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Alan Horton: Edwards, Ball, McDaniels, Kuminga, Gobert, Dosunmu, Hyland & Lyles will not play tonight & did not make the trip to Chicago. Chris Finch before the game... "This game is extremely intentional. We treat it almost like a baseball split-squad game. Half the roster stayed back home & practiced today & we get these guys here who get a chance to play extended minutes."
Jon Krawczynski: Ayo Dosunmu will not be traveling back home to Chicago for tomorrow night's preseason finale against the Bulls. No injury, just resting up for the regular season.
Bobby Marks: Chicago was one of 8 teams with an open Two-Way spot. Hawkins reduced his salary with Memphis from $7M to $6.3M. The $678,882 in salary was recouped in the Two-Way with Chicago.
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Omari Sankofa II: Kevin Huerter said he had a groin injury during his time in Chicago that was re-aggravated in the playoffs against Orlando. After they were eliminated, he had surgery to clean up the injury. Said it was frustrating that it happened during the postseason, but he's healthy now.
Shams Charania: The Bulls add a veteran shooter in Hield, who landed in Charlotte via trade from Atlanta, while the Hornets create a $9.6 million trade exception and take in $3 million less in salary. Chicago gets cash to make up for a good chunk of the difference in salaries.
Karl-Anthony Towns: Congrats to my brother @TajGibson on an incredible career. Real one. True vet. Taught me so much! Now watch him cook as a coach in Chicago 👏 The city's lucky to have you big fella!
But the Bulls expressed definite interest in Kuminga, according to a league source speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss front-office strategy. Bulls lead executive Bryson Graham was part of the Atlanta Hawks front office that traded for Kuminga last season, and a reunion was welcomed in Chicago with the understanding Kuminga wouldn’t displace the prioritized chips in the rebuild. Per that source, the Bulls wouldn’t promise Kuminga he’d start or close games most nights, considering the franchise’s most coveted young talents are also forwards. This is to say nothing of Kuminga’s playstyle or decision-making reputation. In a role and contract considerate of those things, Chicago was willing to take a swing at his talent.
Josh Giddey on Tiago Splitter: “Yeah, he’s been great. He’s been really good, and I think as a guy that’s a former player in the NBA, he understands it, and he obviously did a great job with Portland last year. I’m super excited. I’ve had a lot of conversations with him. Obviously, he was in Portland last year, so I didn’t know him a lot, but since he’s been in Chicago, I’ve gotten to know him and spend time with him and talk with him. “Everything he’s about kind of aligns with how we want to play and go about things. He’s been great, and the conversations I’ve had with him have been great. I’m super excited to play for him and ramp things up as we get closer to the season.”
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Kareem Copeland: The Chicago Sky have decided to ban Enes Kanter Freedom from Wintrust Arena moving forward, owner Michael Alter said when speaking to local Chicago media. "He has demonstrated to us, unequivocally, that he has the potential to be a threat."
Freedom said the confrontation with Cloud has now made him more determined to pursue a place in the league, especially so he can play her. "If anything, I’m more pumped up," he said. "I cannot wait to go against Natasha now. I think it will be fun for me if I get drafted by any other team. I don’t think Chicago will select me. We know that now. But any other team, I just cannot wait to go against her."
Michael J. Babcock: Enes Kanter Freedom is planning to attend Sunday's Fever vs. Sky @WNBA game in Chicago, per sources. The game will be nationally televised. @EnesFreedom has been at the center of the trans debate after declaring for the ’27 WNBA Draft, arguing the league’s own rules would allow him to play by simply identifying as a woman.
The main entities investigators have narrowed in on, the people said, are ABS Capital, a Miami outfit founded by two former Guggenheim executives; Amistad Financial, an investment company that owns EquiTrust, a life insurer once controlled by Guggenheim and Walter; Bradford Allen, a Chicago-based commercial real-estate broker with long ties to Guggenheim; and Hudson Trading, another Chicago firm.