The 2024-25 NBA Season is coming soon, but it will be without a former MVP.

Derrick Rose announced on his social media that he is retiring from basketball. He did so in a classy way, also by placing full-page ads in the six cities he played in.

The 2007 Mr. Illinois Basketball, Rose played one year at the University of Memphis and was drafted number one by the Chicago Bulls in the 2008 draft. Rose promptly won the Rookie of the Year Award with 16.8 PPG; the year after, he went to his first All-Star Game. Rose had a spectacular 2010-11, during which time he made history as the youngest MVP with 25.0 Points/7.7 APG and would take the Bulls to the Eastern Conference Finals.

Rose dealt with injuries throughout the following season. In the playoffs, he tore his ACL, which resulted in the Guard missing the entire 2012-13 Season.  Upon his return, Rose was never the same player.  He was still a regular starter, but the magic was gone. 

He continued to play for many years, competing for New York, Cleveland, Minnesota, Detroit, and Memphis.

Internationally, Rose was also a two-time Gold Medalist for the United States at the 2010 and 2014 FIBA World Cups.

Rose will be eligible for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2028, and every player who won an NBA MVP quickly entered Springfield. Still, following his devastating injury, he was never a top player again.  With only three All-Star appearances and one All-NBA selection, he falls short in those categories, and other than the 2011 Eastern Conference Finals with Chicago, he was never on a contending squad. 

We here at Notinhalloffame.com wish Derrick Rose the best in his post-playing career.

Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the top 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists and consistently look to update them when necessary and based on necessity. As such, we are delighted to present our post-2023-24 revision of our top 50 Chicago Bulls.

As for all of our top 50 players in basketball, we look at the following:

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National Basketball Association.

3.  Playoff accomplishments.

4.  Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles that are not reflected in a stat sheet.

Last year, the Bulls did not have a good year, but its core three all elevated their rankings. 

As always, we present our top five, which saw no changes:

1. Michael Jordan
2. Scottie Pippen
3. Artis Gilmore
4. Chet Walker
5. Horace Grant

You can find the entire list here.

Zach LaVine advanced to #15 from #18.

Guard DeMar DeRozan concluded three seasons with the Bulls (now with Sacramento) and rocketed up to #18 from #31.

Nikola Vucevic advanced from #36 to #32

We thank you for your continued support of our lists on Notinhalloffame.com.

Steve Kerr will be a Hall of Fame lock…but that is as a Coach.

…and he should be.

As a Head Coach, Kerr captained the Golden State Warriors to four NBA Championships, was a two-time Coach of the Year, and was named to the top 15 NBA Coaches in NBA History.  That places him in Hall of Fame air, but this list is about what you do as a player, and nobody understood his role better than Steve Kerr.

Kerr might be one of the greatest sharpshooters behind the arc of all time, and as of this writing, he holds the highest 3-point Field Goal Percentage ever, and in the right system, he was electric.  Luckily for Kerr, he found that often, aiding Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls win their second three-peat and the San Antonio Spurs capture their first two titles.  

Kerr’s high-end court vision, selfishness, and leadership made Kerr one of the most valuable teammates of the 1990s and early 2000s, and even though he was no superstar, he knew better than anyone how to work with them.

Basketball lost a great one today.

Hall of Fame forward, Chet Walker, passed away at the age of 84.

A two-time All-American and two-time NIT Champion at Bradley, Walker was a second-round pick of the Syracuse Nationals in 1962, which became the Philadelphia 76ers the following season.  With the Sixers, Walker went to three All-Star Games and helped them win the 1967 NBA Championship.

Walker was traded to the Chicago Bulls before the 1969/70 Season where he became the first true star of the organization.  “Chet the Jet” would add four more All-Star Games as a Bull, and lead them to their first post-season appearance. 

Walker entered the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2012, and twelve years later was named to the inaugural Bulls Ring of Honor. 

We here at Notiinhalloffame.com would like to extend our condolences to the fans, friends, and family of Chet Walker.

Regular visitors of Notinhalloffame.com know that we are slowly working on the top 50 of every major team in the NHL, NBA, NFL and MLB.  Once that is done, we intend to look at how each team honor their past players, coaches and executives.  As such, it is important to us that the

Chicago Bulls have announced the creation of their Ring of Honor, which will initially house 13 members and one team.

They will be celebrating this over the weekend of January 11-12.

Named to the Chicago Bulls’ Ring of Honor will be:

Artis Gilmore, Center, 1977-82 & 1988.  Gilmore went to four All-Stars as a Bull, leading the NBA in Effective Field Goal Percentage twice.  He was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2011.

Phil Jackson, Assistant Coach, 1988-89 & Head Coach 1990-98.  “The Zen Master” guided Chicago to all six of their titles, and had a record of 545 and 193 with the Bulls.

Michael Jordan, Guard, 1985-93 & 1995-98.  The greatest player of all time was a six-time Champion and entered the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009.  He was a 14-time All-Star, 11-time All-NBA player, 10-time Scoring Champion and five-time MVP.  Jordan was also named to the 75^th Anniversary Team, and was a six-time Finals MVP.

Johnny “Red” Kerr, Head Coach 1967-68, Broadcaster 1975-08.  Kerr was the voice of the Bulls for decades and became synonymous with the team despite starring as a player for years with Syracuse/Philadelphia.

Dick Klein, General Manager, 1967-69.  Klein was also the team’s founder.

Jerry Krause, General Manager 1985-03.  Krause presided over all six of Chicago’s championships and was arguably its architect. 

Toni Kukoc, Forward, 1994-00.  Kukoc helped Chicago win three titles and won a Sixth Man of the Year Award.  He entered the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2021.

Bob Love, Forward, 1969-77.  Love went to three All-Star Games, and was twice a Second Team All-Star.

Scottie Pippen, Forward, 1988-98 & 2004.  Pippen was Robin to Jordan’s Batman in those six titles and was a seven-time All-Star, seven-time All-NBA, and eight-time All-Defensive Selection.  Pippen became a Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame inductee in 2010.

Dennis Rodman, Forward, 1996-98.  Rodman helped anchor Chicago to their second three-peat and was a three-time Rebounding Champion as a Bull.  He was chosen for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2011.

Jerry Sloan, Guard/Forward, 1967-76, Assistant Coach 1978, Head Coach 1980-82.  Sloan was a two-time All-Star and six-time All-Defensive Selection as a player and he entered the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009 as a Coach.

Chet Walker, Forward, 1970-75.  Walker played the second half of his career with the Bulls where he had four of his seven All-Star.  He entered the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2012.

Tex Winter, Assistant Coach, 1986-99.  Winter was an Assistant Coach for all six of Chicago’s championships.

The 1996 Championship Team.  This squad went 72-10 and won the organization’s fourth title.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com are thrilled with the Chicago Bulls pursuit of honoring their past legends.

Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team.  That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists out and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity.  As such, we are very happy to present our post 2022/23 revision of our top 50 Chicago Bulls.

As for all of our top 50 players in basketball we look at the following:

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National Basketball Association.

3.  Playoff accomplishments.

4.  Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.

Last year, Chicago disappointed despite having a solid core comprising DeMar DeRozan, Nikola Vucevic and Zach LeVine, all of whom are factored in the alteration of this list.

As always, we present our top five, which was not affected by the last season:

1. Michael Jordan

2. Scottie Pippen

3. Artis Gilmore

4. Chet Walker

5. Horace Grant

You can find the entire list here.

Two-time All-Star, Zach LaVine, advanced to #18 from #21.

DeMar DeRozan, who has been an All-Star in both of his Chicago years, climbed from #39 to #31.

The lone debut is Nikola Vucevic, who enters the list at #36.

We welcome your input and comments and as always, we thank you for your support.

Pre-2023-24 Rank #49.

Positional Notes:  LaVIne has also played at Small Forward and Point Guard.

Peak Period: From 2017-18 to 2023-24.  LaVine is still in his Peak Period.

Zach LaVine has done well with the Chicago Bulls thus far, appearing in two All-Star Games and posting five consecutive 23-plus PPG years, but the Bulls have not done much with him there.  Last year, he was injured for a good part of it, and as he approaches 30, he is running out of time to alter the narrative.

Pre-2023-24 Rank: #45.

Peak Period:  From 2014-15 to 2020-21

The union with DeMar DeRozan and Zach LaVine did not generate a playoff series win in Chicago, but Nikola Vucevic remains in the Windy City, and DeRozan has now departed.  A two-time All-Star is closing in on 35 and the frustration has to be setting in as he has only played in 16 Playoff Games in 13 NBA Seasons. 

The Hall of Fame is looking further and further away, and it will be a shame how forgotten his career might become.

Nikola Vucevic starred for the hapless Orlando Magic for years before they traded him in the middle of the 2020/21 Season to the Chicago Bulls, and though he has not seen much playoff success there either, it is a much better situation.

Vucevic played in the 2021 All-Star Game two weeks before he was dealt to Orlando, and with the Bulls, he had Zach LaVine and later DeMar DeRozan allowing him not to have to carry the load.  He finished his run that year in Chicago with 21.5 Points per Game.

Over the last tgree seasons, Vucevic has continued to average a double-double, with similar statistical years of approximately 17 Points and 11 Rebounds per Game. He is in his mid-30s going into this year, but still has a lot left to offer and should rise significant rungs on this ladder.

We admit it.  When DeMar DeRozan joined the Chicago Bulls in 2021 in a sign and trade, we thought he would put up decent numbers but at no point did we think he could be an MVP contender at this stage in his career.  But that is what he did!

DeRozan shocked the Windy City with what was arguably his best year in Basketball, earning Second Team All-NBA accolades and a fifth trip to the All-Star Game, both for the first time in four years.  Posting a career-best 27.9 Points per Game, DeRozan led the NBA for the first times in Field Goals (774) and he helped take the Bulls back to the Playoffs.  The 2022-23 season may not have been as good, but he again went to the All-Star Game and had another strong PPG of 24.5.  He played one more season with Chicago, where again he was their top producer with 24 Points per Game.

DeRozan left Chicago as part of a three-team trade joining the Sacramento Kings, and though he did not lead the Bulls to any playoff success, his run in Chicago could be what put him over the edge for the Basketball Hall of Fame.

We honestly think that Tyson Chandler is among one of the most underrated players in the history of basketball, and is that not a strange thing to say out a former second overall pick who played twenty years.  So why would we say that?

Chandler began his pro career with the Bulls, and the hype around him and Eddy Curry was bloated.  They could not bring Chicago back to the promised land, and the five years he spent with Michael Jordan's former team was arguably a bust.  

Traded to the New Orleans Hornets in 2006 and to the Charlotte Bobcats in 2010, it was his lone year in Dallas (2010-11) where he put it all together.  Chandler was outstanding in this environment, and his defensive skills were finally perfected.  Dallas won the NBA Championship, shocking the LeBron James-led Miami Heat, and he entered free agency as a star.

Chandler signed with the Knicks after, and he was one of the best defensive players in the league.  The Californian won the 2011-12 Defensive Player of the Year, and while he was known mainly for that side of the ball, he led the NBA in Field Goal Percentage that year (.679), and from 2010-11 to 2014-15, he led the league four of five times in Offensive Rating.  Chandler also played for Phoenix, the Lakers, and Houston and was a Gold Medalist for the United States in both the 2010 World Championships and 2012 Olympics.

Chandler likely won't get into the Hall, but his numbers are much closer than you think.

Joakim Noah, the son of International Tennis Hall of Fame inductee, Yannick Noah, was a two-time NCAA Champion with the Florida Gators and a Final Four MVP.  Naturally, this is a pedigree of a Lottery Pick, which he would be in 2007, when the Chicago Bulls drafted him Ninth Overall.

The 6’ 11” Center would not become a potent scorer, only having five years in the NBA where he had at least 10 Points per Game, but he developed into one of the most complete defensive players in Basketball.  Noah had four seasons of 10-plus Rebounds per Game, and six straight with at least 1.4 Blocks per Game.  An All-Star for Chicago in 2013 and 2014, and was a First Team All-Defensive Selection in both of those years.  Noah earned the prestigious Defensive Player of the Year Award in 2014, and he did have the league’s highest Defensive Rating.

Noah would also play for New York, Memphis and the Los Angeles Clippers. 

Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team.  That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists out and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity.  As such, we are very happy to present our pre-2021-22 revision of our top 50 Chicago Bulls.

As for all of our top 50 players in basketball we look at the following: 

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the NBA. 

3.  Playoff accomplishments.

4.  Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.

Please note, that this is our first revision in one year, and there are no new entries, though two players saw their rank go up.

As always, we present our top five immediately, though nothing has changed in this upper-tier.

1. Michael Jordan

2. Scottie Pippen

3. Artis Gilmore

4. Chet Walker

5. Horace Grant

You can find the entire list here.

Zach LaVine, who was an All-Star last year, went up from #35 to #32.

Lauri Markkanen, climbs from #50 to #45.  

We welcome your input and comments and as always, we thank you for your support.

Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team.  We have a new one to unveil today, that of the Chicago Bulls. 

The Chicago Bulls were founded in 1966, bringing Basketball to the Windy City far later than it should have.

For most fans, the Bulls history really did not begin until they drafted Michael Jordan.  The drafting of M.J. changed everything, and he would take them to a pair of "three-peats," which will be forever celebrated, as it should be.

Chicago has not made the Finals since Jordan’s departure.

As for all of our top 50 players in football we look at the following: 

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2. Traditional statistics and how they finished in the NBA.

3. Playoff accomplishments.

4. Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.

Remember, this is ONLY based on what a player does on that particular team and not what he accomplished elsewhere and also note that we have placed an increased importance on the first two categories.

This list is updated up until the end of the 2019-20 Season.

The complete list can be found here, but as always, we announce our top five in this article.  They are:

1. Michael Jordan

2. Scottie Pippen

3. Artis Gilmore

4. Chet Walker

5. Horace Grant

We will continue our adjustments on our existing lists and will continue developing our new lists.  

Look for our more material coming soon!

As always we thank you for your support.

We are usually hesitant to rank a player who was only with a team for one season (and four Games), but we have a Hall of Famer in Guy Rodgers, whose lone year in Chicago was an All-Star one.

Only with the Chicago Bulls for the past four seasons, the Finnish Power Forward has been one of the few bright spots of an otherwise mediocre squad.

Wilbur Holland had a unique basketball career, taken in the Fifth Round out of the University of New Orleans in 1975. The team that took him, Atlanta, waived him at seasons' end, and Holland received an opportunity with the Chicago Bulls.

The first Australian to make the NBA, Luc Longley played his first two years and change before he was dealt to the Chicago Bulls during the 1993-94 season, or as better known, Michael Jordan's baseball era.

The Division II Player of the Year from Virginia Union, Charles Oakley, was selected with the Ninth Overall Pick in the 1985 Draft by the Chicago Bulls.  It was in Chicago where "Oak" became one of the most infamous players in the game.

When Chris Duhon was a rookie at Duke, he won the ACC Rookie of the Year and helped the Blue Devils win the 2001 NCAA Title.  The Point Guard played four years under "Coach K," and the Chicago Bulls took him in the Second Round of the 2004 Draft.