Zach Lavine scores 22, but Bulls lose to unbeaten Mavericks
Nikola Vucevic had 21 points and a season-high 20 rebounds.
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Nikola Vucevic had 21 points and a season-high 20 rebounds.
Zach LaVine had 23 points and DeRozan scored 20 for the Bulls, who have split four games to start the season.
DeMar DeRozan scored 33 points. Coby White added 17, and the Bulls came out on top in a game filled with wild swings.
DeMar DeRozan led the Bulls with 20 points.
LaVine was also confident about entering a season fully healthy after playing in three of the Bulls' five preseason games.
It shouldn't take long for this year's Bulls to gel, mainly because guard Zach LaVine and the rest of the presumed starters have each been with the team for at least two seasons.
That means the presumed starter will become a restricted free agent at the end of the season.
Head coach Billy Donovan wouldn't commit to White starting the team's second preseason game on Thursday.
It'll be Billy Donovan's fourth season with the Bulls and the team hasn't won a playoff series since 2015.
The Bulls are back, well, not in Chicago because Billy Donovan and company are in Nashville for five days. The team decided to get away for training camp before they begin the preseason on Sunday in Milwaukee.
There will also be a three-way competition for the starting point guard spot as Lonzo Ball continues his rehab process.
The Bulls were back in Chicago, at least for media day on Monday. Then, they'll be off to Belmont University in Nashville for five days of training camp before they begin the preseason in Milwaukee on Sunday. CBS 2's Jori Parys had the latest on a team that, for better or worse, looks a lot like the one that they had last season.
The Bulls are planning more than 20 theme nights and seven player jersey giveaways this season.
Ball's injury has been one of the more disheartening storylines over the last couple seasons due to Chicago's success with him on the floor.
Bulls Fest is back for its second year.
It will include a basketball tournament, a slam-dunk contest, and appearances from the team's players.
There was some uncertainty about if the Bulls would retain Dosunmu, but such speculation can now be put to rest.
The Bulls took the 6-foot-8 forward out of Tennessee in the second round of the NBA Draft.
He averaged 7.4 points per game and shot 39.5% from three with the Phoenix Suns last season.
The Bulls acquired Vucevic at the 2021 trade deadline
Bulls Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations Artūras Karnišovas called the 6-foot 8-inch forward one of the best athletes in the draft.
A keepsake from Upper Deck features a section of the game floor from the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, along with a photo of Jordan taking his iconic game-winning shot in Game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals.
The Bulls would only have gotten a first-round pick if it fell in the top four, because the team traded a top-four protected pick to the Orlando Magic as part of the deal for Vucevic.
The new role for the former Bull is leading a basketball league called, One City.
The Bulls guard averaged 1.5 steals and 0.7 blocks per game during the 2022-23 season, during which he played in 67 games.
