Matas Buzelis is evolving. Last night’s 41-point performance against the Warriors was the latest piece of evidence. On the late night talk with Billy Donovan that helped spur this recent scoring jump and the ongoing quest for consistency:

Matas Buzelis is evolving. Last night’s 41-point performance against the Warriors was the latest piece of evidence. On the late night talk with Billy Donovan that helped spur this recent scoring jump and the ongoing quest for consistency:

Rob Dillingham isn't shooting the ball right. The Bulls know it. He knows it. But a previously undisclosed wrist injury is preventing anyone from fixing it. This is only the latest in a series of injuries inherited at the deadline. On the failure of this talent evaluation window:

laid eyes on two different people with Alysa Liu dye jobs during our 48 hours in the Bay Area

It’s really not though. There were two goals to this tanking window: lose as many games as possible and assess new talent for potential long-term contracts. The Bulls are accomplishing neither objective.

Update: Players were seen leaving the building shortly before 3am ET Staff to staff meetings are still ongoing, even after the players have left

Rob Dillingham isn't shooting the ball right. The Bulls know it. He knows it. But a previously undisclosed wrist injury is preventing anyone from fixing it. This is only the latest in a series of injuries inherited at the deadline. On the failure of this talent evaluation window:

Another triple double from Josh Giddey tonight. Seventeen in two seasons with the Bulls (with a few games left in the tank this season). Now trails Michael Jordan by 11.

the WNBA is gonna have to convert to 12-minute quarters just to give A’ja a shot at redeeming the in-house record

Writing more on this tonight, but I think it's really flying under the radar: The Bulls acquired four guys who they genuinely wanted to assess at the deadline. Three of them (Dillingham, Ivey, Simons) came to Chicago with significant injury issues, yet none of the deals were amended.

Billy Donovan noted tonight that Rob Dillingham is playing through pain in his shooting wrist. Described it as a “cyst” that might require a very minor procedure in the offseason.

Anfernee Simons joined the team in Golden State, but Billy Donovan said he’s “not really” any closer to returning. He can keep up with conditioning since it’s a wrist injury, but still experiencing pain.

Incredibly necessary. I think there’s often an instinct to conflate this into a general women’s issue, but women who haven’t worked in the industry can’t really speak effectively on this topic either.

Everyone seems to have voiced their opinion on the Hawks' Magic City Night. Nobody bothered to invite the women in the industry into the discussion. Here's my Q&A with NatsHoney, the president of Strippers United, who shared a much-needed perspective: www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/atlan...

it’s hard to explain the sheer urgency and willpower of a tenured TV makeup artist to those who have not experienced it themselves

Most interesting nugget out of Bulls shootaround in Golden State was watching 15 seconds of Noa Essengue play some casual 1:1 defense on Matas Buzelis

This is your shortstop, Kansas City.

This is probably clear in the piece, but I’m kind of Wagler-pilled. Don’t think the Bulls have the odds or the luck to land high him, but that’s my “wouldn’t it be great” scenario that doesn’t involve landing a top-3 pick.

Let’s be honest: for the Bulls, some of the most important basketball being played in March is taking place in college tourneys far from Chicago. Compiled a guide of (some of) the guys Bulls fans should be watching in March:

plenty of big brained ways to look at this and Travis frankly frustrated the hell out of me last season but at this point you gotta just choose to enjoy another lap with this guy while you can

Think it’s safe to say that Josh could break this record by a comfortable margin if he stays in Chicago for his full contract.

great news for women’s hoops fans!

Will be banging this drum a lot in the final weeks of the season, because it really REALLY matters re: ownership’s decision to keep Artūras Karnišovas around. Whether the Bulls get lucky in the lottery or not is a moot point for AK. This is about vision and leadership in the long-term.

Process matters as much as results when a team is in the early stages of a rebuild. Wrote about how last night’s loss revealed key weaknesses for Bulls leadership, which still struggles to do the hard (but necessary) thing:

The glaring concern for the Chicago Bulls is that Sunday’s loss to the worst team in the NBA didn’t seem all that purposeful or planned. 📝 @juliapoe.bsky.social

The Bulls lost to the worst team in the NBA tonight. Yet even that positive (negative) outcome seemed to happen by mistake. Wrote about how this team still seems to be losing on accident — and an organizational lack of stomach for making hard decisions:

Collin Sexton will not return to this game with a leg contusion. Scored a team-high 28 points off the bench after going 7-for-9 from 3-point range.

Breaking News: New video adds to evidence that a U.S. missile likely hit an Iranian school where 175 people, many of them children, were reportedly killed.

Jalen Smith is back tonight under a minutes restriction. Playing him is reflective of the Bulls' organizational failure to "tank." Would fully be in their rights to shut down a guy who has tried to play through multiple calf strains. Instead he's out here blocking the snot out of Maxime Raynaud.

The Bulls came into this game with a very important scouting directive: anyone who bites on a DeMar DeRozan pump fake gets fined $100. Sad that we couldn’t see that one in action (DeMar is out sick).

Blackhawks general manager Kyle Davidson said a lot today, but it all comes back to his trust in his youth, and developing his young team into winners. "We believe in them wholeheartedly, not just with rose-colored glasses..." ⬇️ www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/06/c...

I went to WNBPA HQ to interview executive director Terri Carmichael Jackson about the split amongst members. “The one thing I said to [the players] is they have one tool and their tool is to out wait you." More from that conversation & the state of the union: frontofficesports.com/wnba-union-d...

The Bulls have always taken a somewhat haphazard approach toward Josh Giddey. Is he their star? Just a building block? Some secret third thing? The dynamic is only getting more confusing in the weeks after a deadline overhaul:

it’s that time of year again — gotta ask every person in my life if they grew up in a school district where teachers put March Madness on during class and watching the folks from the coast have an aneurysm over the concept

Matas Buzelis scored 11 points for the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday before limping to the locker room near the end of the third quarter. 📝 @juliapoe.bsky.social 📸 @mandophotos.bsky.social

Both have returned to the bench. Giddey is set to check in.

Josh Giddey and Matas Buzelis both just limped off the court in short succession for the Bulls. Looked like ankle issues for both.

Obviously some injury aberrations for some top stars but this also fits with what I’ve anecdotally heard from some coaches/players about the constraints of the current pace of the game

For four years, Nick Martinelli has called Northwestern home, rising from a freshman reserve on the first of back-to-back NCAA Tournament teams to become one of the best scorers in program history. It’s a career arc that is becoming rarer in the transfer-portal era. 📝 @colleenkane.bsky.social

There is a particular relief in dodging the worst type of history. The Bulls basked in it Sunday after snapping an 11-game losing streak with a beatdown on the Bucks — draft lottery odds be damned.

By the time the Blackhawks return to the United Center, the roster might look a little different. The NHL trade deadline is at 2 p.m. Friday, and several veterans have seen their name bounced around in rumors, though moving them isn't certain.

The Bulls didn’t win a single game in February. But tonight’s loss at least came with a silver lining.

A slew of prominent WNBA player agents sent a letter on Thursday to WNBPA executive director Terri Carmichael Jackson expressing "our collective preference for transparency and coordinated communication" with agents moving forward in CBA negotiations. More: www.espn.com/wnba/story/_...

Rob Dillingham felt trapped in an anxious cycle during his time in Minnesota. Now, the guard is seeking freedom. Can he find it in Chicago? Went long on the push-pull dynamic of another young player trying to build an identity in Billy Donovan’s system:

Even at the end, Coby White always hoped he could be the one for the Bulls. But now, as he returns to his long-time home, White can't worry about the dreams that never came true. "I’ve kind of learned through my life that ‘what could have been’ brings you nothing but anxiousness and worry."

Anfernee Simons has a fractured wrist. Billy Donovan described it as an “old injury” that occurred initially in training camp with the Celtics. Surgery is not on the table. Billy says he’ll probably be out for 10ish days to allow pain to subside and then the doctors feel he’s fine to play on it.

Even at the end, Coby White always hoped he could be the one for the Bulls. But now, as he returns to his long-time home, White can't worry about the dreams that never came true. "I’ve kind of learned through my life that ‘what could have been’ brings you nothing but anxiousness and worry."

Debut night in new colors and a new number for Coby White

Rob Dillingham felt trapped in an anxious cycle during his time in Minnesota. Now, the guard is seeking freedom. Can he find it in Chicago? Went long on the push-pull dynamic of another young player trying to build an identity in Billy Donovan’s system:

Operation Midway Blitz is over. But the Feds are still making arrests and the immigration courts are still packed, as are detention centers. @ckubzansky.bsky.social with a good story following up www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/23/o...