Chicago Bulls 2025-2026 Season Thread

[Wilson A2000]

Bulls by 19 against at halftime against the Knicks for the Bulls’ first NBA Cup game

[We Got The Whole 9]

This looks like another W. Big game from Giddey.

[17 Seconds]

i can't believe the Caruso trade is working out

[BigbadB]

1 hour ago, 17 Seconds said:

i can't believe the Caruso trade is working out

This team is moving the ball around like crazy. They are actually quite fun to watch. Vuc actually seems like an asset with Demar and Zach gone. His give and goes and vice versa are working really well with this young group of players. I thought Vuc needed to be gone too, but he's fitting well. Ayo is playing like a man possessed.

[Wilson A2000]

Being able to drain 3s all night from multiple players is definitely nice

[WrigleyField 22]

9 hours ago, 17 Seconds said:

i can't believe the Caruso trade is working out

Caruso for Giddey was never a terrible idea but they absolutely should have gotten a pick back. I don't care how good Giddey becomes, it was a dumb trade and AK doesn't understand leveraging capital. 

Edited November 1, 2025 by WrigleyField 22

[Old Style]

[The_Achiever]

On 11/1/2025 at 6:36 AM, BigbadB said:

This team is moving the ball around like crazy. They are actually quite fun to watch. Vuc actually seems like an asset with Demar and Zach gone. His give and goes and vice versa are working really well with this young group of players. I thought Vuc needed to be gone too, but he's fitting well. Ayo is playing like a man possessed.

I did not have a Vuc revitalization season on my bingo card.  He's playing great and while he still can't really defend the rim, fits perfectly on this team as a Stretch 5.  He's like Jokic out there!  

This is fun and I think sustainable.  I can't wait to see it when Coby and Collins come back.  They have like 11-12 quality NBA players.  I think they have enough cap space to bring everyone back if they want, too.  

[muntjack]

Is something actually happening here? 

[Wilson A2000]

16 minutes ago, muntjack said:

Is something actually happening here? 

Sure looks like it

[BigbadB]

Shocked to wake up to that final score. 6ers had 75 points at the half and seemed to be in total control.

[17 Seconds]

first bull with b2b triple doubles since mj

[Brian707]

I tuned in at the beginning of the 4th quarter,  glad I kept the game on

[WrigleyField 22]

1 hour ago, 17 Seconds said:

first bull with b2b triple doubles since mj

Thats an incredible stat.  And he's not far off from 4 straight. 

[Rex Buckingham]

Problem is, while this team is fun, they're nowhere close to good enough to win a title, so they've either got to find a way to swing a trade for a star or sign one in free agency... and I wouldn't bet on either of those things happening. And this is of course appears to be a draft with real star power, and they'll end up picking around 17 or whatever

[Wilson A2000]

24 minutes ago, Rex Buckingham said:

Problem is, while this team is fun, they're nowhere close to good enough to win a title, so they've either got to find a way to swing a trade for a star or sign one in free agency... and I wouldn't bet on either of those things happening. And this is of course appears to be a draft with real star power, and they'll end up picking around 17 or whatever

Last years was supposedly too and then AK wanted to earn an extension instead of tanking. That got the Bulls another play-in loss.

[WrigleyField 22]

57 minutes ago, Rex Buckingham said:

Problem is, while this team is fun, they're nowhere close to good enough to win a title, so they've either got to find a way to swing a trade for a star or sign one in free agency... and I wouldn't bet on either of those things happening. And this is of course appears to be a draft with real star power, and they'll end up picking around 17 or whatever

Is this remotely true anymore? Like the success of tanking where a top 3 pick vaults the team to a championship is kind of sparse. 

 

What the Bulls have lacked is a desire to do just bulk asset accumulation which has worked very well. But the league is littered with stars picked outside the top 5 and often not truely breaking out until their second contract. 

 

So while I've seen little to see AK is gonna be a build mode /asset accumulation guy, that's a total valid path and is not reliant on this idea of building a core to drop a established star into. 

 

They're playing much better than a mere play-in team. There should be zero regret about cheering for that over a lotto ticket tank. Obviously that may last but if they can be a top 4 seed, I'd absolutely take that over a top lotto finish. 

Edited November 5, 2025 by WrigleyField 22

[We Got The Whole 9]

You dont have to acquire stars. Sometimes they develop into them. Look at Reaves, or hell, SGA, and so on. 

 

Giddey is about to elevate his TS into the 60+ range and his PER is way up to 22. He is just 23 years old. We haven't had a facilitator like him, possibly ever. Just surround him with shooters and we should have an extremely high-scoring group.

[I owned a Suzuki]

43 minutes ago, WrigleyField 22 said:

Is this remotely true anymore? Like the success of tanking where a top 3 pick vaults the team to a championship is kind of sparse. 

 

What the Bulls have lacked is a desire to do just bulk asset accumulation which has worked very well. But the league is littered with stars picked outside the top 5 and often not truely breaking out until their second contract. 

 

So while I've seen little to see AK is gonna be a build mode /asset accumulation guy, that's a total valid path and is not reliant on this idea of building a core to drop a established star into. 

 

They're playing much better than a mere play-in team. There should be zero regret about cheering for that over a lotto ticket tank. Obviously that may last but if they can be a top 4 seed, I'd absolutely take that over a top lotto finish. 

OKC seems to be more about quantity of picks than quality. To your point,I think the globalization of the game has made drafting way more complicated, so quality players who need developing can be had later. 

[Old Style]

Why does Giddey have to be the highlight of this team so far? I have a hard time forgetting his past to root for him. 

[17 Seconds]

4 minutes ago, Old Style said:

Why does Giddey have to be the highlight of this team so far? I have a hard time forgetting his past to root for him. 

I didn't follow it when it happened, and it's kind of hard to find out exactly what happened. the defenders will say he was 19 and she was 17 with a fake ID, but I don't know if that's how it played out

[Old Style]

15 minutes ago, 17 Seconds said:

I didn't follow it when it happened, and it's kind of hard to find out exactly what happened. the defenders will say he was 19 and she was 17 with a fake ID, but I don't know if that's how it played out

She was 15. 

[17 Seconds]

Just now, Old Style said:

She was 15. 

that would change things. where do you see that?

[Old Style]

8 minutes ago, 17 Seconds said:

that would change things. where do you see that?

https://www.oklahomalegalgroup.com/news/allegations-against-okc-thunders-josh-giddey-raise-intrigue-regarding-age-of-consent

First link I saw today but that’s been the story I’ve heard since day 1. 

[17 Seconds]

1 minute ago, Old Style said:

https://www.oklahomalegalgroup.com/news/allegations-against-okc-thunders-josh-giddey-raise-intrigue-regarding-age-of-consent

First link I saw today but that’s been the story I’ve heard since day 1. 

it looks like initial speculation was that she was 15, and then it changed quickly to a junior in high school. definitely not confirmed 17 like i thought though

maybe imb followed it, since he was on the thunder at the time