2008–09 Chicago Bulls season

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2008–09 Chicago Bulls season
Head coach Vinny Del Negro
General manager John Paxson
Owner(s) Jerry Reinsdorf
Arena United Center
Results
Record 41–41 (.500)
Place Division: 2nd (Central)
Conference: 7th (Eastern)
Playoff finish First round (eliminated 4–3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television CSN Chicago, WGN America, WGN, WCIU
Radio WMVP
< 2007–08 2009–10 >

The 2008–09 Chicago Bulls season is the 43rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Key dates

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Offseason

The Bulls re-signed Luol Deng to a 6-year $71 million contract on July 30, 2008. Ben Gordon signed a 1-year contract on October 2, 2008.

NBA Draft

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Main article: 2008 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 1 Derrick Rose G  United States Memphis
2 39 Sonny Weems G  United States Arkansas

Roster

Chicago Bulls roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
F 9 United Kingdom Deng, Luol 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Duke
G 7 United Kingdom Gordon, Ben 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Connecticut
C 34 United States Gray, Aaron 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Pittsburgh
G 12 United States Hinrich, Kirk 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Kansas
G 11 United States Hunter, Lindsey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jackson State
F 54 United States Johnson, Linton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Tulane
F/C 52 United States Miller, Brad 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 244 lb (111 kg) Purdue
C 13 France Noah, Joakim 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Florida
G 5 United States Roberson, Anthony 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Florida
G 1 United States Rose, Derrick 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Memphis
G/F 15 United States Salmons, John 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Miami (FL)
F 2 United States Thomas, Tim 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Villanova
F/C 24 United States Thomas, Tyrus 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) LSU
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster • Transactions

Roster Notes

  • Luol Deng also holds Sudanese citizenship, but he plays for the British national team.
  • Ben Gordon also holds American citizenship, but he plays for the British national team.
  • Joakim Noah also holds American and Swedish citizenship, but he plays for the French national team.

Depth Chart

Pos. Starter Bench Reserve Inactive
C Joakim Noah Brad Miller Aaron Gray
PF Tyrus Thomas Tim Thomas Linton Johnson
SF Luol Deng John Salmons
SG Ben Gordon Kirk Hinrich
PG Derrick Rose Lindsey Hunter Anthony Roberson

Regular season

File:Barack Obama with Chicago Bulls 2-26-09 2.jpg
The 2008-09 team visits President of the United States Barack Obama at the White House on February 26, 2009.

The Bulls were having a meager year floating under .500 and on February 18, 2009 they made their first of several trades sending Andres Nocioni, Drew Gooden, Cedric Simmons, Michael Ruffin to the Sacramento Kings for Brad Miller and John Salmons.[1] Then on February 19, 2009, the NBA trade deadline, the Bulls traded Larry Hughes to the New York Knicks for Tim Thomas, Jerome James, and Anthony Roberson.[2] Later that day the Bulls made the third trade in a span of less than 24 hours sending swingman Thabo Sefolosha to the Oklahoma City Thunder for a 2009 first round pick.[3]

The trades brought a late-season push for the Bulls, which finally clinched a playoff berth on April 10, 2009, their fourth in the last five years. Then on April 13, 2009 they clinched the 7th place in the east by beating the Detroit Pistons and remained .5 game ahead of Philadelphia 76ers for the 6th spot with one game remaining. The Bulls though lost their last game to Toronto and the 76ers beat Cleveland, who did not play most of its best players. The Bulls finished 7th even though they tied Philadelphia at 41-41. The Bulls got matched up with a Garnett-less Boston in the first round of the playoffs.

Season standings

Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
z-Cleveland Cavaliers 66 16 .805 — 39–2 27–14 13–3 82
x-Chicago Bulls 41 41 .500 25 28–13 13–28 9–7 82
x-Detroit Pistons 39 43 .476 27 21–20 18–23 7–9 82
Indiana Pacers 36 46 .439 30 25–16 11–30 7–9 82
Milwaukee Bucks 34 48 .415 32 22–19 12–29 4–12 82
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Cleveland Cavaliers 66 16 .805 —
2 y-Boston Celtics 62 20 .756 4
3 y-Orlando Magic 59 23 .720 7
4 x-Atlanta Hawks 47 35 .573 19
5 x-Miami Heat 43 39 .524 23
6 x-Philadelphia 76ers 41 41 .500 25
7 x-Chicago Bulls 41 41 .500 25
8 x-Detroit Pistons 39 43 .476 27
9 Indiana Pacers 36 46 .439 30
10 Charlotte Bobcats 35 47 .427 31
11 New Jersey Nets 34 48 .415 32
12 Milwaukee Bucks 34 48 .415 32
13 Toronto Raptors 33 49 .402 33
14 New York Knicks 32 50 .390 34
15 Washington Wizards 19 63 .232 47

Game log

2008–09 game log
2012–13 season schedule

Playoffs

The Bulls-Celtics series became the first playoff series in NBA history to have 4 games go into overtime.[4]

2009 playoff game log
Eastern Conference First Round vs. Boston (2) : 3–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–3)
Game Date
Time		 Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 18 @ Boston W 105–103 (OT) TD Banknorth Garden
18,624		 1–0
2 April 20 @ Boston L 115–118 TD Banknorth Garden
18,624		 1–1
3 April 23 Boston L 86–107 United Center
23,072		 1–2
4 April 26 Boston W 121–118 (2OT) United Center
23,067		 2–2
5 April 28 @ Boston L 104–106 (OT) TD Banknorth Garden
18,624		 2–3
6 April 30 Boston W 128–127 (3OT) United Center
23,430		 3–3
7 May 2 @ Boston L 99–109 TD Banknorth Garden
18,624		 3–4

Legend:       Win       Loss
2009 playoff schedule

Player statistics

Legend
  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 Source: [5]

Season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Luol Deng 49 46 34.0 .448 .400 .796 6.0 1.9 1.22 0.51 14.1
Drew Gooden* 31 27 29.6 .457 .000 .866 8.6 1.4 0.84 0.45 13.1
Ben Gordon 82 76 36.6 .455 .410 .864 3.5 3.4 0.87 0.27 20.7
Aaron Gray 56 18 12.8 .485 .000 .576 3.9 0.8 0.25 0.32 3.5
Kirk Hinrich 51 4 26.3 .437 .408 .791 2.4 3.9 1.29 0.37 9.9
Larry Hughes* 30 6 26.4 .412 .392 .817 3.1 2.0 1.20 0.30 12.0
Lindsey Hunter 28 0 9.5 .329 .333 .600 0.4 1.3 0.71 0.04 2.6
Linton Johnson* 8 0 5.3 .364 .500 .000 1.0 0.3 0.13 0.00 1.1
Brad Miller* 27 0 27.6 .478 .231 .853 7.4 3.2 0.81 0.44 11.8
Demetris Nichols* 2 0 2.5 .250 .000 .000 0.0 0.5 0.00 0.00 1.0
Joakim Noah 80 55 24.2 .556 .000 .676 7.6 1.3 0.61 1.38 6.7
Andrés Nocioni* 53 2 24.1 .414 .378 .806 4.2 1.1 0.49 0.30 10.4
Anthony Roberson* 6 0 3.8 .294 .200 .000 1.2 0.2 0.00 0.00 2.0
Derrick Rose 81 80 37.0 .475 .222 .788 3.9 6.3 0.81 0.22 16.8
John Salmons* 26 21 37.7 .473 .415 .843 4.3 2.0 0.96 0.58 18.3
Thabo Sefolosha* 43 14 17.1 .434 .300 .840 2.9 1.5 0.81 0.44 4.5
Cedric Simmons* 11 0 5.5 .524 .000 .429 1.1 0.2 0.09 0.36 2.5
Tim Thomas* 18 0 14.1 .400 .442 .700 2.3 0.7 0.33 0.00 5.8
Tyrus Thomas 79 61 27.5 .451 .333 .783 6.4 1.0 1.15 1.91 10.8

*Statistics with the Chicago Bulls

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Ben Gordon 7 7 43.4 .388 .370 .875 2.9 3.0 .43 .14 24.3
John Salmons 7 7 44.7 .402 .316 .853 4.4 2.3 1.29 1.00 18.1
Derrick Rose 7 7 44.7 .492 .000 .800 6.3 6.4 .57 .71 19.7
Brad Miller 7 0 26.5 .471 .714 .792 7.9 1.3 .29 .86 10.1
Tyrus Thomas 7 7 27.9 .438 .000 .786 6.3 .86 1.00 2.6 9.6
Kirk Hinrich 7 0 30.0 .468 .394 .680 4.1 2.9 1.71 .43 12.6
Joakim Noah 7 7 38.7 .509 .000 .760 13.1 2.3 .86 2.14 10.1
Tim Thomas 2 0 7.5 .300 .250 .000 1.5 0.0 .00 .00 3.5
Aaron Gray 2 0 4.5 .000 .000 .000 0.5 0.0 .00 .00 0.0
Lindsey Hunter 6 0 4.0 .333 .333 .750 0.71 0.71 .29 .00 0.86
Anthony Roberson 1 0 4.0 .750 1.000 .000 1.0 0.0 2.0 .00 8.0
Linton Johnson 3 0 3.3 .500 .000 1.000 1.3 0.3 .00 .00 1.3
TOTAL 7 --- --- .442 .388 .793 45.6 22.0 9.14 6.71 111.1

Awards and records

Awards

Derrick Rose = Rookie of the Year

Records

4—Overtime games played in this series

7—Overtime periods played in this series, more than any other NBA team has played in an entire postseason.

Transactions

Draft picks

The Bulls beat the odds and won the NBA Draft Lottery on May 20, 2008. The Bulls vaulted from the ninth spot to win the NBA Draft Lottery in Secaucus, N.J. and obtain the first pick in the June 26 NBA Draft.[6] Chicago had a 1.7 percent chance of winning and were represented by Executive Vice President, Business Operations Steve Schanwald. The Heat had the best odds of securing the top selection and will pick second followed by the Timberwolves and Sonics.

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Main article: 2008 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 1 Derrick Rose Point Guard American University of Memphis
2 39 Sonny Weems Shooting Guard American University of Arkansas

Trades

Date Acquired From For
June 26, 2009 Ömer Aşık Portland Trail Blazers Sonny Weems[7]
February 18, 2009 Brad Miller and John Salmons Sacramento Kings Drew Gooden, Andres Nocioni, Michael Ruffin and Cedric Simmons[8]
February 19, 2009 Jerome James, Anthony Roberson and Tim Thomas New York Knicks Larry Hughes[2]
February 19, 2009 2009 First Round Draft Pick Oklahoma City Thunder Thabo Sefolosha[3]

Free Agents

See also

References

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  11. ↑ Bulls waive forward Demetris Nichols
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