2023–24 Chicago Bulls season
2023–24 NBA season by team
NBA professional basketball team season
The 2023–24 season was the Chicago Bulls ' 58th in the National Basketball Association (NBA). They failed to improve on their 40–42 record from 2022–23, finishing 39–43 to give them a second straight losing record.
The team started the season with a 5–14 record through the first 19 games; however, they went 34–29 in their last 63 games. This run was led by Coby White and Ayo Dosunmu having breakout seasons[ 1] [ 2] with White finishing second in NBA Most Improved Player voting. The team also led the league in clutch wins at 27.[ 3] This was mostly due to veteran player DeMar DeRozan leading the league in minutes played and scoring the second-most clutch points in the regular season.[ 4] DeRozan was also runner-up for NBA Clutch Player of the Year , narrowly losing to Golden State Warriors guard Steph Curry .
On April 1, 2024, despite losing to the Atlanta Hawks 113–101, due to having a 2–1 record against them in the regular season, the Bulls were able to secure their second consecutive postseason with a play-in berth. The team finished 39–43 and was the 9th seed in the Eastern Conference. In the play-in tournament , they defeated the Hawks in the first stage but fell to the 8th-seeded Miami Heat in the second stage for the second consecutive time to end their season.
The Chicago Bulls drew an average home attendance of 20,624 in 41 home games in the 2023-24 NBA season, the highest in the league.[ 5]
Draft
The Bulls entered this draft with no draft picks.[ 6] They initially had a second round pick, but it was forfeited due to tampering violations with respect to free agency.
Roster
2023–24 Chicago Bulls roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
G
2
Ball, Lonzo
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1997-10-27
UCLA
F
17
Bitim, Onuralp
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
1999-03-31
Huntington Prep (WV)
G
5
Carter, Jevon
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1995-09-14
West Virginia
G
6
Caruso, Alex
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
186 lb (84 kg)
1994-02-28
Texas A&M
F
13
Craig, Torrey
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
221 lb (100 kg)
1990-12-19
USC Upstate
G/F
11
DeRozan, DeMar
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1989-08-07
USC
G
12
Dosunmu, Ayo
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
2000-01-17
Illinois
F
77
Drell, Henri (TW)
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
2000-04-25
Estonia
C
3
Drummond, Andre
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
279 lb (127 kg)
1993-08-10
Connecticut
G
30
Funk, Andrew (TW)
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1999-09-21
Penn State
G/F
24
Green, Javonte
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
1993-07-23
Radford
G
8
LaVine, Zach
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1995-03-10
UCLA
F
15
Phillips, Julian
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
198 lb (90 kg)
2003-11-05
Tennessee
F
21
Sanogo, Adama (TW)
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
2002-02-12
Connecticut
F
25
Terry, Dalen
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
2002-07-12
Arizona
C
9
Vučević, Nikola
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
260 lb (118 kg)
1990-10-24
USC
G
0
White, Coby
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
2000-02-16
North Carolina
F
44
Williams, Patrick
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
2001-08-26
Florida State
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(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: April 4, 2024
Standings
Division
Conference
Game log
Preseason
2023 preseason game log Total: 1–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 0–2)
Preseason: 1–4 (home: 1–2; road: 0–2)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
1
October 8
@ Milwaukee
L 102–105
Coby White (14)
Andre Drummond (9)
Coby White (6)
Fiserv Forum 15,433
0–1
2
October 12
Denver
W 133–124 (2OT)
DeMar DeRozan (19)
Andre Drummond (13)
Carter , Taylor , White (4)
United Center 19,975
1–1
3
October 15
@ Denver
L 102–116
White, Williams (20)
Andre Drummond (10)
Ayo Dosunmu (7)
Ball Arena 17,286
1–2
4
October 17
Toronto
L 102–106
Zach LaVine (25)
Andre Drummond (13)
DeMar DeRozan (5)
United Center 15,815
1–3
5
October 19
Minnesota
L 105–114
Nikola Vučević (21)
Nikola Vučević (10)
Caruso , DeRozan, Vučević (4)
United Center 18,754
1–4
2023–24 preseason schedule
Regular season
2023–24 game log Total: 39–43 (Home: 20–21; Road: 19–22)
October: 2–2 (home: 1–1; road: 1–1)
November: 4–12 (home: 4–5; road: 0–7)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
5
November 1
@ Dallas
L 105–114
Zach LaVine (22)
Nikola Vučević (20)
DeMar DeRozan (7)
American Airlines Center 20,103
2–3
6
November 3
Brooklyn
L 107–109
DeRozan, LaVine (24)
Nikola Vučević (13)
Zach LaVine (5)
United Center 20,645
2–4
7
November 4
@ Denver
L 101–123
Nikola Vučević (19)
Andre Drummond (11)
DeMar DeRozan (6)
Ball Arena 19,610
2–5
8
November 6
Utah
W 130–113
Zach LaVine (24)
Nikola Vučević (8)
Coby White (7)
United Center 18,031
3–5
9
November 8
Phoenix
L 115–116 (OT)
Nikola Vučević (26)
Zach LaVine (8)
Zach LaVine (8)
United Center 18,220
3–6
10
November 12
Detroit
W 119–108
DeMar DeRozan (29)
Andre Drummond (13)
Coby White (7)
United Center 19,088
4–6
11
November 13
@ Milwaukee
L 109–118
Nikola Vučević (26)
Craig , Vučević (12)
DeMar DeRozan (7)
Fiserv Forum 17,865
4–7
12
November 15
Orlando
L 94–96
Zach LaVine (19)
Andre Drummond (14)
Caruso , LaVine, Vučević (3)
United Center 19,092
4–8
13
November 17
Orlando
L 97–103
Zach LaVine (34)
Nikola Vučević (10)
Nikola Vučević (6)
United Center 20,235
4–9
14
November 18
Miami
W 102–97
DeMar DeRozan (23)
Andre Drummond (9)
Zach LaVine (6)
United Center 18,063
5–9
15
November 20
Miami
L 100–118
Coby White (20)
Nikola Vučević (7)
DeRozan, LaVine (5)
United Center 19,258
5–10
16
November 22
@ Oklahoma City
L 102–116
DeMar DeRozan (25)
Nikola Vučević (12)
DeMar DeRozan (6)
Paycom Center 18,203
5–11
17
November 24
@ Toronto
L 108–121
Zach LaVine (36)
Nikola Vučević (8)
Nikola Vučević (5)
Scotiabank Arena 19,800
5–12
18
November 26
@ Brooklyn
L 109–118
DeMar DeRozan (27)
Nikola Vučević (9)
DeMar DeRozan (6)
Barclays Center 16,687
5–13
19
November 28
@ Boston
L 97–124
DeRozan, White (19)
Nikola Vučević (8)
DeMar DeRozan (6)
TD Garden 19,156
5–14
20
November 30
Milwaukee
W 120–113 (OT)
Nikola Vučević (29)
Andre Drummond (14)
Coby White (7)
United Center 19,838
6–14
December: 9–5 (home: 6–3; road: 3–2)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
21
December 2
New Orleans
W 124–118
Coby White (31)
Coby White (9)
DeMar DeRozan (10)
United Center 20,511
7–14
22
December 6
Charlotte
W 111–100
DeMar DeRozan (29)
Nikola Vučević (12)
Coby White (5)
United Center 17,689
8–14
23
December 8
@ San Antonio
W 121–112
Coby White (24)
Nikola Vučević (16)
DeMar DeRozan (10)
Frost Bank Center 18,074
9–14
24
December 11
@ Milwaukee
L 129–133 (OT)
DeMar DeRozan (41)
Andre Drummond (16)
DeMar DeRozan (11)
Fiserv Forum 17,440
9–15
25
December 12
Denver
L 106–114
Coby White (27)
Nikola Vučević (16)
Coby White (8)
United Center 20,775
9–16
26
December 14
@ Miami
W 124–116
Coby White (26)
Nikola Vučević (12)
Coby White (11)
Kaseya Center 19,653
10–16
27
December 16
@ Miami
L 116–118
DeMar DeRozan (27)
Nikola Vučević (11)
DeRozan, White (5)
Kaseya Center 19,815
10–17
28
December 18
@ Philadelphia
W 108–104
Coby White (24)
Drummond, Vučević, White (8)
Coby White (9)
Wells Fargo Center 19,773
11–17
29
December 20
L.A. Lakers
W 124–108
DeMar DeRozan (27)
Nikola Vučević (10)
DeMar DeRozan (9)
United Center 21,234
12–17
30
December 21
San Antonio
W 114–95
Coby White (22)
Andre Drummond (8)
DeRozan, White (5)
United Center 20,697
13–17
31
December 23
Cleveland
L 95–109
DeMar DeRozan (21)
Nikola Vučević (12)
DeMar DeRozan (8)
United Center 19,583
13–18
32
December 26
Atlanta
W 118–113
DeMar DeRozan (25)
Andre Drummond (25)
DeMar DeRozan (6)
United Center 21,420
14–18
33
December 28
Indiana
L 104–120
Patrick Williams (22)
Andre Drummond (16)
DeMar DeRozan (5)
United Center 21,568
14–19
34
December 30
Philadelphia
W 105–92
DeMar DeRozan (24)
Andre Drummond (23)
Caruso , DeRozan (5)
United Center 21,648
15–19
January: 8–7 (home: 3–2; road: 5–5)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
35
January 2
@ Philadelphia
L 97–110
DeMar DeRozan (16)
Andre Drummond (17)
Dalen Terry (7)
Wells Fargo Center 19,772
15–20
36
January 3
@ New York
L 100–116
DeMar DeRozan (28)
Andre Drummond (16)
Coby White (8)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
15–21
37
January 5
Charlotte
W 104–91
Coby White (22)
Drummond, White (10)
DeRozan, White (6)
United Center 21,345
16–21
38
January 8
@ Charlotte
W 119–112 (OT)
Coby White (27)
Andre Drummond (15)
DeMar DeRozan (7)
Spectrum Center 14,418
17–21
39
January 10
Houston
W 124–119 (OT)
Coby White (30)
Nikola Vučević (15)
Coby White (8)
United Center 21,149
18–21
40
January 12
Golden State
L 131–140
DeMar DeRozan (39)
Zach LaVine (8)
LaVine, White, Williams (7)
United Center 21,153
18–22
41
January 13
@ San Antonio
W 122–116
Nikola Vučević (24)
Nikola Vučević (16)
Zach LaVine (7)
Frost Bank Center 18,354
19–22
42
January 15
@ Cleveland
L 91–109
Coby White (18)
Drummond, Vučević (10)
LaVine, Vučević (4)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
19–23
43
January 18
@ Toronto
W 116–110
DeRozan, Vučević (24)
Nikola Vučević (13)
Nikola Vučević (7)
Scotiabank Arena 19,312
20–23
44
January 20
Memphis
W 125–96
Ayo Dosunmu (20)
Nikola Vučević (11)
DeMar DeRozan (8)
United Center 21,441
21–23
45
January 22
@ Phoenix
L 113–115
Coby White (26)
Nikola Vučević (17)
Coby White (9)
Footprint Center 17,071
21–24
46
January 25
@ L.A. Lakers
L 132–141
DeMar DeRozan (32)
Andre Drummond (9)
DeMar DeRozan (10)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
21–25
47
January 28
@ Portland
W 104–96
DeMar DeRozan (20)
DeRozan, Drummond, Vučević (7)
Coby White (9)
Moda Center 17,899
22–25
48
January 30
Toronto
L 107–118
DeMar DeRozan (25)
Nikola Vučević (9)
Coby White (6)
United Center 21,259
22–26
49
January 31
@ Charlotte
W 117–110
Coby White (35)
Nikola Vučević (12)
Coby White (9)
Spectrum Center 13,712
23–26
February: 5–5 (home: 2–3; road: 3–2)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
50
February 3
Sacramento
L 115–123
Coby White (26)
Nikola Vučević (12)
Caruso , DeRozan (6)
United Center 21,579
23–27
51
February 6
Minnesota
W 129–123 (OT)
DeRozan, White (33)
Andre Drummond (16)
Coby White (7)
United Center 20,949
24–27
52
February 8
@ Memphis
W 118–110
DeMar DeRozan (30)
Andre Drummond (13)
Coby White (8)
FedExForum 16,285
25–27
53
February 10
@ Orlando
L 108–114 (OT)
DeMar DeRozan (28)
Nikola Vučević (17)
Coby White (7)
Kia Center 19,459
25–28
54
February 12
@ Atlanta
W 136–126
DeRozan, Dosunmu (29)
Drummond, Vučević (11)
Dosunmu, White (7)
State Farm Arena 16,524
26–28
55
February 14
@ Cleveland
L 105–108
Coby White (32)
Andre Drummond (15)
DeMar DeRozan (6)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
26–29
56
February 22
Boston
L 112–129
Nikola Vučević (22)
Nikola Vučević (14)
Ayo Dosunmu (8)
United Center 20,313
26–30
57
February 25
@ New Orleans
W 114–106
DeMar DeRozan (24)
Nikola Vučević (13)
Ayo Dosunmu (8)
Smoothie King Center 18,684
27–30
58
February 27
Detroit
L 95–105
DeRozan, Vučević (25)
Andre Drummond (11)
Dosunmu, White (6)
United Center 21,089
27–31
59
February 28
Cleveland
W 132–123 (2OT)
DeMar DeRozan (35)
Andre Drummond (26)
Coby White (12)
United Center 21,700
28–31
March: 8–8 (home: 3–5; road: 5–3)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
60
March 1
Milwaukee
L 97–113
Coby White (22)
Andre Drummond (10)
DeMar DeRozan (9)
United Center 21,249
28–32
61
March 4
@ Sacramento
W 113–109
Coby White (37)
Nikola Vučević (13)
Caruso , White (7)
Golden 1 Center 17,832
29–32
62
March 6
@ Utah
W 119–117
DeMar DeRozan (29)
Nikola Vučević (12)
Ayo Dosunmu (9)
Delta Center 18,206
30–32
63
March 7
@ Golden State
W 125–122
DeRozan, Vučević (33)
Nikola Vučević (11)
Coby White (7)
Chase Center 18,064
31–32
64
March 9
@ L.A. Clippers
L 102–112
DeMar DeRozan (24)
Nikola Vučević (11)
DeMar DeRozan (10)
Crypto.com Arena 19,370
31–33
65
March 11
Dallas
L 92–127
Onuralp Bitim (17)
Andre Drummond (10)
Ayo Dosunmu (6)
United Center 21,363
31–34
66
March 13
@ Indiana
W 132–129 (OT)
DeMar DeRozan (46)
Nikola Vučević (12)
Alex Caruso (7)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274
32–34
67
March 14
L.A. Clippers
L 111–126
DeMar DeRozan (21)
Andre Drummond (7)
Alex Caruso (6)
United Center 21,219
32–35
68
March 16
Washington
W 127–98
Ayo Dosunmu (34)
Nikola Vučević (13)
Ayo Dosunmu (9)
United Center 21,697
33–35
69
March 18
Portland
W 110–107
DeMar DeRozan (28)
Andre Drummond (11)
Ayo Dosunmu (10)
United Center 20,293
34–35
70
March 21
@ Houston
L 117–127
Ayo Dosunmu (35)
Nikola Vučević (14)
Nikola Vučević (6)
Toyota Center 17,016
34–36
71
March 23
Boston
L 113–124
DeMar DeRozan (28)
DeRozan, Drummond (6)
Coby White (10)
United Center 21,198
34–37
72
March 25
Washington
L 105–107
DeMar DeRozan (27)
Nikola Vučević (16)
DeMar DeRozan (6)
United Center 21,726
34–38
73
March 27
Indiana
W 125–99
DeMar DeRozan (27)
Nikola Vučević (12)
Alex Caruso (7)
United Center 22,018
35–38
74
March 29
@ Brooklyn
L 108–125
DeMar DeRozan (31)
Andre Drummond (11)
Coby White (9)
Barclays Center 17,894
35–39
75
March 31
@ Minnesota
W 109–101
DeMar DeRozan (27)
Andre Drummond (9)
DeMar DeRozan (8)
Target Center 18,024
36–39
April: 3–4 (home: 1–2; road: 2–2)
2023–24 season schedule
Play-in
In-Season Tournament
This was the first regular season where all the NBA teams competed in a mid-season tournament setting due to the implementation of the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament .[ 7] [ 8] During the in-season tournament period, the Bulls competed in Group C of the Eastern Conference, which included the Boston Celtics , Brooklyn Nets , Toronto Raptors , and Orlando Magic .
East group C
^ a b c Tied on head-to-head results. Overall point difference is used as the tiebreaker.
Player statistics
Player
Pos.
GP
GS
MP
Reb.
Ast.
Stl.
Blk.
Pts.
Onuralp Bitim
SG
23
1
268
32
13
3
2
80
Jevon Carter
PG
72
0
1,004
60
94
37
16
357
Alex Caruso
PG
71
57
2,040
273
247
120
70
715
Torrey Craig
F
53
14
1,049
217
58
30
21
303
DeMar DeRozan
SF
79
79
2,989
340
421
90
45
1,897
Ayo Dosunmu
G
76
37
2,212
216
242
68
36
924
Henri Drell
SF
4
0
30
4
4
2
1
11
Andre Drummond
C
79
10
1,351
708
37
73
48
663
Andrew Funk
SG
5
0
13
0
0
1
1
0
Javonte Green ≠
SF/SG
9
5
230
67
5
10
8
110
Zach LaVine
SG
25
23
872
129
98
21
8
487
Julian Phillips
SF
40
0
323
36
13
7
7
89
Adama Sanogo
PF
9
0
66
36
0
1
0
36
Terry Taylor ‡
PF
31
0
188
37
10
5
2
46
Dalen Terry
G
59
2
681
113
81
27
18
180
Nikola Vučević
C
76
74
2,610
801
254
50
60
1,370
Coby White
PG
79
78
2,881
358
405
53
18
1,509
Patrick Williams
PF
43
30
1,174
166
66
40
33
429
After all games .[ 9]
‡ Waived during the season
† Traded during the season
≠ Acquired during the season
Transactions
Trades
Free agency
Re-signed
Additions
Subtractions
References
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^ "Ayo Dosunmu's breakout season might just save the Bulls" . February 13, 2024. Retrieved August 5, 2024 .
^ "Here's where 2023-24 Bulls finished in major statistical categories" . April 15, 2024. Archived from the original on August 5, 2024.
^ "Demar DeRozan player profile" . basketballreference.com . Retrieved August 5, 2024 .
^ https://www.espn.com/nba/attendance/_/year/2024
^ "2023 NBA Draft: Complete 1-58 order of picks" . NBA.com . June 8, 2023. Retrieved June 8, 2023 .
^ "NBA officially unveils format, groups for new in-season tournament" . ESPN . July 8, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023 .
^ "In-Season Tournament 101: Rules, format and how it works" . National Basketball Association. July 8, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023 .
^ "2023-24 Chicago Bulls Roster and Stats" . basketball-reference.com. Retrieved September 27, 2022 .
^ "Wizards Acquire two Future Second-Round Picks" . nba.com . June 28, 2023. Retrieved July 15, 2023 .
^ "Agents: Bulls, Nikola Vucevic reach 3-year, $60M extension" . espn.com . June 28, 2023. Retrieved July 15, 2023 .
^ "Bulls brings back Coby White, add Jevon Carter on 3-year deals" . espn.com . June 30, 2023. Retrieved July 15, 2023 .
^ "Bulls, Ayo Dosunmu agree to three-year, $21M deal" . espn.com . July 21, 2023. Retrieved July 21, 2023 .
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^ "Marko Simonovic signs with Crvena Zvezda" . eurohoops.net . July 9, 2023. Retrieved July 15, 2023 .
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