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The Bulls were linked to Wilson for the last month, as picks one through three fell exactly as scripted.
If there were questions on how new executive vice president of basketball operations Bryson Graham wanted to use his large cap space, he started answering them on Monday, engaging in a three-way deal that will bring Claxton to the Bulls and send All-Star Julius Randle to Brooklyn.
Tuesday is Round 1 and the Bulls have picks No. 4 and No. 15. Not ideal in most drafts, but this class is different and the Bulls are set to come out of the first round a much more talented franchise
Will it be the obvious at No. 4 and ultra-athletic Caleb Wilson? Will someone fall? Could the Bulls move up? So many questions set to be answered Tuesday in the first round of the 2026 NBA Draft
“It’s going to be a lot of work,” the Bulls’ new coach said. “It’s going to take some time. [But] I know what it takes.”
Splitter was formally introduced as the team’s 25th head coach on Wednesday and what stood out through the hiring process was his foxhole mentality that he brings to the job.
Not that Tuesday’s news release was a surprise, but the franchise finally made it official, ending a monthlong search to fill Billy Donovan’s head-coaching seat.
The search went on for almost a month, but on Monday the Bulls found their guy, and are set to name Splitter the organization’s 25th head coach.
When it’s all said and done the 2025 and 2026 draft classes could go down as an historic back-to-back talent pool. The Bulls will have a say in landing ’26 talent, but what could have been under former executive VP Arturas Karnisovas is still a headscratcher.
The Bulls are not only narrowing in on a new coach but have been casting a wide net over guard prospects with the NBA Draft just a few weeks away. All the while Graham has shown how meticulous he can be on both fronts.
From Michael Jordan to Derrick Rose, the news of the broadcaster — and three-time NBA champion — dying Sunday has brought a wave of kind words and tributes. That included a statement from his family Tuesday.
“We shared some special years together as teammates, and he was part of a group that helped define an era of Chicago Bulls basketball,” Jordan said.
King was a member of the first three Bulls championships teams and after his playing career became perhaps even better known as a broadcaster for the team.
Benetti did play-by-play on White Sox telecasts from 2016 to 2023. He was called upon to fill in on Bulls games and was paired with King, who died suddenly at the age of 59, the Bulls announced Sunday.
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.