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

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 Fred Hoiberg Assistant coach(es) Randy Brown Charlie Henry Pete Myers Mike Wilhelm Jim Boylen (Associate HC) 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) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 3 Milwaukee L 91–93 Butler, McDermott (13) Taj Gibson (12) Rajon Rondo (7) United Center 20,104 0–1 2 October 6 @ Indiana L 108–115 Spencer Dinwiddie (19) Spencer Dinwiddie (6) Rajon Rondo (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 12,925 0–2 3 October 8 Indiana W 121–105 Dwyane Wade (22) Nikola Mirotic (9) Dwyane Wade (8) United Center 20,096 1–2 4 October 14 Cleveland W 118–108 Rajon Rondo (30) Taj Gibson (11) Rajon Rondo (6) United Center 21,766 2–2 5 October 15 @ Milwaukee W 107–86 Isaiah Canaan (25) Robin Lopez (11) Jerian Grant (7) BMO Harris Bradley Center 10,794 3–2 6 October 17 Charlotte L 104–108 (OT) Jimmy Butler (15) Cristiano Felicio (12) Rajon Rondo (10) United Center 20,025 3–3 7 October 20 @ Atlanta L 81–97 Jimmy Butler (18) Gibson, Rondo (9) Butler, Rondo, Wade (6) CenturyLink Center Omaha 16,506 3–4
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) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 27 Boston W 105–99 Jimmy Butler (24) Taj Gibson (10) Rajon Rondo (9) United Center 21,501 1–0 2 October 29 Indiana W 118–101 Doug McDermott (23) Gibson, Felicio (8) Rajon Rondo (13) United Center 21,373 2–0 3 October 31 @ Brooklyn W 118–88 Jimmy Butler (23) Taj Gibson (11) Isaiah Canaan (6) Barclays Center 15,842 3–0
November : 7–7 (Home: 2–2; Road: 5–5) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 4 November 2 @ Boston L 100–107 Jimmy Butler (23) Rajon Rondo (10) Rajon Rondo (5) TD Garden 18,624 3–1 5 November 4 New York L 104–117 Dwyane Wade (35) Dwyane Wade (10) Rajon Rondo (5) United Center 22,376 3–2 6 November 5 @ Indiana L 94–111 Butler, Portis (16) Taj Gibson (12) Rajon Rondo (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,020 3–3 7 November 7 Orlando W 112–80 Jimmy Butler (20) Taj Gibson (11) Jimmy Butler (7) United Center 21,320 4–3 8 November 9 @ Atlanta L 107–115 Jimmy Butler (39) Taj Gibson (6) Rondo, Butler (7) Philips Arena 16,354 4–4 9 November 10 @ Miami W 98–95 Jimmy Butler (20) Rajon Rondo (12) Rajon Rondo (6) American Airlines Arena 19,600 5–4 10 November 12 Washington W 106–95 Jimmy Butler (37) Robin Lopez (13) Jimmy Butler (9) United Center 21,962 6–4 11 November 15 @ Portland W 113–88 Jimmy Butler (27) Jimmy Butler (12) Butler, Wade (5) Moda Center 13,393 7–4 12 November 17 @ Utah W 85–77 Jimmy Butler (20) Butler, Lopez (12) Jimmy Butler (3) Vivint Smart Home Arena 19,911 8–4 13 November 19 @ L.A. Clippers L 95–102 Dwyane Wade (28) Rajon Rondo (10) Rajon Rondo (8) Staples Center 19,060 8–5 14 November 20 @ L.A. Lakers W 118–110 Jimmy Butler (40) Nikola Mirotic (15) Rajon Rondo (12) Staples Center 18,997 9–5 15 November 22 @ Denver L 107–110 Jimmy Butler (35) Rajon Rondo (11) Rajon Rondo (8) Pepsi Center 14,328 9–6 16 November 25 @ Philadelphia W 105–89 Jimmy Butler (26) Rajon Rondo (8) Rajon Rondo (10) Wells Fargo Center 18,234 10–6 17 November 30 L.A. Lakers L 90–96 Jimmy Butler (22) Taj Gibson (10) Rondo, Wade (6) United Center 21,773 10–7
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) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
February : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
March : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
April : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
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.

External links

• Official website