2016–17 Chicago Bulls season

Chicago Bulls
2016–17 Chicago Bulls season
Head coach	Fred Hoiberg
General manager	Gar Forman
Arena	United Center
Results
Record	41–41 (.500)
Place	Division: 4th (Central); Conference: 8th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	First Round; (Lost to Celtics 2-4)
	Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	CSN Chicago; WGN
Radio	WLS
< 2015–16	2017–18 >

The 2016–17 Chicago Bulls season was 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, decided to leave the Heat and sign with his hometown team, the Chicago Bulls. The Bulls traded Tony Snell to the Milwaukee Bucks for Michael Carter-Williams on October 17, 2016.

The Bulls finished the regular season with a 41–41 record, securing the 8th seed. In the playoffs, they faced off against the Boston Celtics in the First Round, where they lost in 6 games after losing 4 straight in the absence of Rajon Rondo.

Following the season, Jimmy Butler was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves and Rajon Rondo was released and signed with the New Orleans Pelicans.

Draft picks[edit]

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[edit]

2016–17 Chicago Bulls roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY-MM-DD)	From
3.0 !SF	21	Butler, Jimmy (C)	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	231 lb (105 kg)	1989–09–14	Marquette
1.0 !PG	0	Canaan, Isaiah	7000182880000000000♠6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	1991–05–21	Murray State
2.0 !SG	7	Carter-Williams, Michael	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1991–10–10	Syracuse
6.0 !C	6	Felício, Cristiano	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	266 lb (121 kg)	1992–07–07	CCSE Prep (CA)
1.0 !PG	2	Grant, Jerian	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	1992–10–09	Notre Dame
6.0 !C	77	Lauvergne, Joffrey	7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1991–09–30	France
6.0 !C	8	Lopez, Robin	7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	1988–04–01	Stanford
4.5 !PF	44	Mirotić, Nikola	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	1991–02–11	Spain
2.0 !SG	11	Morrow, Anthony	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1985–09–27	Georgia Tech
1.0 !PG	22	Payne, Cameron	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1994–08–08	Murray State
4.5 !PF	5	Portis, Bobby	7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	246 lb (112 kg)	1995–02–10	Arkansas
1.0 !PG	9	Rondo, Rajon	7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	1986–02–22	Kentucky
2.0 !SG	45	Valentine, Denzel	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	1993–11–16	Michigan State
2.0 !SG	3	Wade, Dwyane (C)	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1982–01–17	Marquette
3.0 !SF	16	Zipser, Paul	7000203200000000000♠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: 2017–04–04

Standings[edit]

Division[edit]

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
y – Cleveland Cavaliers	51	31	.622	0.0	31–10	20–21	8–8	82
x – Milwaukee Bucks	42	40	.512	9.0	23–18	19–22	10–6	82
x – Indiana Pacers	42	40	.512	9.0	29–12	13–28	8–8	82
x – Chicago Bulls	41	41	.500	10.0	25–16	16–25	9–7	82
Detroit Pistons	37	45	.451	14.0	24–17	13–28	5–11	82

Conference[edit]

Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	c – Boston Celtics *	53	29	.646	–	82
2	y – Cleveland Cavaliers *	51	31	.622	2.0	82
3	x – Toronto Raptors	51	31	.622	2.0	82
4	y – Washington Wizards *	49	33	.598	4.0	82
5	x – Atlanta Hawks	43	39	.524	10.0	82
6	x – Milwaukee Bucks	42	40	.512	11.0	82
7	x – Indiana Pacers	42	40	.512	11.0	82
8	x – Chicago Bulls	41	41	.500	12.0	82

9	Miami Heat	41	41	.500	12.0	82
10	Detroit Pistons	37	45	.451	16.0	82
11	Charlotte Hornets	36	46	.439	17.0	82
12	New York Knicks	31	51	.378	22.0	82
13	Orlando Magic	29	53	.354	24.0	82
14	Philadelphia 76ers	28	54	.341	25.0	82
15	Brooklyn Nets	20	62	.244	33.0	82

Game log[edit]

Preseason[edit]

2016 pre-season game log
Total: 3-4 (Home: 2-3; Road: 1-1)

Pre-season: 3–4 (Home: 2–3; Road: 1–1)

2016–17 pre-season schedule

Regular season[edit]

2016–17 game log
Total: 41–41 (Home: 25–16; Road: 16–25)

October: 3–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–0)

November : 7–7 (Home: 2–2; Road: 5–5)

December : 6–11 (Home: 6–5; Road: 0–6)

January : 8–7 (Home: 5–4; Road: 3–3)

February : 6–5 (Home: 3–1; Road: 3–4)

March : 6–9 (Home: 4–4; Road: 2–5)

April: 5–2 (Home: 3–0; Road: 2–2)

2016–17 season schedule

Playoffs[edit]

2017 playoff game log
Total: 2–4 (Home: 0–3; Road: 2–1)

First Round: 2–4 (Home: 0–3; Road: 2–1)

2017 playoff schedule

Transactions[edit]

Trades[edit]

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
February 23. 2017	Top Chicago Bulls Cameron Payne Joffrey Lauvergne Anthony Morrow	To Oklahoma City Thunder Taj Gibson Doug McDermott 2018 2nd round-pick

Free agency[edit]

Additions[edit]

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

Subtractions[edit]

Player	Reason left	New team
Joakim Noah^[9]	4-year contract worth $72 million	New York Knicks
Pau Gasol^[10]	2-year contract worth $30 million	San Antonio Spurs
E'Twaun Moore^[11]	4-year contract worth $34 million	New Orleans Pelicans
Aaron Brooks^[12]	1-year contract worth $2.5 million	Indiana Pacers

References[edit]

^ "Bulls acquire Spencer Dinwiddie for Cameron Bairstow". nba.com/bulls. June 17, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
^ "Bulls send Derrick Rose to New York in five-player deal". nba.com/bulls. June 22, 2016. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
^ "Bulls trade Mike Dunleavy to Cleveland". nba.com/bulls. July 7, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
^ "Bulls trade Jose Calderon to Los Angeles Lakers". nba.com/bulls. July 7, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
^ "Bulls Bulls acquire Michael Carter-Williams for Tony Snell". nba.com/bulls. October 17, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
^ "Bulls sign Rajon Rondo". nba.com/bulls. July 7, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
^ "Bulls sign Dwyane Wade". nba.com/bulls. July 15, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
^ "Bulls sign Isaiah Canaan". nba.com/bulls. July 20, 2016. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
^ "Knicks sign three free agents". nba.com/knicks. July 8, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
^ "Spurs sign Pau Gasol". nba.com/spurs. July 14, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
^ "Pelicans sign free agents Hill, Moore and Galloway". nba.com/pelicans. July 21, 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
^ "Pacers sign Aaron Brooks". nba.com/pacers. July 21, 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2016.

External links[edit]

Official website

[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] "Knicks sign three free agents". nba.com/knicks. July 8, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2016.

[10] "Spurs sign Pau Gasol". nba.com/spurs. July 14, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2016.

[11] "Pelicans sign free agents Hill, Moore and Galloway". nba.com/pelicans. July 21, 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2016.

[12] "Pacers sign Aaron Brooks". nba.com/pacers. July 21, 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2016.

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v t e Chicago Bulls
Founded in 1966 Based in Chicago, Illinois
Franchise	Franchise Expansion Draft All-time roster Draft history Seasons Records Broadcasters Head coaches Current season
Arenas	International Amphitheatre Chicago Stadium United Center
Personnel	Owner: Jerry Reinsdorf Vice president of basketball operations: John Paxson General manager: Gar Forman Head coach: Fred Hoiberg
Culture and lore	Phantom Buzzer Game The Shot Air Jordan Jumpman Tommy Edwards Benny the Bull "Sirius" Ray Clay 72–10 Michael Jordan's last shot Jordan Rules Triangle offense Ashland Green/Pink Line Station Tex Winter The Spirit (Michael Jordan statue)
Rivals	Cleveland Cavaliers Detroit Pistons Miami Heat New York Knicks
Retired numbers	4 10 23 33 Coach General Manager
G League affiliate	Windy City Bulls
NBA Championships (6)	1991 1992 1993 1996 1997 1998
Eastern Conference Championships (6)	1991 1992 1993 1996 1997 1998
Division titles (9)	1975 1991 1992 1993 1996 1997 1998 2011 2012
Hall of Famers	George Gervin Artis Gilmore Phil Jackson Michael Jordan Robert Parish Scottie Pippen Dennis Rodman Jerry Sloan Nate Thurmond Tex Winter Jerry Reinsdorf
Media	TV WGN9 (through WGN Sports) WGN America Chicago's CW 50 Comcast SportsNet Chicago CN100 Radio 89 WLS Announcers Neil Funk Stacey King Chuck Swirsky Bill Wennington