Chicago Bulls fantasy basketball season recap

by Zak Hanshew, Rotoworld

Previous team recaps: DET, WAS, POR, CHA, SAS, TOR, MEM, UTA, BKN, ATL

At a glance:

Record: 39-43 (9th, West) 

Offensive Rating: 114.0 (19th)

Defensive Rating: 115.7 (22nd) 

Net Rating: -1.7 (20th) 

Pace: 96.9 (28th) 

2024 NBA Draft Picks: 11

Things haven’t gone quite the way the Bulls wanted in recent seasons. The team made a blockbuster trade for Nikola Vucevic to close out the 2020-21 campaign and brought in DeMar DeRozan just a few months later in a sign-and-trade deal. The additions of Vooch and DeRozan helped propel Chicago to new heights to kick off the 2021-22 campaign, and the Bulls went 27-13 through the first 40 games. The second half of the season was less memorable, and Chicago went 19-23 to finish with a 46-36 record and the No. 6 seed in the Eastern Conference.

The Bulls were bounced in the first round by Milwaukee in a gentleman’s sweep, and the team has now finished with a losing record in two straight seasons after going 40-42 in 2022-23. Chicago went all-in on its Big 3 of Vooch, DeRozan and Zach LaVine, and the results have been dreadful. The Vucevic deal that sent Wendell Carter Jr. to Orlando has not panned out, and one of the two first-round picks that the Magic received turned into budding All-Star Franz Wagner. Vooch signed a three-year, $60 million extension last summer, and he’s under contract with Chicago for at least two more seasons.

LaVine was limited to just 25 games last season, and Lonzo Ball has not played a game in nearly three years due to lingering knee issues. The Bulls are now at a crossroads, and this summer’s free agency period will surely be busy for a Windy City team that’s blowing in the wind.

While the real-world Bulls have been in turmoil, production in the realm of fantasy hoops hasn’t been too shabby. Here’s what to expect moving forward.

Fantasy Standout: DeMar DeRozan

“Boredom is the hallmark of success,” or so the old saying goes. DeRozan finished the 2023-24 campaign with his 12th straight season as a top-100 player on a per-game basis and ninth straight season inside the top-50. Because of his reliable…

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Publish date : 2024-05-27 12:42:11

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