Bulls’ Derrick Rose to Play in Season Opener

Derrick Rose will play in the Chicago Bulls’ regular-season opener against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday as he continues to make his way back from a fractured left orbital. Rose, who was injured during the Bulls’ first training camp practice Sept. 29, saw his first action of the preseason on Friday. He scored eight points […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Derrick Rose Says Opener ‘Looks Like a Go For Me’

It looks like Derrick Rose will be in the Chicago Bulls’ starting lineup on Tuesday in the season opener against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Rose made his first appearance of the preseason on Friday night, playing just over 10 minutes in the Bulls’ 103-102 victory win over the Dallas Mavericks. He had eight points, hitting 4 […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA AM: 2016’s Sixth Man of the Year Race

Joakim Noah is taking a reserve role in Chicago. Will he win Sixth Man of the Year in that role, or will someone else?

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021
Derrick Rose Hopes to Play in Preseason Finale

It is now looking—even if (Derrick) Rose’s rose colored glasses still are showing two of everything—as if Rose will at least play for a few minutes when the Bulls close the preseason in Lincoln, Neb. Every day I’m improving,” Rose said Thursday following practice in which Rose scrimmaged. “The eye itself, the swelling, is going […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Bulls’ Joakim Noah Fine With Possible Bench Role

While new Bulls coach Fred Hoiberg hasn’t officially said that Joakim Noah will come off the bench in the team’s opener against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday, the former All-Star center seems resigned to the fact he will be out of the starting lineup early in the season. “It’s definitely an adjustment,” Noah said after […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Bulls Waive Guards Jordan Crawford, Marcus Simmons

The Chicago Bulls announced today that the team has waived guards Jordan Crawford and Marcus Simmons. The players originally signed with Chicago as free agents on Sept. 28, 2015. Chicago’s roster now stands at 15. Source: NBA.com/Bulls

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Derrick Rose Partakes in Workout With Coaches, Still has Swelling in Eye

(Derrick) Rose took contact in workout with coaches, who hit him with pad as he shot. Still has some double vision and swelling. But (Fred) Hoiberg upbeat. Source: K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune on Twitter

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA AM: The Bulls Should Explore Trades

With Bobby Portis proving he’s ready for rotational minutes now, Chicago may need to explore a frontcourt trade.

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021
Derrick Rose Still has Blurred Vision in Eye

(Fred) Hoiberg on (Derrick) Rose: “He’s still not doing contact, still has a little bit of blurry vision when he opens that eye.” Source: K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune on Twitter

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021