The Bulls are the NBA’s biggest early season surprise. Is it actually sustainable? The Chicago Bulls have spent a decade briskly jogging on the treadmill of mediocrity. Since trading Jimmy Butler during the 2017 Draft,

The throughline in this 3-0 start to the season — wins over Detroit, Orlando and now Atlanta, which marks Chicago’s best start to a campaign in four years — is that the Bulls have surrendered to their depth.

The Orlando Magic are seeing their first-round pick get his first action in the NBA. With 4:22 left in the third quarter, Magic rookie point guard Jase Richards

The Chicago Bulls and the entire NBA are still reeling in the aftermath of a league-redefining gambling scandal. “You just get surprised by those things,” Billy Donovan said.

Orlando center Wendell Carter Jr. (34) passes in front of Chicago center Nikola Vucevic (9) during the Chicago Bulls at Orlando Magic NBA game at the Kia Center on Saturday, October 25, 2025. Stephen M.

The recent NBA betting scandal includes wagers made on a Chicago Bulls game from 2023, according to court documents.

1984: Wearing a No. 23 Chicago Bulls jersey for the first time — in front of 13,913 fans at Chicago Stadium — Michael Jordan scored 16 points in his NBA debut, a 109-93 victory against the Washington Bullets. Also there — the San Diego Chicken.

The Chicago Bulls have started the 2025-26 season strong, and the locker room atmosphere has been great according to the young Ayo Dosunmu.