The Chicago Bulls pulled off a surprise 105-103 win over the Phoenix Suns on Thursday. Fans, understandably, are fairly unhappy, as meaningless victories like this will ultimately hurt the franchise’s lottery odds ahead of the 2026 NBA Draft. Point guard Josh Giddey, forward Matas Buzelis, big man Jalen Smith, combo guard Jaden Ivey, forward Patrick Williams, and center Zach Collins were all sidelined with injuries for Chicago.
Per Tankathon, the Bulls currently boast the ninth-best odds heading into the lottery — but they’re just a game ahead of the 26-35 Milwaukee Bucks and four games ahead of the 30-33 Portland Trail Blazers. Milwaukee has looked stunningly bad, with or without Giannis Antetokounmpo, and may soon throw in the towel. Portland has been beset by injury issues to several key cogs.
Does Chicago’s coaching staff appreciate how absolutely loaded this year’s draft class is expected to be? Why pull unnecessary wins out of the hat, especially with Adam Silver threatening tank reforms as soon as next season?
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Billy Donovan is still playing to win — even though he knows he’s been saddled with a roster that’s been built to lose down the season’s home stretch. The Bulls head coach has guided Chicago to two victories across its last three games, and may go 3-for-4 thanks to a Sunday tilt against the most hopeless team in the league, the 14-50 Sacramento Kings.“You’re competing to try and win, so absolutely you always want to do a good job and you want to be in position to win basketball games,” Donovan said following the Suns game, per Joe Cowley of The Chicago Sun-Times. “I’ve said this many times, it’s a result-oriented business. With that being said, I feel like I have a job to do with the current roster and the guys that are here.”
Let’s interrogate this for a second: why are you trying to win, Billy? Your team is overflowing with small guards, multiple key rotation players are out hurt, and you’re still smarting off an 11-game losing streak. Chicago is six games behind the 32-31 Charlotte Hornets and Atlanta Hawks for the Nos. 9 and 10 seeds in the East. Your season is over. Embrace the tank (if not in your words, at least in your actions). Former Chicago Hall of Fame forward Scottie Pippen is selling a projected $6 million’s worth of paraphernalia through Sotheby’s — including a surprise Michael Jordan item: game-worn 1992 Olympics “Dream Team” sneakers. Pippen told Sotheby’s how he wound up with his five-time MVP comrade’s shoes in a recent promo video for the sale. A three-time Bulls champion, starting guard Ron Harper, is quietly creating a family dynasty in the NBA. His sons, No. 2 pick Dylan and two-way Celtics wing Ron Jr., are lighting up the league. Ron Jr. recently sat down with league insider Brandon “Scoop B” Robinson to talk about his NBA experience so far, and his father’s impact on his game.“My dad was very instrumental in never putting any pressure on us. That’s what I feel me and my brother are the most grateful for. He never pushed us to be basketball players and he never pushed us to be the ‘best’ basketball players, but he always supported our dreams,” Ron Jr. said. “When our dreams aligned, it just gave him all the more reason to give us advice and pointers. But he was always easygoing and he told us, ‘Listen to your mom. We trust your mom and she’s going to get you there.’”
Unlike some former Bulls stars, Ron Harper Sr. and Michael Jordan remain friendly, Ron Jr. insists.“Mike? Yeah, I mess with Mike. Mike’s a good guy. My dad loves him. They still catch up, get some drinks, play golf… but it’s the same thing,” Ron Jr. revealed. “Dad used to tell me how he’d stay over at Mike’s house in the offseason and how Mike used to wake up at 4 or 5 in the morning and work out until 4 or 5 in the afternoon, and then just enjoy the rest of their night. From all the stories Dad told me about Mike, I learned to always take care of your work first and have fun later. That’s what Mike was all about.”
Two-time All-Star Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese’s brother, Julian, has been turning heads for the Washington Wizards this season. In just his third career game, a 122-112 tankoff loss to the Utah Jazz, the rookie forward scored 18 points on 5-of-7 field goal shooting and 8-of-8 free throw shooting and pulled down 20 boards — a season-high for a rookie this year. Reese went undrafted out of Maryland last summer and latched on with the Toronto Raptors’ G League affiliate, Raptors 905, to start the 2025-26 season. He inked a two-way deal with Washington last week. After news of parent company Warner Bros.’ ominous merger with Paramount, TNT Sports has announced that it is getting back into the basketball broadcasting game. The company infamously ended a multi-decade partnership with the NBA this season, but will now be broadcasting all FIBA competitions for both men’s and women’s hoops over the next several years, per a team press release. This includes World Cup qualifiers.BLEACHER NATION: Go Ad Free | Subscribe to the BN Newsletter
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