2025–26 Chicago Bulls season

2025–26 Chicago Bulls season
Head coachBilly Donovan
PresidentArtūras Karnišovas (vice)
General managerMarc Eversley
OwnerJerry Reinsdorf
ArenaUnited Center
Results
Record14–15 (.483)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Central)
Conference: 10th (Eastern)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
TelevisionChicago Sports Network
RadioWLS
WSCR

The 2025–26 Chicago Bulls season is the 60th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

The Bulls began the regular season 5–0, their best start since the 1996–97 season.[1] However, they subsequently struggled, enduring a seven-game losing streak from November to December 2025, the longest for the team since 2020.[2] As of December 14th, after their 5-0 start to the season, the Bulls went just 5-15 since, with 9 of those games being against teams with a sub-.500 percentage by winning record.

Draft

Main article: 2025 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College / Club
1 12 Noa Essengue Power Forward France Ratiopharm Ulm (Germany)
2 45 Rocco Zikarsky Center Australia Brisbane Bullets (Australia)

The Bulls entered the draft with one first-round selection and one second-round selection.[3][4] Chicago notably lost a coin toss against the Dallas Mavericks for higher draft lottery odds, which subsequently later led to Dallas claiming the #1 pick of the draft.[5][6]

Roster

Chicago Bulls roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
F 14 Matas Buzelis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 2004-10-13 Sunrise Christian (KS)
G 5 Jevon Carter 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1995-09-14 West Virginia
F/C 12 Zach Collins 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1997-11-19 Gonzaga
G 11 Ayo Dosunmu 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2000-01-17 Illinois
F 24 Noa Essengue 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2006-12-18 France
F 00 Trentyn Flowers (TW) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2005-03-08 Combine Academy (NC)
G 3 Josh Giddey 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 216 lb (98 kg) 2002-10-10 Australia
G/F 13 Kevin Huerter 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1998-08-27 Maryland
G 30 Tre Jones 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-01-08 Duke
F 2 Emanuel Miller (TW) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2000-06-19 TCU
G/F 35 Isaac Okoro 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 2001-01-26 Auburn
C 47 Lachlan Olbrich (TW) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 236 lb (107 kg) 2003-12-30 Australia
F 15 Julian Phillips 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 2003-11-05 Tennessee
F/C 25 Jalen Smith 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2000-03-16 Maryland
F 7 Dalen Terry 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2002-07-12 Arizona
C 9 Nikola Vučević 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1990-10-24 USC
G 0 Coby White 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2000-02-16 North Carolina
F 44 Patrick Williams 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2001-08-26 Florida State
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  • Injured

Roster
Updated: October 18, 2025

Standings

Division

Central DivisionWLPCTGBHomeRoadDivGP
Detroit Pistons246.800–13‍–‍211‍–‍45–330
Cleveland Cavaliers1715.5318.011‍–‍86‍–‍76–232
Chicago Bulls1415.4839.57‍–‍67‍–‍93–529
Milwaukee Bucks1218.40012.08‍–‍84‍–‍104–430
Indiana Pacers624.20018.05‍–‍111‍–‍132–630

Conference

Eastern Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1Detroit Pistons *246.800–30
2New York Knicks *219.7003.030
3Boston Celtics1811.6215.529
4Toronto Raptors1813.5816.531
5Philadelphia 76ers1612.5717.028
6Orlando Magic *1713.5677.030
7Cleveland Cavaliers1715.5318.032
8Miami Heat1515.5009.030
9Atlanta Hawks1516.4849.531
10Chicago Bulls1415.4839.529
11Milwaukee Bucks1218.40012.030
12Charlotte Hornets1020.33314.030
13Brooklyn Nets919.32114.028
14Indiana Pacers624.20018.030
15Washington Wizards523.17918.028

NBA Cup

Main article: 2025 NBA Cup

East Group C

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 New York Knicks 4 3 1 512 477 +35 Advanced to knockout rounds
2 Miami Heat 4 3 1 507 458 +49
3 Milwaukee Bucks 4 2 2 467 463 +4
4 Charlotte Hornets 4 1 3 461 500 −39
5 Chicago Bulls 4 1 3 468 517 −49
Source: NBA

Game log

Preseason

2025 preseason game log
Total: 3–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–1)
Preseason: 3–2 (home: 2–1; road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 7 @ Cleveland W 118–117 Matas Buzelis (19) Buzelis, Smith (8) Giddey, Kawamura (5) Rocket Arena
15,348 		1–0
2 October 9 Cleveland W 119–112 Ayo Dosunmu (16) Zach Collins (8) Tre Jones (7) United Center
16,258 		2–0
3 October 12 Milwaukee L 121–127 Ayo Dosunmu (22) Nikola Vučević (9) Josh Giddey (7) United Center
20,976 		2–1
4 October 14 @ Denver L 117–124 Josh Giddey (25) Nikola Vučević (10) Giddey, Terry (6) Ball Arena
16,567 		2–2
5 October 16 Minnesota W 126–120 Matas Buzelis (19) Nikola Vučević (10) Josh Giddey (9) United Center
17,573 		3–2
2025–26 preseason schedule

Regular season

2025–26 game log
Total: 14–15 (Home: 7–6; Road: 7–9)
October: 5–0 (home: 4–0; road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 22 Detroit W 115–111 Nikola Vučević (28) Nikola Vučević (14) Josh Giddey (11) United Center
21,381 		1–0
2 October 25 @ Orlando W 110–98 Josh Giddey (21) Giddey, Vučević (8) Tre Jones (8) Kia Center
19,117 		2–0
3 October 27 Atlanta W 128–123 Ayo Dosunmu (21) Nikola Vučević (17) Jones, Vučević (9) United Center
18,094 		3–0
4 October 29 Sacramento W 126–113 Matas Buzelis (27) Nikola Vučević (14) Josh Giddey (12) United Center
19,017 		4–0
5 October 31 New York W 135–125 Josh Giddey (32) Josh Giddey (10) Dosunmu, Giddey (9) United Center
18,330 		5–0
November: 4–10 (home: 2–2; road: 2–8)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
6 November 2 @ New York L 116–128 Josh Giddey (23) Nikola Vučević (14) Josh Giddey (12) Madison Square Garden
19,812 		5–1
7 November 4 Philadelphia W 113–111 Josh Giddey (29) Josh Giddey (15) Josh Giddey (12) United Center
21,016 		6–1
8 November 7 @ Milwaukee L 110–126 Matas Buzelis (20) Matas Buzelis (8) Josh Giddey (14) Fiserv Forum
17,839 		6–2
9 November 8 @ Cleveland L 122–128 Isaac Okoro (19) Jalen Smith (11) Josh Giddey (6) Rocket Arena
19,432 		6–3
10 November 10 San Antonio L 117–121 Kevin Huerter (23) Jalen Smith (12) Tre Jones (7) United Center
21,672 		6–4
11 November 12 @ Detroit L 113–124 Matas Buzelis (21) Matas Buzelis (14) Tre Jones (5) Little Caesars Arena
19,023 		6–5
12 November 16 @ Utah L 147–150 (2OT) Coby White (27) Nikola Vučević (13) Josh Giddey (13) Delta Center
18,186 		6–6
13 November 17 @ Denver W 130–127 Dosunmu, Giddey (21) Josh Giddey (14) Giddey, Vučević (6) Ball Arena
19,951 		7–6
14 November 19 @ Portland W 122–121 Nikola Vučević (27) Nikola Vučević (8) Josh Giddey (13) Moda Center
17,795 		8–6
15 November 21 Miami L 107–143 Ayo Dosunmu (23) Josh Giddey (11) Josh Giddey (9) United Center
21,313 		8–7
16 November 22 Washington W 121–120 Nikola Vučević (28) Giddey, Vučević (12) Josh Giddey (11) United Center
21,302 		9–7
17 November 24 @ New Orleans L 130–143 Ayo Dosunmu (28) Josh Giddey (7) Tre Jones (11) Smoothie King Center
16,690 		9–8
18 November 28 @ Charlotte L 116–123 Giddey, White (25) Nikola Vučević (14) Josh Giddey (9) Spectrum Center
19,453 		9–9
19 November 29 @ Indiana L 101–103 Giddey, Jones (17) Buzelis, Giddey (11) Josh Giddey (7) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,006 		9–10
December: 5–5 (home: 1–4; road: 4–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
20 December 1 @ Orlando L 120–125 Josh Giddey (22) Nikola Vučević (11) Ayo Dosunmu (7) Kia Center
18,096 		9–11
21 December 3 Brooklyn L 103–113 Josh Giddey (28) Giddey, Vučević (11) Josh Giddey (11) United Center
20,633 		9–12
22 December 5 Indiana L 105–120 Coby White (22) Matas Buzelis (12) Giddey, White (6) United Center
20,471 		9–13
23 December 7 Golden State L 91–123 Josh Giddey (18) Vučević, Williams (6) Dosunmu, Giddey (5) United Center
18,449 		9–14
24 December 12 @ Charlotte W 129–126 Josh Giddey (26) Jalen Smith (10) Josh Giddey (11) Spectrum Center
16,205 		10–14
25 December 14 New Orleans L 104–114 Coby White (20) Nikola Vučević (8) Giddey, Jones, White (5) United Center
18,372 		10–15
26 December 17 Cleveland W 127–111 Coby White (25) Josh Giddey (11) Giddey, Jones (11) United Center
18,872 		11–15
27 December 19 @ Cleveland W 136–125 Buzelis, Vučević (24) Nikola Vučević (15) Coby White (9) Rocket Arena
19,432 		12–15
28 December 21 @ Atlanta W 152–150 Matas Buzelis (28) Josh Giddey (9) Josh Giddey (12) State Farm Arena
15,110 		13–15
29 December 23 @ Atlanta W 126–123 Coby White (24) Josh Giddey (11) Josh Giddey (15) State Farm Arena
15,367 		14–15
30 December 26 Philadelphia United Center
31 December 27 Milwaukee United Center
32 December 29 Minnesota United Center
33 December 31 New Orleans United Center
January: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
34 January 2 Orlando United Center
35 January 3 Charlotte United Center
36 January 5 @ Boston TD Garden
37 January 7 @ Detroit Little Caesars Arena
38 January 8 Miami United Center
39 January 10 Dallas United Center
40 January 13 @ Houston Toyota Center
41 January 14 Utah United Center
42 January 16 @ Brooklyn Barclays Center
43 January 18 Brooklyn United Center
44 January 20 L.A. Clippers United Center
45 January 22 @ Minnesota Target Center
46 January 24 Boston United Center
47 January 26 L.A. Lakers United Center
48 January 28 @ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
49 January 30 @ Miami Kaseya Center
February: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
50 February 1 @ Miami Kaseya Center
51 February 3 @ Milwaukee Fiserv Forum
52 February 5 @ Toronto Scotiabank Arena
53 February 7 Denver United Center
54 February 9 @ Brooklyn Barclays Center
55 February 11 @ Boston TD Garden
All-Star Game
56 February 19 Toronto United Center
57 February 21 Detroit United Center
58 February 22 New York United Center
59 February 24 Charlotte United Center
60 February 26 Portland United Center
March: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
61 March 1 Milwaukee United Center
62 March 3 Oklahoma City United Center
63 March 5 @ Phoenix Mortgage Matchup Center
64 March 8 @ Sacramento Golden 1 Center
65 March 10 @ Golden State Chase Center
66 March 12 @ L.A. Lakers Crypto.com Arena
67 March 13 @ L.A. Clippers Intuit Dome
68 March 16 Memphis United Center
69 March 18 Toronto United Center
70 March 19 Cleveland United Center
71 March 23 Houston United Center
72 March 25 @ Philadelphia Xfinity Mobile Arena
73 March 27 @ Oklahoma City Paycom Center
74 March 28 @ Memphis FedExForum
75 March 30 @ San Antonio Frost Bank Center
April: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
76 April 1 Indiana United Center
77 April 3 @ New York Madison Square Garden
78 April 5 Phoenix United Center
79 April 7 @ Washington Capital One Arena
80 April 9 @ Washington Capital One Arena
81 April 10 Orlando United Center
82 April 12 @ Dallas American Airlines Center
2025–26 season schedule

Transactions

Main article: List of 2025–26 NBA season transactions

Trades

July 1, 2025[7] To Chicago Bulls
Draft rights to Lachlan Olbrich
Cash considerations 		To Los Angeles Lakers
Draft rights to Rocco Zikarsky

Free agency

Re-signed

Date Player Ref.
July 1 Emanuel Miller [8]

Additions

Date Player Former Team Ref.

Subtractions

Player Reason New Team Ref.

References

  1. ^ Botkin, Brad (November 1, 2025). "How Josh Giddey has led the Bulls to their first 5-0 start since Chicago's Michael Jordan days". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 8, 2025.
  2. ^ "Chicago Bulls Longest Losing Streaks - Regular Season". Land of Basketball. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
  3. ^ Quinn, Sam (May 12, 2025). "2025 NBA Draft order, Lottery results: Mavericks win No. 1 pick with long odds, will likely take Cooper Flagg". CBS Sports. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
  4. ^ "2025 NBA Draft Order: Picks 1-59". NBA.com. May 12, 2024. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
  5. ^ https://www.bleachernation.com/bulls/2025/04/21/bulls-lottery-odds-tie/
  6. ^ https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/article/bulls-lose-coin-flip-to-the-mavericks-miss-out-on-cooper-flagg-in-2025-nba-draft-004113675.html
  7. ^ "CHICAGO BULLS COMPLETE TRADE WITH LOS ANGELES LAKERS". NBA.com. July 1, 2025. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  8. ^ "Chicago Bulls re-sign Emanuel Miller to Two-Way contract". NBA.com. July 1, 2025. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
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