Chicago Bulls – History, Players and Their Salaries

The Chicago Bulls are a professional basketball team from Chicago, Illinois. The Chicago Bulls are a member of the Eastern Conference Central Division of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

The franchise was created on January 16, 1966, and its first game was during the NBA season of 1966–67. The United Center, a venue on Chicago’s West Side, is where the Chicago Bulls play their home games.

The Bulls had their greatest success in the 1990s when they helped to popularize the NBA around the world.

They are notable for being one of the NBA’s greatest dynasties, winning six championships and two three-peats between 1991 and 1998. Hall of Famers Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, and coach Phil Jackson led all six of their championship teams.

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The Bulls are the only NBA team to also have won many titles all without losing an NBA Finals series.

The Chicago Bulls set an NBA record by winning 72 games in the 1995–96 season, which lasted until the Golden State Warriors won 73 games in the 2015–16 season.

The Bulls became the first team in NBA history to win 70 games or more in a single season, and until the 2015–16 Warriors, the only NBA franchise to accomplish so.

Chicago Bulls Roster

Below is the Chicago Bulls roster which includes an overview of each of the players:

DeMar DeRozan

  • Position: Small Forward
  • Date of Birth: August 7, 1989
  • From: Compton, California, United States
  • Height: 1.98m
  • Salary: $ 26,000,000

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Nikola Vucevic

  • Position: Center
  • Date of Birth: October 24, 1990
  • From: Morges, Switzerland
  • Height: 2.11m
  • Salary: $ 24,000,000

Zach LaVine

  • Position: Shooting Guard
  • Date of Birth: March 10, 1995
  • From: Renton, Washington, United States
  • Height: 1.96m
  • Salary: $ 19,500,000

Lonzo Ball

  • Position: Point Guard
  • Date of Birth: October 27, 1997
  • From: Anaheim, California, United States
  • Height: 1.98m
  • Salary: $ 18,604,651

Derrick Jones Jr.

  • Position: Small Forward
  • Date of Birth: February 15, 1997
  • From: Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Height: 1.98m
  • Salary: $ 9,720,900

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Alex Caruso

  • Position: Shooting Guard
  • Date of Birth: February 28, 1994
  • From: College Station, Texas, United States
  • Height: 1.96m
  • Salary: $ 8,600,000

Patrick Williams

  • Position: Power Forward
  • Date of Birth: August 26, 2001
  • From: Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
  • Height: 2.01m
  • Salary: $ 7,422,000

Coby White

  • Position: Point Guard
  • Date of Birth: February 16, 2000
  • From: Goldsboro, North Carolina, United States
  • Height: 1.93m
  • Salary: $ 5,837,760

Troy Brown

  • Position: Small Forward
  • Date of Birth: July 28, 1999
  • From: Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
  • Height: 1.98m
  • Salary: $ 5,170,564

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Tony Bradley

  • Position: Center
  • Date of Birth: January 8, 1998
  • From: Bartow, Florida, United States
  • Height: 2.08m
  • Salary: $ 1,789,256

Javonte Green

  • Position: Small Forward
  • Date of Birth: July 23, 1993
  • From: Alberta, Virginia, United States
  • Height: 1.96m
  • Salary: $ 1,669,178

Matt Thomas

  • Position: Point Guard
  • Date of Birth: August 4, 1994
  • From: Decatur, Illinois, United States
  • Height: 1.9m
  • Salary: $ 1,669,178

Ayo Dosunmu

  • Position: Point Guard
  • Date of Birth: January 17, 2000
  • From: Chicago, Illinois, United States
  • Height: 1.93m
  • Salary: $ 925,258

Marko Simonovic

  • Position: Center
  • Date of Birth: October 15, 1999
  • From: Kolasin, Montenegro
  • Height: 2.11m
  • Salary: $ 925,258

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Tristan Thompson

  • Position: Center
  • Date of Birth: March 13, 1991
  • From: Brampton, Canada
  • Height: 2.06m
  • Salary: $ 774,289

Tyler Cook

  • Position: Power Forward
  • Date of Birth: September 23, 1997
  • From: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
  • Height: 2.03m
  • Salary: Two-way contract

Malcolm Hill

  • Position: Small Forward
  • Date of Birth: October 26, 1995
  • From: Louis, Missouri, United States
  • Height: 1.98m
  • Salary: Two-way contract

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