 Georgia State
C 8 Lopez, Robin 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1988–04–01 Stanford
F 11 McDermott, Doug 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 219 lb (99 kg) 1992–01–03 Creighton
F 44 Mirotić, Nikola 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 238 lb (108 kg) 1991–02–11 Spain
F 5 Portis, Bobby 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 246 lb (112 kg) 1995–02–10 Arkansas
G 9 Rondo, Rajon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 1986–02–22 Kentucky
G 45 Valentine, Denzel 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1993–11–16 Michigan State
G 3 Wade, Dwyane 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1982–01–17 Marquette
G/F 16 Zipser, Paul 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1994–02–18 Germany
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
  • Injured

Roster • Transactions
Last transaction: 2016–10–27

Standings

Division

Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
Cleveland Cavaliers 13 5 .722 0.0 9–2 4–3 0–2 18
Chicago Bulls 11 8 .579 2.5 5–2 6–6 2–1 19
Milwaukee Bucks 10 8 .556 3.0 7–4 3–4 2–1 18
Detroit Pistons 11 10 .524 3.5 7–2 4–8 1–0 21
Indiana Pacers 9 10 .474 4.5 8–4 1–6 1–2 19

Conference

Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 Cleveland Cavaliers * 13 5 .722 – 18
2 Toronto Raptors * 14 6 .700 0.0 20
3 Boston Celtics 12 8 .600 2.0 20
4 Chicago Bulls 11 8 .579 2.5 19
5 Milwaukee Bucks 10 8 .556 3.0 18
6 Charlotte Hornets * 11 9 .550 3.0 20
7 New York Knicks 10 9 .526 3.5 19
8 Detroit Pistons 11 10 .524 3.5 21
9 Atlanta Hawks 10 11 .476 4.5 21
10 Indiana Pacers 9 10 .474 4.5 19
11 Orlando Magic 8 12 .400 6.0 20
12 Miami Heat 7 13 .350 7.0 20
13 Washington Wizards 6 12 .333 7.0 18
14 Brooklyn Nets 5 14 .263 8.5 19
15 Philadelphia 76ers 4 16 .200 10.0 20

Game log

Preseason

2016 pre-season game log
Total: 3–4 (Home: 2–3; Road: 1–1)
Pre-season: 3–4 (Home: 2–3; Road: 1–1)
2016–17 pre-season schedule

Regular season

2016–17 game log
Total: 11–8 (Home: 5–2; Road: 6–6)
October: 3–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–0)
November : 7–7 (Home: 2–2; Road: 5–5)
December: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
Game Date
Time		 Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
18 December 2 Cleveland W 111–105 Jimmy Butler (26) Rondo, Gibson (11) Rajon Rondo (12) United Center
21,775		 11–7
19 December 3 @ Dallas L 82–107 Jimmy Butler (26) Jimmy Butler (9) Jimmy Butler (4) American Airlines Center
19,857		 11–8
20 December 5 Portland United Center
21 December 6 @ Detroit The Palace of Auburn Hills
22 December 8 San Antonio United Center
23 December 10 Miami United Center
24 December 13 Minnesota United Center
25 December 15 @ Milwaukee Bradley Center
26 December 16 Milwaukee United Center
27 December 19 Detroit United Center
28 December 21 Washington United Center
29 December 23 @ Charlotte Spectrum Center
30 December 25 @ San Antonio AT&T Center
31 December 26 Indiana United Center
32 December 28 Brooklyn United Center
33 December 30 @ Indiana Bankers Life Fieldhouse
34 December 31 Milwaukee United Center
January : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
February : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
March : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
April : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
2016–17 season schedule

Transactions

Trades

June 17, 2016
 To Chicago Bulls
Spencer Dinwiddie[1]		 To Detroit Pistons
Cameron Bairstow
June 22, 2016
 To Chicago Bulls
Robin Lopez[2]
José Calderón
Jerian Grant		 To New York Knicks
Derrick Rose
Justin Holiday
2017 2nd round-pick
July 7, 2016
 To Chicago Bulls
Draft rights to Albert Miralles[3]		 To Cleveland Cavaliers
Mike Dunleavy Jr.
July 7, 2016
 To Chicago Bulls
Draft rights to Ater Majok[4]		 To Los Angeles Lakers
José Calderón
October 17, 2016
 To Chicago Bulls
Michael Carter-Williams[5]		 To Milwaukee Bucks
Tony Snell

Free agency

Additions

Player Signed Former team
Rajon Rondo[6] 2-year contract worth $28 million Sacramento Kings
Dwyane Wade[7] 2-year contract worth $47.5 million Miami Heat
Isaiah Canaan[8] 2-year contract worth $2.2 million Philadelphia 76ers
Spencer Dinwiddie[9]

Subtractions

Player Reason left New team
Joakim Noah[10] 4-year contract worth $72 million New York Knicks
Pau Gasol[11] 2-year contract worth $30 million San Antonio Spurs
E'Twaun Moore[12] 4-year contract worth $34 million New Orleans Pelicans
Aaron Brooks[13] 1-year contract worth $2.5 million Indiana Pacers

References

  1. ↑ "Bulls acquire Spencer Dinwiddie for Cameron Bairstow". nba.com/bulls. June 17, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Bulls send Derrick Rose to New York in five-player deal". nba.com/bulls. June 22, 2016. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Bulls trade Mike Dunleavy to Cleveland". nba.com/bulls. July 7, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Bulls trade Jose Calderon to Los Angeles Lakers". nba.com/bulls. July 7, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Bulls Bulls acquire Michael Carter-Williams for Tony Snell". nba.com/bulls. October 17, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Bulls sign Rajon Rondo". nba.com/bulls. July 7, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Bulls sign Dwyane Wade". nba.com/bulls. July 15, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Bulls sign Isaiah Canaan". nba.com/bulls. July 20, 2016. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Bulls sign Spencer Dinwiddie". nba.com/bulls. July 28, 2016. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Knicks sign three free agents". nba.com/knicks. July 8, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Spurs sign Pau Gasol". nba.com/spurs. July 14, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Pelicans sign free agents Hill, Moore and Galloway". nba.com/pelicans. July 21, 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Pacers sign Aaron Brooks". nba.com/pacers. July 21, 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2016.

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