The Whiteboard is The Step Back’s daily basketball newsletter, covering the NBA, WNBA and more. Subscribe here to get it delivered to you via email each morning. I have to admit, I am fascinated by Basketball-Reference’s Hall-of-Fame probability model. If you’re not familiar with it, the model uses several key stats to measure the likelihood of
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Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports Scott Frost owed ridiculous buyout if Nebraska fires him this season by Brad Berreman Nebraska message boards have Scott Frost’s replacements in mind and they’re insane by John Buhler The Chicago Bulls have their eyes on the playoffs this season. Their rumored interest in Paul Millsap could bring them one step
One of the last dominoes of the 2021 offseason has fallen. How did the Cleveland Cavaliers, Chicago Bulls and Portland Trail Blazers all make out? Player leverage wins the day. Almost a month after the majority of free agency was settled, restricted free agent Lauri Markkanen was able to find a new home. According to
After an active offseason, Charles Barkley says it’s playoffs or bust for this year’s Chicago Bulls. In the weaker Eastern Conference, the Chicago Bulls have missed the playoffs in four straight seasons and in five of the last six campaigns. Billy Donovan was an upgrade in coaching last season, and this offseason the roster has
The Whiteboard is The Step Back’s daily basketball newsletter, covering the NBA, WNBA and more. Subscribe here to get it delivered to you via email each morning. The list of available NBA free agents has shrunk quickly. Kawhi Leonard is still out there but almost certainly going back to the Clippers. Dennis Schroder has solid numbers
DeMar DeRozan, San Antonio Spurs, Zach LaVine, Chicago Bulls. (Mandatory Credit: Mike Dinovo-USA TODAY Sports) LOOK: Justin Fields throws a deep bomb at Bears camp by Braulio Perez The Chicago Bulls’ new-look roster featuring DeMar DeRozan and Lonzo Ball sure looks tasty. In the first few days of NBA free agency, the Chicago Bulls are not
After bolstering their backcourt with the additions of Lonzo Ball and Alex Caruso, here’s an updated look at the Chicago Bulls depth chart. Billy Donovan’s first season as head coach didn’t go as well as the Chicago Bulls hoped, with a 31-41 record and no playoff berth. On Day 1 of NBA free agency they
The Pelicans won’t match an expensive offer sheet for Lonzo Ball and the Bulls and Clippers are emerging as the favorites to sign him. Lonzo Ball may be the most intriguing free agent this offseason. The former No. 2 pick out of UCLA is unlikely to remain in New Orleans while the Pelicans remake their
The Chicago Bulls have ruled out guard Coby White for four months after undergoing left shoulder surgery on Thursday. The Chicago Bulls are set to enter an important offseason after they narrowly missed out on a spot in the Eastern Conference play-in tournament. While the team is expected to be in the market for a
According to one report, many around the NBA expect Zach LaVine to turn down a contract extension with the Chicago Bulls. Zach LaVine’s focus coming into the 2020-21 NBA season was getting the Chicago Bulls to the playoffs. They’re technically on the precipice, sitting in the final play-in spot in 10th place in the Eastern
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Trading for Nikola Vucevic will help the Bulls make the playoffs this season, but they paid far too much for a veteran center who can’t protect the rim. The Bulls approached this year’s NBA Trade Deadline with a clear mandate to strengthen this year’s roster to make a playoff push. Unfortunately for fans in Chicago,
The Chicago Bulls might be wary to part ways with Zach LaVine, but they should be open to dealing Thaddeus Young. Here are six teams that could trade for him. In a season dominated by COVID-19, NBA teams may be hesitant to shake up their rosters too much. The unprecedented variance of player performance (and
You know the Golden State Warriors are in a bad place when the Chicago Bulls broadcast is roasting them. The 2020-21 NBA season was supposed to be the Golden State Warriors‘ return to greatness. With point guard Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson returning to full health, the expectation was that the Warriors would be a
The new Chicago Bulls regime is setting its sights on making waves straight out of the gate with a rumored trade up with Golden State. It’s about to be the dead of winter in Chicago, but things are heating up inside the Madhouse. After finally jettisoning GarPax, relieving fans of a decade of chronic cranial pain
Is Kemba Walker on his way to the Chicago Bulls? The Chicago Bulls are clearly fed up with their substandard play over the last few years, and moves like hiring Billy Donovan as the next head coach prove that they are serious about competing for a postseason spot in the wide-open Eastern Conference. While Coby
If the Bulls want to make the playoffs next season they need to nail the No. 4 pick in the draft. Here’s how Chicago should construct their big board. The hiring of Billy Donovan should usher in a healthy new era of Bulls basketball. Of course, Chicago needs to upgrade their roster talent if they
Former Chicago Bulls star Toni Kukoc described what partying with Hall-of-Famer Dennis Rodman was like. Few other NBA players — or indeed, athletes in general — have balanced the highest levels of success in their craft and enjoying their time away from it quite like Dennis Rodman. As a five-time champion, eight-time All-Defensive team selection,
Chicago Bulls’ forward Ron Artest (L) TANNEN MAURY/AFP via Getty Images) Ravens front office must do more to help Lamar Jackson succeed by Rucker Haringey Metta Sandiford-Artest was working two jobs as a rookie in the NBA. The artist formerly known as Ron Artest and Metta World Peace has changed his name once more to
This year’s NBA coaching spree centered largely around superstar players. Here’s who will benefit most from all the turnover. Eight NBA teams had coaching openings this offseason, many of them among the best in the league. Despite looming questions about the 2020-21 season, many franchises proceeded with coaching changes and many spent big to nab
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