LAS VEGAS — In his sixth season as the Bulls’ coach, will Billy Donovan steer them to at least 33 victories? That’s the question for the franchise, whose universal projected season-win total is 32.5.
“The only way to play this prop is over,” Doug Kezirian said. “Chicago closed the regular season at 15-5, which was a culmination of its seasonlong transition to a higher pace and emphasis on three-point shooting.”
The Bulls finished 39-43 for the second consecutive season. In ’22-23, they were 40-42. Over the last eight seasons, the Bulls have made the playoffs once, a first-round loss to the Bucks in ’21-22.
In mid-April, they lost a play-in game at home to the Heat.
“I don’t envision significant regression,” Kezirian said, “given that the young core of Josh Giddey, Coby White and Matas