2024–25 Chicago Bulls season
The 2024–25 Chicago Bulls season was the 59th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On March 8, 2025, the Chicago Bulls' championship banners were damaged by pyrotechnics during a Disturbed concert, which caused their banners to be removed from sight from the general public for the rest of the season as the team looked to restore the damage done to them entering the following season.[1] On April 1, the Chicago Bulls gained a play-in berth following a victory over the Toronto Raptors, being the last team in the Eastern Conference to get a secured spot in at least the NBA play-in tournament for the season. On April 16, the Bulls were eliminated from playoff contention for the third season in a row after losing in the first stage of the play-in tournament to the Miami Heat.
Draft
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College / club |
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1 | 11 | Matas Buzelis | SF | ![]() ![]() |
NBA G League Ignite |
The Bulls entered this draft (which was two days long instead of one day long like it had been ever since the NBA draft was shortened down to two rounds back in 1989) with just one first-round pick.[2][3] On the first night of the draft, with their only pick of the draft, the Bulls would select American-Lithuanian small forward Matas Buzelis from the now-defunct NBA G League Ignite.
Roster
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Legend
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Standings
Division
Central Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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c – Cleveland Cavaliers | 64 | 18 | .780 | – | 34–7 | 30–11 | 12–4 | 82 |
x – Indiana Pacers | 50 | 32 | .610 | 14.0 | 29–12 | 21–20 | 10–6 | 82 |
x – Milwaukee Bucks | 48 | 34 | .585 | 16.0 | 28–14 | 20–20 | 9–7 | 82 |
x – Detroit Pistons | 44 | 38 | .537 | 20.0 | 22–19 | 22–19 | 5–11 | 82 |
pi – Chicago Bulls | 39 | 43 | .476 | 25.0 | 18–23 | 21–20 | 4–12 | 82 |
Conference
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# | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
1 | c – Cleveland Cavaliers * | 64 | 18 | .780 | – | 82 |
2 | y – Boston Celtics * | 61 | 21 | .744 | 3.0 | 82 |
3 | x – New York Knicks | 51 | 31 | .622 | 13.0 | 82 |
4 | x – Indiana Pacers | 50 | 32 | .610 | 14.0 | 82 |
5 | x – Milwaukee Bucks | 48 | 34 | .585 | 16.0 | 82 |
6 | x – Detroit Pistons | 44 | 38 | .537 | 20.0 | 82 |
7 | y – Orlando Magic * | 41 | 41 | .500 | 23.0 | 82 |
8 | pi – Atlanta Hawks | 40 | 42 | .488 | 24.0 | 82 |
9 | pi – Chicago Bulls | 39 | 43 | .476 | 25.0 | 82 |
10 | x – Miami Heat | 37 | 45 | .451 | 27.0 | 82 |
11 | Toronto Raptors | 30 | 52 | .366 | 34.0 | 82 |
12 | Brooklyn Nets | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 | 82 |
13 | Philadelphia 76ers | 24 | 58 | .293 | 40.0 | 82 |
14 | Charlotte Hornets | 19 | 63 | .232 | 45.0 | 82 |
15 | Washington Wizards | 18 | 64 | .220 | 46.0 | 82 |
Game log
Preseason
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Preseason: 3–2 (home: 2–1; road: 1–1)
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2024–25 preseason schedule |
Regular season
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October: 3–2 (home: 1–1; road: 2–1)
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November: 5–11 (home: 1–6; road: 4–5)
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December: 7–5 (home: 3–4; road: 4–1)
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January: 6–10 (home: 4–5; road: 2–5)
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February: 3–8 (home: 2–5; road: 1–3)
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March: 9–6 (home: 3–2; road: 6–4)
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April: 6–1 (home: 4–0; road: 2–1)
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2024–25 season schedule |
Play-in
2025 play-in game log Total: 0–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–0) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Play-in: 0–1 (home: 0–1; road: 0–0)
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2024–25 season schedule |
NBA Cup
The groups were revealed during the tournament announcement on July 12, 2024.[4][5]
East Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
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1 | Atlanta Hawks | 4 | 3 | 1 | 485 | 470 | +15 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Boston Celtics | 4 | 3 | 1 | 482 | 459 | +23 | |
3 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 480 | 450 | +30 | |
4 | Chicago Bulls | 4 | 2 | 2 | 518 | 512 | +6 | |
5 | Washington Wizards | 4 | 0 | 4 | 408 | 482 | −74 |
Player statistics
Player | Pos. | GP | GS | MP | Reb. | Ast. | Stl. | Blk. | Pts. |
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Lonzo Ball | PG | 35 | 14 | 777 | 118 | 115 | 47 | 17 | 267 |
Matas Buzelis | SF | 80 | 31 | 1,511 | 278 | 79 | 29 | 75 | 688 |
Jevon Carter | PG | 36 | 1 | 321 | 39 | 40 | 13 | 3 | 153 |
Zach Collins≠ | C | 28 | 8 | 552 | 187 | 59 | 15 | 14 | 240 |
Torrey Craig‡ | F | 9 | 1 | 113 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 62 |
Ayo Dosunmu | SG | 46 | 26 | 1,394 | 161 | 208 | 43 | 18 | 566 |
Chris Duarte‡ | F | 17 | 0 | 74 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
Josh Giddey | F | 70 | 69 | 2,117 | 566 | 503 | 84 | 45 | 1,022 |
Talen Horton-Tucker | SG | 58 | 0 | 724 | 100 | 83 | 21 | 11 | 379 |
Kevin Huerter≠ | SG | 26 | 16 | 780 | 85 | 82 | 30 | 7 | 343 |
Tre Jones≠ | PG | 18 | 9 | 455 | 58 | 88 | 19 | 5 | 207 |
Zach LaVine† | SG | 42 | 42 | 1,432 | 202 | 189 | 39 | 10 | 1,007 |
E. J. Liddell | PF | 12 | 0 | 53 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 21 |
Emanuel Miller | PF | 6 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
Julian Phillips | SF | 79 | 5 | 1,123 | 169 | 39 | 38 | 20 | 366 |
Adama Sanogo‡ | PF | 4 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Jalen Smith | F | 64 | 2 | 962 | 357 | 65 | 17 | 44 | 524 |
Dalen Terry | G | 73 | 5 | 987 | 124 | 97 | 44 | 15 | 326 |
Nikola Vučević | C | 73 | 72 | 2,278 | 735 | 256 | 61 | 52 | 1,349 |
Coby White | PG | 74 | 73 | 2,450 | 273 | 330 | 69 | 16 | 1,509 |
Patrick Williams | PF | 63 | 36 | 1,576 | 237 | 124 | 48 | 32 | 566 |
Jahmir Young | PG | 6 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
After all games.[6]
‡Waived during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
Transactions
Trades
June 21, 2024[7] | To Chicago Bulls Josh Giddey |
To Oklahoma City Thunder Alex Caruso |
July 8, 2024[8] | Three-team trade | |
To Chicago Bulls Chris Duarte (from Sacramento) RaiQuan Gray (from San Antonio) Two second-round picks (from Sacramento) Cash considerations (from Sacramento) |
To Sacramento Kings DeMar DeRozan (from Chicago) | |
To San Antonio Spurs Harrison Barnes (from Sacramento) 2031 first-round pick swap (from Sacramento) | ||
February 3, 2025[9] | Three-team trade | |
To Chicago Bulls Zach Collins (from San Antonio) Kevin Huerter (from Sacramento) Tre Jones (from San Antonio) 2025 CHI first-round pick (from San Antonio) |
To Sacramento Kings Sidy Cissoko (from San Antonio) Zach LaVine (from Chicago) 2025 CHA protected first-round pick (from San Antonio) 2025 CHI second-round pick (from San Antonio) 2027 SAS first-round pick (from San Antonio) 2028 DEN protected second-round pick (from San Antonio) 2028 SAC second-round pick (from Chicago) 2031 MIN first-round pick (from San Antonio) | |
To San Antonio Spurs De'Aaron Fox (from Sacramento) Jordan McLaughlin (from Sacramento) |

Free agency
Re-signed
Date | Player | Ref. |
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July 6 | Adama Sanogo | [10] |
July 6 | Patrick Williams | [11] |
Additions
Date | Player | Former Team | Ref. |
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July 8 | Jalen Smith | Indiana Pacers | [12] |
Subtractions
Date | Player | Reason | New Team | Ref. |
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July 7 | Andre Drummond | Free agency | Philadelphia 76ers | [13] |
References
- ^ https://blabbermouth.net/news/disturbeds-concert-pyrotechnics-cause-damage-to-chicago-bulls-championship-banners
- ^ "2024 NBA Draft Order: Picks 1-58". NBA.com. May 14, 2024. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
- ^ Cowley, Joe (May 12, 2024). "Bulls land No. 11 overall pick in 2024 NBA Draft". Chicago Sun Times. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
- ^ "NBA unveils new logo and game dates for Emirates NBA Cup 2024". NBA.com. July 11, 2024. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
- ^ "Emirates NBA Cup 2024: Group Draw Results". NBA.com. July 12, 2024. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
- ^ "2024-25 Chicago Bulls Roster and Stats". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
- ^ "Chicago Bulls acquire Josh Giddey in trade with Oklahoma City Thunder". NBA.com. June 21, 2024. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
- ^ "Bulls complete three-team trade". NBA.com. July 8, 2024. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
- ^ "Bulls acquire Kevin Huerter, Zach Collins and Tre Jones in three-team deal". NBA.com. February 3, 2025. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
- ^ "Bulls sign Adama Sanogo to Two-Way contract". NBA.com. July 6, 2024. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
- ^ "Bulls re-sign Patrick Williams". NBA.com. July 6, 2024. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
- ^ "Bulls sign Jalen Smith". NBA.com. July 8, 2024. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
- ^ "Philadelphia 76ers Sign Andre Drummond". nba.com. July 7, 2024. Retrieved July 8, 2024.