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Zion, Ill.'s Admiral Schofield carving out a niche in positionless NBA
LAS VEGAS — Admiral Schofield was one of the more unique prospects in the 2019 NBA Draft. The Zion, Ill. native and Zion-Benton High School product is 6-foot-4, with the size of a point guard but the skills of a wing. Schofield was selected by the Washington Wizards with the No. 42 overall pick in the second round. He’s the…
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Former North Carolina teammates Coby White, Nassir Little stay close through family ties as they begin NBA journey
LAS VEGAS — Coby White and Nassir Little were both highly-touted recruits to the University of North Carolina in 2018. It wasn’t until they got to Chapel Hill that they found out they were also distant relatives. “We’re literally blood cousins,” Little told NBC Sports Chicago after the Portland Trail Blazers’ Tuesday afternoon loss to the Utah Jazz. “My dad…
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Thaddeus Young eager to help change Bulls' culture and return to the playoffs
LAS VEGAS — After an abysmal 22-win season in 2018-19, Bulls vice president of basketball operations John Paxson said the Bulls intended to add culture-changing veterans in free agency. At 6:01 on June 30, the Bulls followed through on that promise, quickly agreeing to a three-year, $41 million deal with 12-year veteran forward Thaddeus Young, who spent the previous three…
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Bulls taking a cautious approach as Chandler Hutchison works to get healthy
LAS VEGAS — Often forgotten in discussions of the Bulls’ young core is Chandler Hutchison, the No. 22 overall pick in the 2018 draft. The broken toe he suffered in his right foot in January was just one of many injuries that plagued a dismal, 22-win season and limited him to just 44 games in his first season with the…
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Coby White's early Summer League performance a mixed bag as he adjusts to NBA shooting
LAS VEGAS — The early returns of Coby White’s Summer League performance have been as they are for most young point guards—some tantalizing flashes, a lot of growing pains. White, the Bulls’ No. 7 overall pick in last month’s draft, has impressed with his speed and court vision. His shooting has been another story — in Sunday’s loss to...
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Q&A: Former Bulls forward Bobby Portis on his new deal with the Knicks, Daniel Gafford and Jim Boylen
LAS VEGAS — In October, Bobby Portis turned down an extension with the Bulls worth nearly $50 million, believing he could get more on the open market. He didn’t get that kind of long-term deal, but he got his first big NBA contract on the opening night of free agency, signing a two-year, $31 million deal with the New York…
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Jim Boylen optimistic, encouraged by state of the new-look Bulls
LAS VEGAS — Jim Boylen was long gone from the Thomas & Mack Center by the time the earthquake hit on Friday night. The Bulls’ head coach was back in his room at the Cosmopolitan, breaking down tape of the team’s Summer League-opening win over the Los Angeles Lakers with newly-promoted assistant Paul Miller. “We were two minutes into the…
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Coby White, Daniel Gafford flash chemistry in Summer League debut
LAS VEGAS — On one of the strangest nights in the history of the NBA’s annual Las Vegas Summer League, the Bulls saw a glimpse of their future. On the first play of their first game against NBA competition, the Bulls’ first-round pick, Coby White, connected with their second-round pick, Daniel Gafford, on an alley-oop. With last year’s No. 7…
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Zach LaVine excited to face Warriors with Markkanen and Dunn back
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Bulls are not sugarcoating how badly their last matchup with the Golden State Warriors went. “It was a blowout,” Zach LaVine said of the Oct. 29 loss at the United Center, a 149-124 beatdown that was staggering even by the standards of the two-time defending champions. Klay Thompson scored 52 points in just 26 minutes of…
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Lauri Markkanen needs to get a “little more greedy” on offense
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Bulls know how good Lauri Markkanen can be. But in his second season, fulfilling that potential has been a process filled with stops and starts. Some nights—like the Finnish power forward’s 27-point performance in the Bulls’ Jan. 4 loss to the Indiana Pacers, or back-to-back 30-point games in December against Orlando and Cleveland—there are glimpses...