2007–08 Chicago Bulls season
| 2007–08 Chicago Bulls season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Jim Boylan |
| General manager | John Paxson |
| Owner(s) | Jerry Reinsdorf |
| Arena | United Center |
| Results | |
| Record | 33–49 (.402) |
| Place |
Division: 4th (Central) Conference: 11th (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | DNQ |
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Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com | |
| Local media | |
| Television | CSN Chicago, WGN, WCIU |
| Radio | WMVP |
Luol Deng of the Chicago Bulls takes a shot during an NBA game versus the New York Knicks at the United Center in Chicago, December 14, 2007
The 2007–08 Chicago Bulls season was the 42nd season of NBA basketball in Chicago.
Key dates:
- June 28: The 2007 NBA draft took place in New York City.
- July 11: The free agent signing period started.
- October 31: The Bulls' first game of the season against the New Jersey Nets.
- December 24: Scott Skiles was relieved of his duties as the Bulls' head coach.[1]
- December 27: Jim Boylan was named the Bulls' interim head coach for the rest of the season.[2]
- February 21: The Bulls were involved in a three-team trade with the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Seattle SuperSonics that saw Ben Wallace, Joe Smith & Adrian Griffin traded in exchange for four players that included Larry Hughes and Drew Gooden.[3]
- April 16: The Bulls season officially ended with a win against the Raptors. They finished with just 33 wins after being touted as a contender in the Eastern Conference.[4]
- April 17: The Bulls fired interim coach Boylan after a season in which GM John Paxson described as ''disappointing'' and ''disturbing''.[5]
Offseason
The Bulls made the following free agent transactions for the 2007 off-season.
Free agents[6]
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Subtractions
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NBA draft
Main article: 2007 NBA Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team |
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| 1 | 9 | Joakim Noah | F |  United States |
Florida |
| 2 | 49 | Aaron Gray | C | United States |
Pittsburgh |
| 2 | 51 | JamesOn Curry | G | United States |
Oklahoma State |
Roster
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Depth Chart
| Pos. | Starter | Bench | Reserve | Inactive |
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| C | Joakim Noah | Aaron Gray | ||
| PF | Drew Gooden | Tyrus Thomas | Cedric Simmons | |
| SF | Luol Deng | Andrés Nocioni | Demetris Nichols | |
| SG | Larry Hughes | Ben Gordon | Thabo Sefolosha | Shannon Brown |
| PG | Kirk Hinrich | Chris Duhon |
Regular season
Standings
| Central Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
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| y-Detroit Pistons | 59 | 23 | .720 | – | 34–7 | 25–16 | 11–5 |
| x-Cleveland Cavaliers | 45 | 37 | .549 | 14 | 27–14 | 18–23 | 7–9 |
| Indiana Pacers | 36 | 46 | .439 | 23 | 21–20 | 15–26 | 5–11 |
| Chicago Bulls | 33 | 49 | .402 | 26 | 20–21 | 13–28 | 11–5 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 26 | 56 | .317 | 33 | 19–22 | 7–34 | 6–10 |
Game log
| 2007–08 game log | |
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October
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November
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December
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January
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February
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March
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April
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| 2007–08 season schedule | |
Player stats
| Legend | |||||
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| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | ||
Regular season
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Shannon Brown* | 21 | 4 | 11.4 | .349 | .300 | .586 | 1.0 | .8 | .52 | .14 | 5.4 |
| Luol Deng | 63 | 59 | 33.8 | .479 | .364 | .770 | 6.3 | 2.5 | .90 | .46 | 17.0 |
| Chris Duhon | 66 | 18 | 22.6 | .387 | .348 | .813 | 1.8 | 4.0 | .73 | .03 | 5.8 |
| Thomas Gardner | 4 | 0 | 11.3 | .391 | .250 | .000 | 1.0 | .3 | .00 | .00 | 5.3 |
| Drew Gooden* | 69 | 65 | 30.8 | .449 | .000 | .753 | 8.6 | 1.2 | .70 | .77 | 12.0 |
| Ben Gordon | 72 | 27 | 31.8 | .434 | .410 | .908 | 3.1 | 3.0 | .76 | .11 | 18.6 |
| Aaron Gray | 61 | 1 | 10.0 | .505 | .000 | .566 | 2.8 | .7 | .34 | .26 | 4.3 |
| Kirk Hinrich | 75 | 72 | 31.7 | .414 | .350 | .831 | 3.3 | 6.0 | 1.16 | .25 | 11.5 |
| Larry Hughes* | 68 | 57 | 29.7 | .381 | .345 | .798 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 1.46 | .25 | 12.2 |
| Viktor Khryapa | 9 | 0 | 11.7 | .387 | .000 | .571 | 2.2 | .9 | .67 | .00 | 3.6 |
| Demetris Nichols* | 14 | 0 | 3.1 | .261 | .231 | .000 | .4 | .1 | .00 | .21 | 1.1 |
| Joakim Noah | 74 | 31 | 20.7 | .482 | .000 | .691 | 5.6 | 1.1 | .92 | .86 | 6.6 |
| Andrés Nocioni | 82 | 27 | 24.6 | .432 | .364 | .807 | 4.2 | 1.2 | .30 | .52 | 13.2 |
| Thabo Sefolosha | 69 | 22 | 20.8 | .428 | .330 | .721 | 3.7 | 1.9 | .88 | .43 | 6.7 |
| Cedric Simmons* | 14 | 0 | 6.2 | .286 | .000 | .000 | 1.3 | .0 | .14 | .36 | .6 |
| Tyrus Thomas | 74 | 27 | 18.0 | .423 | .167 | .741 | 4.6 | 1.2 | .65 | .97 | 6.8 |
*Total for entire season including previous team(s)
Transactions
The Bulls were involved in the following transactions during the 2007–08 season.
Trades
| February 21, 2008[3] |
To Chicago Bulls Drew Gooden, Larry Hughes, Shannon Brown & Cedric Simmons |
To Cleveland Cavaliers Ben Wallace, Wally Szczerbiak, Joe Smith, Delonte West, a 2009 second round pick and a $1.7 mil trade exception |
To Seattle SuperSonics Ira Newble, Donyell Marshall and Adrian Griffin. |
- Players in bold denote former Bulls players.
Free agents
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References
- ↑ Skiles relieved as Bulls Head Coach, Bulls.com, December 24, 2007. Accessed March 25, 2008.
- ↑ Boylan named Interim Head Coach for the remainder of the season, Bulls.com, December 27, 2007. Accessed March 25, 2008.
- 1 2 Bulls acquire Gooden and Hughes in three-team trade, Bulls.com, February 21, 2007. Accessed March 25, 2008.
- ↑ Ford scores 18 but Toronto drops finale to Bulls, Associated Press, April 17, 2008.
- ↑ Chicago Bulls fire interim coach Jim Boylan, Associated Press, April 17, 2008.
- ↑ Chicago Bulls All-Time Transactions, Bulls.com. Accessed March 25, 2008.
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