Lauri Markkanen

Lauri Markkanen is off to one of the best starts of his career with the Utah Jazz, his second team removed from the Chicago Bulls franchise he faces on Monday.

Lauri Markkanen’s rise with the Utah Jazz could serve as another reminder that young players develop at different paces and in different roles, a lesson that the Bulls and Patrick Williams should heed.

The Bulls ended the long saga of their fourth-year forward’s restricted free agency by engineering a three-team trade with the Cavaliers and Trail Blazers.

As Lauri Markkanen’s restricted free agency continues to drag, the Pelicans have reportedly emerged as a suitor.

Tobias Harris scored 24 points and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Chicago Bulls 127-105 Thursday night even though they were missing stars Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons for contact tracing. With Harris leading a balanced attack, the Sixers had more than enough to get by without their two best players. Dwight Howard scored a season-high 18 and grabbed 12 rebounds….

This Bulls season is testing the balance between winning and developing.

Trae Young scored 37 points and the revamped Atlanta Hawks pounded Chicago 124-104, spoiling Billy Donovan’s debut as Bulls coach

The Bulls forward knows the stakes that come with entering restricted free agency next offseason.

The Chicago Bulls had until Monday evening to agree to a new contract with forward Lauri Markkanen, but there will be no deal and he’ll be allowed to hit the free agent market next summer, according to multiple reports. NBC Sports Chicago’s KC Johnson and Stadium’s Shams Charania reported the news on Monday afternoon ahead of the deadline for...

After what seems like an eternity of waiting, the Chicago Bulls will finally be back on the court for a game that counts in the standings on Wednesday, as they’ll open the 2020-21 NBA season with a contest against the Atlanta Hawks at the United Center. Even though the Bulls’ roster looks very similar to the one that they...

The Chicago Bulls are reportedly working to bring a fresh infusion of talent into their front office, but unless those changes are definitively made, one of the team’s best players may want to leave the organization. According to Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times, forward Lauri Markkanen was “one unhappy camper” during his third season with the Bulls, and...

Malik Beasley scored 24 points and D’Angelo Russell added 19 for the Minnesota Timberwolves in a 115-108 win against the Chicago Bulls

Chicago Bulls guard Kris Dunn, who has missed the last month of action after suffering an MCL sprain, will not return this season, according to multiple reports. Bulls head coach Jim Boylen made the announcement at practice Tuesday, according to NBC Sports Chicago’s KC Johnson and The Athletic’s Darnell Mayberry: Dunn, who suffered the injury in the Bulls’ Jan....

Bojan Bogdanovic scored 19 points and the surging Utah Jazz held off the Chicago Bulls 102-98 on Thursday night. The Jazz went on a 24-4 run in the third quarter to grab a nine-point lead and came away with their 10th win in 12 games after Chicago tied it in the closing minutes. Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert each scored…

Aside from the lingering effects of an illness, Lauri Markkanen was feeling just fine Saturday night. It’s a far cry from early in the season when the third-year forward was struggling to find his comfort level in a new offensive system. Markkanen had 25 points, Zach LaVine added 19 and the Chicago Bulls nearly led wire-to-wire in a 116-81 victory…

Chicago Bulls forward Zach LaVine offered blunt advice to teammates as they rallied against the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night. “It just seemed like a real ugly game,” LaVine said. “I just kept telling them, ‘Hey, man it’s an ugly game, might as well get ugly with them.’” It worked. Wendell Carter Jr. made a layup with 9.1 seconds left…

After blowing several late leads to lose games, the Chicago Bulls were able to flip the script Saturday night. Zach LaVine scored 31 points and converted a decisive three-point play in the Bulls’ 109-106 victory over the short-handed and weary Los Angeles Clippers. Chicago trailed by five points with less than two minutes to go. Tied at 106, the Bulls…

Zach LaVine believes he needs to be a dependable fourth-quarter scorer for the Chicago Bulls to have success. Against Atlanta on Wednesday night, though, he was happy being a spectator. LaVine scored 35 points in three quarters, Lauri Markkanen added 22 and Chicago snapped a three-game losing streak with a 136-102 victory over the road-weary Hawks. LaVine, who sat out…

Game on the line, perfect home record on the line, and the Miami Heat turned to their teenager. Tyler Herro came through. The rookie guard scored 27 points — including 16 of Miami’s final 18 — and the Heat held off the Chicago Bulls 110-105 on Sunday night. They improved to 10-0 at home this season, extending the best home…

Zach LaVine scored 25 points, Wendell Carter Jr. had 16 points and 13 rebounds, and the Chicago Bulls hung on for a 106-99 victory over the short-handed Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night after nearly losing a 22-point lead. Lauri Markkanen added 15 points as the Bulls won their second straight. Jonas Valanciunas had 32 points and 13 rebounds, and Jaren…