2018–19 Chicago Bulls season

The 2018–19 Chicago Bulls season was the 53rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

2018–19 Chicago Bulls season
Head coachFred Hoiberg (fired)
Jim Boylen
General managerGar Forman
ArenaUnited Center
Results
Record2260 (.268)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Central)
Conference: 13th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionNBC Sports Chicago
WGN
RadioWLS
WSCR

On December 3, 2018, the Bulls fired Fred Hoiberg and replaced him with his assistant Jim Boylen.[1]

This season also produced the Bulls' highest-scoring game in franchise history, recording 168 points on March 1, 2019 in a quadruple overtime 168–161 win over the Atlanta Hawks. It broke a team record previously set in the 1983–84 season. It was also the third-highest scoring game in NBA history, as well as the third game where both teams scoring broke through the 160 point barrier in the same game.

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College / Club
1 7 Wendell Carter Jr. C  United States Duke
1 22 Chandler Hutchison SG  United States Boise State

Roster

Roster listing
2018–19 Chicago Bulls roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G 20 Alkins, Rawle (TW) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1997–10–29 Arizona
G 51 Arcidiacono, Ryan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1994–03–26 Villanova
G 9 Blakeney, Antonio 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1996–10–04 LSU
F 34 Carter, Wendell  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1999–04–16 Duke
G 32 Dunn, Kris 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1994–03–18 Providence
F/C 6 Felício, Cristiano 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1992–07–07 CCSE Prep Academy (CA)
G 3 Harrison, Shaquille 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1993–10–06 Tulsa
F 15 Hutchison, Chandler  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 1996–04–26 Boise State
G 8 LaVine, Zach 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1995–03–10 UCLA
G 25 Lemon, Walt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1992–07–26 Bradley
C 42 Lopez, Robin 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 1988–04–01 Stanford
G/F 7 Luwawu-Cabarrot, Timothé 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1995–05–09 France
F 24 Markkanen, Lauri 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1997–05–22 Arizona
F 22 Porter, Otto 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1993–06–03 Georgetown
G 44 Sampson, Brandon (TW) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1997–05–01 LSU
F 41 Sampson, JaKarr 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1993–03–20 St. John's
G/F 14 Selden, Wayne 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1994–09–30 Kansas
G 45 Valentine, Denzel  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1993–11–16 Michigan State
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2019–03–29

Standings

Division

Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
zMilwaukee Bucks 60 22 .732 0.0 33–8 27–14 14–2 82
xIndiana Pacers 48 34 .585 12.0 29–12 19–22 11–5 82
xDetroit Pistons 41 41 .500 19.0 26–15 15–26 8–8 82
Chicago Bulls 22 60 .268 38.0 9–32 13–28 3–13 82
Cleveland Cavaliers 19 63 .232 41.0 13–28 6–35 4–12 82

Conference

Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 zMilwaukee Bucks * 60 22 .732 82
2 yToronto Raptors * 58 24 .707 2.0 82
3 xPhiladelphia 76ers 51 31 .622 9.0 82
4 xBoston Celtics 49 33 .598 11.0 82
5 xIndiana Pacers 48 34 .585 12.0 82
6 xBrooklyn Nets 42 40 .512 18.0 82
7 yOrlando Magic * 42 40 .512 18.0 82
8 xDetroit Pistons 41 41 .500 19.0 82
9 Charlotte Hornets 39 43 .476 21.0 82
10 Miami Heat 39 43 .476 21.0 82
11 Washington Wizards 32 50 .390 28.0 82
12 Atlanta Hawks 29 53 .354 31.0 82
13 Chicago Bulls 22 60 .268 38.0 82
14 Cleveland Cavaliers 19 63 .232 41.0 82
15 New York Knicks 17 65 .207 43.0 82

Game log

Preseason

2018 preseason game log
Total: 2–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–2)
2018–19 season schedule

Regular season

2018–19 game log
Total: 22–60 (Home: 9–32; Road: 13–28)
2018–19 season schedule

Injured

Player Duration Reason for Missed Time Games Missed
Start End
Ömer Aşık September 22, 2018 October 21, 2018 Started developing arthritis. 82 (Waived)

Player statistics

Player Pos. GP GS MP Reb. Ast. Stl. Blk. Pts.
Rawle AlkinsSG 10112026131037
Ryan ArcidiaconoPG 81321,961219269654544
Antonio BlakeneySG 57382910642129418
Wendell CarterC 44441,110307782658455
Kris DunnPG 46441,3891872776821519
Cristiano FelícioC 60074621837117240
Shaquille HarrisonPG 73111,4302221398930474
Justin HolidaySG 38381,325169856721440
Chandler HutchisonSF 441489518534236229
Zach LaVineSG 63622,17129428360261,492
Walt LemonPG 63167273011186
Robin LopezC 74361,606286891178704
Timothé Luwawu-CabarrotSF 2965467922157196
Lauri MarkkanenPF 52511,682470753733974
Jabari ParkerPF 39171,042241842314556
Cameron PaynePG 31125365383206176
Otto PorterSF 15154928340189262
Bobby PortisPF 22653116129118310
Brandon SampsonSG 14221416108371
JaKarr SampsonSF 401273244380
Wayne SeldenSG 431398413673237342
Tyler UlisPG 10100000

After all games.[2]
Waived during the season
Traded during the season
Acquired during the season

Transactions

Trades

July 7, 2018[3] To Chicago Bulls
Julyan Stone (from Charlotte)
To Charlotte Hornets
Bismack Biyombo (from Orlando)
2019 second round pick (from Orlando)
2020 second round pick (from Orlando)
To Orlando Magic
Jerian Grant (from Chicago)
Timofey Mozgov (from Charlotte)
January 3, 2019[4] To Chicago Bulls

MarShon Brooks
Wayne Selden Jr.
2019 second-round pick
2020 second-round pick

To Memphis Grizzlies

Justin Holiday

January 7, 2019[5] To Chicago Bulls

Michael Carter-Williams
Cash considerations

To Houston Rockets

2020 Memphis protected second-round pick

January 22, 2019[6] To Chicago Bulls

Carmelo Anthony
Draft rights to Jon Diebler
Cash considerations

To Houston Rockets

Draft rights to Tadija Dragićević

February 1, 2019[7] To Chicago Bulls

Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot
Cash considerations

To Oklahoma City Thunder

2020 protected second round draft pick

February 7, 2019[8] To Chicago Bulls

Otto Porter Jr.

To Washington Wizards

Jabari Parker
Bobby Portis
2023 protected second round draft pick

Free agency

Re-signed

Player Signed
Zach LaVine[9] July 8, 2018
Antonio Blakeney[10] July 19, 2018
Ryan Arcidiacono[11] July 31, 2018

Additions

Player Signed Former team
Jabari Parker[12] July 14, 2018 Milwaukee Bucks
Antonius Cleveland[13] July 23, 2018 Atlanta Hawks
Rawle Alkins[14] Two-way contract Arizona Wildcats
Derrick Walton[15] August 14, 2018 Miami Heat
Kaiser Gates[16] September 24, 2018 Xavier Musketeers
JaKarr Sampson[16] Sacramento Kings

Subtractions

Player Reason left New team
Sean Kilpatrick[17] Waived Panathinaikos B.C. OPAP
Julyan Stone[18] Waived Reyer Venezia
Paul Zipser Waived San Pablo Burgos
Noah Vonleh[19] Free agent New York Knicks
Quincy Pondexter[20] Free agent San Antonio Spurs
Cameron Payne[4] Waived Cleveland Cavaliers
Michael Carter-Williams[5] Waived Orlando Magic
MarShon Brooks[5] Waived Guangdong Southern Tigers
Carmelo Anthony[7] Waived
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References

  1. "Bulls Official: Fred Hoiberg Relieved as Bulls Head Coach". NBA.com. December 3, 2018. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
  2. "2018-19 Chicago Bulls Roster and Regular season Stats". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
  3. "CHICAGO COMPLETES TRADE WITH CHARLOTTE AND ORLANDO". NBA.com. July 7, 2018. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
  4. "CHICAGO COMPLETES TRADE WITH MEMPHIS TEAM ALSO WAIVES CAMERON PAYNE". NBA.com. January 3, 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
  5. "BULLS COMPLETE TRADE WITH ROCKETS TEAM ALSO WAIVES MARSHON BROOKS". NBA.com. January 7, 2019. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
  6. "BULLS COMPLETE TRADE WITH ROCKETS". NBA.com. January 22, 2019. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  7. "Bulls finalize trade with Thunder". NBA.com. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
  8. "Bulls to get Otto Porter Jr. from Wizards for Bobby Portis, Jabari Parker". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
  9. "BULLS MATCH SACRAMENTO'S OFFER TO KEEP ZACH LAVINE". NBA.com. July 8, 2018. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
  10. "BULLS SIGN ANTONIO BLAKENEY". NBA.com. July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  11. "BULLS RE-SIGN ARCIDIACONO". NBA.com. July 31, 2018. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
  12. "BULLS SIGN JABARI PARKER". NBA.com. July 14, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
  13. "BULLS CLAIM ANTONIUS CLEVELAND". NBA.com. July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  14. "BULLS SIGN RAWLE ALKINS TO TWO-WAY CONTRACT". NBA.com. July 25, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  15. "BULLS SIGN DERRICK WALTON JR". NBA.com. August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  16. "BULLS FINALIZE TRAINING CAMP ROSTER". NBA.com. September 24, 2018. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
  17. "The Chicago Bulls announced today that the team has waived guard Sean Kilpatrick". Chicago Bulls on Twitter. July 12, 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  18. "Reyer Venezia signs Julyan Stone to a 2+1 deal". Sportando. July 25, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  19. "NEW YORK KNICKS SIGN NOAH VONLEH". NBA.com. July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  20. "SPURS SIGN QUINCY PONDEXTER". NBA.com. August 29, 2018. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
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