2015-16 NBA Quick Preview: Chicago Bulls

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2015-16 NBA Preview

Chicago Bulls

Head Coach: Fred Hoiberg (0-0 all-time)

Last Year's Record: 50-32

Last Playoff Series Win: 2014-15 First Round vs. Milwaukee Bucks

Last NBA Conference Finals Appearance: 2010-11 vs. Miami Heat

NBA Championships Won: 6 (1997-98 was the last one)

2014-15 Team Leaders:

PPG: Jimmy Butler (20.0)

RPG: Pau Gasol (11.8)

BPG: Pau Gasol (1.9)

SPG: Jimmy Butler (1.8)

APG: Derrick Rose (4.9)

Off-Season Transactions:

-Signed (F) Bobby Portis

-Signed (F) Mike Dunleavy

-Signed (G) Aaron Brooks

-Signed (F/C) Cristiano Felicio

-Signed (G) Jordan Crawford

-Signed (G) Marcus Simmons

-Signed (G) Jake Anderson

Roster:

Projected Starting Five:

C - Joakim Noah (7.2 PPG, 9.6 RPG, 1.1 BPG)

PF - Pau Gasol (18.5 PPG, 11.8 RPG, 1.9 BPG)

SF - Doug McDermott (3.0 PPG, 0.2 APG, 1.2 RPG)

SG - Jimmy Butler (20.0 PPG, 3.3 APG, 5.8 RPG)

PG - Derrick Rose (17.7 PPG, 4.9 APG, 3.2 RPG)

Projected Bench:

Cameron Bairstow (C), Taj Gibson (PF), Mike Dunleavy (SF), Tony Snell (SG), Kirk Hinrich (PG), Aaron Brooks (PG), E'Twaun Moore (SG), Nikola Mirotic (PF), Bobby Portis (PF), Cristiano Felicio (F)

The Prediction:

48-34