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The 2008–09 Chicago Bulls season is the 43rd season of the franchise in the
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(NBA). In the playoffs, the Bulls lost to the defending NBA champions, the
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, in seven games in the First Round. The defending champion Celtics were also taken to a seven game series the prior season in the first round against the
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. They finished with a 41–41 record for the second time in their past four seasons.


Key dates

* June 26: The
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took place in New York City. * July 1: The free agency period started.


Offseason

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


NBA draft


Roster


Regular season

The Bulls were having a meager year floating under .500 and on February 18, 2009 they made their first of several trades sending Andrés Nocioni,
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, Cedric Simmons,
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to the
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for Brad Miller and John Salmons. Then on February 19, 2009, the NBA trade deadline, the Bulls traded Larry Hughes to the
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for Tim Thomas, Jerome James, and Anthony Roberson. Later that day the Bulls made the third trade in a span of less than 24 hours sending swingman Thabo Sefolosha to the
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for a 2009 first round pick. 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
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and remained .5 game ahead of
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for the 6th spot with one game remaining. The Bulls though lost their last game to
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and the 76ers beat Cleveland, who did not play most of its best players. The Bulls finished 7th even though they tied
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at 41-41. The Bulls got matched up with a Garnett-less Boston in the first round of the playoffs.


Season standings


Record vs. opponents


Game log

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, , Ben Gordon (23) , Joakim Noah (10) , Derrick Rose (7) ,
Target Center Target Center is a multi-purpose arena located in Minneapolis that opened in 1990. It hosts major family shows, concerts, sporting events, graduations and private events. Target Corporation, founded and headquartered in Minneapolis since 1902, h ...

16,009 , 18–27 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 46 , January 28 , @ L.A. Clippers , ,
Luol Deng Luol Ajou Deng (born 16 April 1985) is a South Sudanese–British former professional basketball player. He was a two-time NBA All-Star and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team in 2012. Born in South Sudan that was then part of Republ ...
(23) , Tyrus Thomas (10) , Ben Gordon (8) ,
Staples Center Crypto.com Arena (originally and colloquially known as Staples Center) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in downtown Los Angeles. Opened on October 17, 1999, as Staples Center, it is located next to the Los Angeles Convention Center complex along F ...

15,637 , 19–27 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 47 , January 30 , @
Sacramento Sacramento ( or ; ; ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the seat of Sacramento County. Located at the confluence of the Sacramento and American Rivers in Northern California's Sacramento Valley, Sacramento's 2020 p ...
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Luol Deng Luol Ajou Deng (born 16 April 1985) is a South Sudanese–British former professional basketball player. He was a two-time NBA All-Star and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team in 2012. Born in South Sudan that was then part of Republ ...
(20) , Tyrus Thomas (10) , Derrick Rose (11) , ARCO Arena
13,356 , 20–27 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 48 , January 31 , @ Phoenix , , Derrick Rose, Ben Gordon (26) ,
Luol Deng Luol Ajou Deng (born 16 April 1985) is a South Sudanese–British former professional basketball player. He was a two-time NBA All-Star and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team in 2012. Born in South Sudan that was then part of Republ ...
(10) , Kirk Hinrich, Ben Gordon (6) , US Airways Center
18,422 , 21–27 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 49 , February 3 , @
Houston Houston ( ) is the List of cities in Texas by population, most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and in the Southern United States. Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the county seat, seat of ...
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Luol Deng Luol Ajou Deng (born 16 April 1985) is a South Sudanese–British former professional basketball player. He was a two-time NBA All-Star and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team in 2012. Born in South Sudan that was then part of Republ ...
(28) , Tyrus Thomas (13) , Derrick Rose (7) , Toyota Center
16,653 , 21–28 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 50 , February 4 , @
New Orleans New Orleans (commonly known as NOLA or The Big Easy among other nicknames) is a Consolidated city-county, consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the U.S. state of Louisiana. With a population of 383,997 at the 2020 ...
, , Derrick Rose (21) , Tyrus Thomas (10) , Ben Gordon (7) , New Orleans Arena
16,270 , 22–28 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 51 , February 7 , @
Dallas Dallas () is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of Texas metropolitan areas, most populous metropolitan area in Texas and the Metropolitan statistical area, fourth-most ...
, , Ben Gordon (28) , Tyrus Thomas (12) , Derrick Rose (9) ,
American Airlines Center The American Airlines Center (AAC) is a multi-purpose List of indoor arenas, indoor arena located in the Victory Park, Dallas, Victory Park neighborhood in downtown Dallas, Texas. The arena serves as the home of the Dallas Stars of the National ...

20,349 , 22–29 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 52 , February 10 ,
Detroit Detroit ( , ) is the List of municipalities in Michigan, most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated on the bank of the Detroit River across from Windsor, Ontario. It had a population of 639,111 at the 2020 United State ...
, , Ben Gordon (24) , Joakim Noah (16) , Kirk Hinrich (5) ,
United Center The United Center is an indoor arena on the Near West Side, Chicago, Near West Side of Chicago, Illinois. It is home to the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL) ...

21,896 , 23–29 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 53 , February 12 ,
Miami Miami is a East Coast of the United States, coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County in South Florida. It is the core of the Miami metropolitan area, which, with a populat ...
, , Ben Gordon (34) , Joakim Noah (11) , Derrick Rose (6) , United Center
21,801 , 23–30 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 54 , February 18 , @
Milwaukee Milwaukee is the List of cities in Wisconsin, most populous city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Located on the western shore of Lake Michigan, it is the List of United States cities by population, 31st-most populous city in the United States ...
, , Kirk Hinrich (31) , Joakim Noah (9) , Derrick Rose (9) , Bradley Center
15,309 , 24–30 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 55 , February 20 ,
Denver Denver ( ) is a List of municipalities in Colorado#Consolidated city and county, consolidated city and county, the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Colorado, most populous city of the U.S. state of ...
, , Ben Gordon (37) ,
Luol Deng Luol Ajou Deng (born 16 April 1985) is a South Sudanese–British former professional basketball player. He was a two-time NBA All-Star and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team in 2012. Born in South Sudan that was then part of Republ ...
, Tyrus Thomas (12) , Kirk Hinrich (8) , United Center
21,790 , 25–30 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 56 , February 22 , @
Indiana Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...
, , Ben Gordon (28) , Joakim Noah (12) , Derrick Rose (8) , Conseco Fieldhouse
17,083 , 25–31 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 57 , February 24 ,
Orlando Orlando commonly refers to: * Orlando, Florida, a city in the United States Orlando may also refer to: People * Orlando (given name), a masculine name, includes a list of people with the name * Orlando (surname), includes a list of people wit ...
, , Derrick Rose (22) , Joakim Noah (8) , Derrick Rose, Brad Miller (5) , United Center
21,902 , 26–31 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 58 , February 25 , @
New Jersey New Jersey is a U.S. state, state located in both the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. Located at the geographic hub of the urban area, heavily urbanized Northeas ...
, , Ben Gordon (17) , Tyrus Thomas (11) , Kirk Hinrich, Derrick Rose (5) ,
Izod Center Meadowlands Arena (formerly Brendan Byrne Arena, Continental Airlines Arena and Izod Center) is a closed indoor sports and concert venue located in the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States. Since closing, ...

14,075 , 26–32 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 59 , February 27 , @ Washington , , John Salmons (25) , Brad Miller (11) ,
Luol Deng Luol Ajou Deng (born 16 April 1985) is a South Sudanese–British former professional basketball player. He was a two-time NBA All-Star and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team in 2012. Born in South Sudan that was then part of Republ ...
, John Salmons, Derrick Rose (3) , Verizon Center
18,114 , 26–33 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 60 , February 28 ,
Houston Houston ( ) is the List of cities in Texas by population, most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and in the Southern United States. Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the county seat, seat of ...
, , Derrick Rose (22) , Joakim Noah (15) , Derrick Rose (7) , United Center
22,394 , 27–33 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 61 , March 3 , @ Charlotte , , Ben Gordon, Tyrus Thomas (14) , Tyrus Thomas (12) , Derrick Rose (5) , Time Warner Cable Arena
14,216 , 27–34 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 62 , March 4 , Golden State , , John Salmons (23) , Joakim Noah (17) , Derrick Rose, Kirk Hinrich (6) ,
United Center The United Center is an indoor arena on the Near West Side, Chicago, Near West Side of Chicago, Illinois. It is home to the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL) ...

20,108 , 28–34 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 63 , March 6 ,
Milwaukee Milwaukee is the List of cities in Wisconsin, most populous city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Located on the western shore of Lake Michigan, it is the List of United States cities by population, 31st-most populous city in the United States ...
, , Ben Gordon (34) , Joakim Noah (13) , Ben Gordon (7) , United Center
21,186 , 29–34 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 64 , March 9 , @
Miami Miami is a East Coast of the United States, coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County in South Florida. It is the core of the Miami metropolitan area, which, with a populat ...
, , Ben Gordon (43) , Joakim Noah (15) , Ben Gordon, Derrick Rose, Brad Miller, Kirk Hinrich (3) , American Airlines Arena
19,600 , 29–35 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 65 , March 11 , @
Orlando Orlando commonly refers to: * Orlando, Florida, a city in the United States Orlando may also refer to: People * Orlando (given name), a masculine name, includes a list of people with the name * Orlando (surname), includes a list of people wit ...
, , John Salmons (18) , John Salmons (8) , Derrick Rose (3) ,
Amway Arena Amway Arena (originally known as Orlando Arena and later TD Waterhouse Centre) was an indoor arena located in Orlando, Florida. It was part of the Orlando Centroplex, a sports and entertainment complex located in Downtown Orlando. The arena wa ...

17,461 , 29–36 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 66 , March 13 , @
Philadelphia Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the Unit ...
, , Derrick Rose (20) , Joakim Noah (9) , Derrick Rose (6) , Wachovia Center
17,563 , 29–37 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 67 , March 14 ,
New Orleans New Orleans (commonly known as NOLA or The Big Easy among other nicknames) is a Consolidated city-county, consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the U.S. state of Louisiana. With a population of 383,997 at the 2020 ...
, , Ben Gordon (27) , Brad Miller, Joakim Noah (9) , Derrick Rose (7) , United Center
22,135 , 30–37 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 68 , March 17 ,
Boston Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and Financial centre, financial center of New England, a region of the Northeas ...
, , John Salmons (38) , Brad Miller (14) , Derrick Rose (8) , United Center
22,107 , 31–37 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 69 , March 18 , @
Oklahoma City Oklahoma City (), officially the City of Oklahoma City, and often shortened to OKC, is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Oklahoma, most populous city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The county seat ...
, , Derrick Rose (25) , Tyrus Thomas (11) , Brad Miller (5) , Ford Center
19,136 , 32–37 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 70 , March 21 , L.A. Lakers , , John Salmons (30) , Tyrus Thomas (16) , Ben Gordon (6) , United Center
23,011 , 32–38 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 71 , March 23 , @ Washington , , Ben Gordon (21) , Joakim Noah (12) , Derrick Rose (8) , Verizon Center
15,421 , 33–38 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 72 , March 24 ,
Detroit Detroit ( , ) is the List of municipalities in Michigan, most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated on the bank of the Detroit River across from Windsor, Ontario. It had a population of 639,111 at the 2020 United State ...
, , Kirk Hinrich (24) , Tyrus Thomas (12) , Kirk Hinrich (8) , United Center
20,502 , 34–38 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 73 , March 26 ,
Miami Miami is a East Coast of the United States, coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County in South Florida. It is the core of the Miami metropolitan area, which, with a populat ...
, , John Salmons (27) , Tyrus Thomas (12) , Derrick Rose (7) , United Center
21,908 , 35–38 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 74 , March 28 ,
Indiana Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...
, , Ben Gordon (25) , Derrick Rose (9) , Derrick Rose (8) , United Center
20,756 , 36–38 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 75 , March 29 , @
Toronto Toronto ( , locally pronounced or ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, most populous city in Canada. It is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. With a p ...
, , Ben Gordon (37) , Brad Miller (10) , Derrick Rose (9) ,
Air Canada Centre Scotiabank Arena (SBA), formerly known as Air Canada Centre (ACC), is a multi-purposed arena located on Bay Street in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the home of the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and t ...

18,949 , 36–39 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 76 , March 31 , @
Indiana Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...
, , Derrick Rose (24) , Derrick Rose (11) , Brad Miller (8) , Conseco Fieldhouse
15,687 , 36–40 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 77 , April 4 ,
New Jersey New Jersey is a U.S. state, state located in both the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. Located at the geographic hub of the urban area, heavily urbanized Northeas ...
, , Ben Gordon (18) , Joakim Noah (10) , Derrick Rose, Kirk Hinrich (5) ,
United Center The United Center is an indoor arena on the Near West Side, Chicago, Near West Side of Chicago, Illinois. It is home to the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL) ...

21,424 , 37–40 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 78 , April 7 ,
New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York New York may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * ...
, , Kirk Hinrich (25) , Brad Miller (12) , John Salmons, Derrick Rose (6) , United Center
20,764 , 38–40 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 79 , April 9 ,
Philadelphia Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the Unit ...
, , Ben Gordon, Tyrus Thomas (24) , Ben Gordon, Joakim Noah (7) , Derrick Rose (8) , United Center
20,791 , 39–40 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 80 , April 11 , Charlotte , , Ben Gordon (39) , Joakim Noah (10) , Derrick Rose, Joakim Noah (7) , United Center
20,265 , 40–40 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 81 , April 13 , @
Detroit Detroit ( , ) is the List of municipalities in Michigan, most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated on the bank of the Detroit River across from Windsor, Ontario. It had a population of 639,111 at the 2020 United State ...
, , Derrick Rose (24) , Joakim Noah (13) , Derrick Rose (8) , The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 , 41–40 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 82 , April 15 ,
Toronto Toronto ( , locally pronounced or ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, most populous city in Canada. It is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. With a p ...
, , Ben Gordon (23) , Brad Miller (11) , Derrick Rose (11) , United Center
20,677 , 41–41


Playoffs

The Bulls-Celtics series became the first playoff series in NBA history to have 4 games go into overtime. , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 1 , April 18 , @
Boston Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and Financial centre, financial center of New England, a region of the Northeas ...
, , Derrick Rose (36) , Joakim Noah (17) , Derrick Rose (11) , TD Banknorth Garden
18,624 , 1–0 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 2 , April 20 , @
Boston Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and Financial centre, financial center of New England, a region of the Northeas ...
, , Ben Gordon (42) , Brad Miller (9) , Kirk Hinrich (7) , TD Banknorth Garden
18,624 , 1–1 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 3 , April 23 ,
Boston Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and Financial centre, financial center of New England, a region of the Northeas ...
, , Ben Gordon (15) , Joakim Noah (10) , 3 players tied (3) ,
United Center The United Center is an indoor arena on the Near West Side, Chicago, Near West Side of Chicago, Illinois. It is home to the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL) ...

23,072 , 1–2 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 4 , April 26 ,
Boston Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and Financial centre, financial center of New England, a region of the Northeas ...
, , Derrick Rose (23) , Derrick Rose (11) , Derrick Rose (9) , United Center
23,067 , 2–2 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 5 , April 28 , @
Boston Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and Financial centre, financial center of New England, a region of the Northeas ...
, , Ben Gordon (26) , Joakim Noah (17) , Gordon,
Rose A rose is either a woody perennial plant, perennial flowering plant of the genus ''Rosa'' (), in the family Rosaceae (), or the flower it bears. There are over three hundred Rose species, species and Garden roses, tens of thousands of cultivar ...
(6) , TD Banknorth Garden
18,624 , 2–3 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 6 , April 30 ,
Boston Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and Financial centre, financial center of New England, a region of the Northeas ...
, , John Salmons (35) , Joakim Noah (15) ,
Rose A rose is either a woody perennial plant, perennial flowering plant of the genus ''Rosa'' (), in the family Rosaceae (), or the flower it bears. There are over three hundred Rose species, species and Garden roses, tens of thousands of cultivar ...
, Hinrich (7) , United Center
23,430 , 3–3 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 7 , May 2 , @
Boston Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and Financial centre, financial center of New England, a region of the Northeas ...
, , Ben Gordon (33) , Joakim Noah (15) , Ben Gordon (4) , TD Banknorth Garden
18,624 , 3–4 , - , colspan=11 align="center", ''Legend'':


Player statistics


Season

*Statistics with the Chicago Bulls


Playoffs


Awards and records


Awards

* Derrick Rose = Rookie of the Year * Derrick Rose won the All-Star Weekend Skills Challenge * Derrick Rose was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team


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, NJ, and obtain the first pick in the June 26 NBA Draft.NBA.com NBA Draft Lottery 2008
/ref> 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.


Trades


Free agents


Additions


Subtractions


References


External links

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Chicago Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of Unite ...
Chicago Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of Unite ...
Chicago Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of Unite ...