The expansion team that competed immediately
Chicago reached the playoffs in its first season and built a bruising 1970s contender around Sloan, Love, Van Lier, Walker and Tom Boerwinkle.
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NBA franchise
Chicago Bulls
Archive coverage 1966 to 2026
5,193
Games
60
Seasons
453
Indexed players
2026
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The full franchise story
Every era of the Chicago Bulls.
Chicago's story contains the sport's most famous dynasty, but it is larger than one decade: the Sloan–Love teams established the franchise, Jordan and Pippen made it global, and Derrick Rose gave the city its first true post-dynasty contender.
Historical reference: Chicago Bulls: 50 seasons of franchise history ↗Artis Gilmore and the long middle
Gilmore supplied an elite interior anchor, but Chicago spent most of the period searching for the next durable core.
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1984–85—1989–90
The superstar arrives; the championship cast forms
Peak indexed season1989–90 · 55–27→Jordan rises
Jordan transformed the franchise instantly. Pippen and Grant arrived in 1987, and repeated losses to Detroit taught the Bulls what their first title would require.
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Six championships
The triangle offense, Jordan's scoring, Pippen's versatility and two distinct supporting casts produced six titles in eight seasons.
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Rebuilding after the dynasty
The immediate teardown produced years of losses before Hinrich, Gordon and Deng restored playoff basketball and a new defensive edge.
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The D-Rose Bulls
Rose became the youngest MVP, Chicago won 62 games and reached the 2011 conference finals. His ACL injury changed the ceiling, but Noah, Butler and the defense kept the era competitive.
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Searching for the next era
Chicago moved from Butler's final season through the LaVine–DeRozan teams and into another attempt to build a sustainable young core.
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Franchise leaders
Most indexed appearances
Michael Jordan1,109 appearancesScottie Pippen1,051 appearancesKirk Hinrich850 appearancesJohn Paxson759 appearancesJerry Sloan745 appearancesLuol Deng726 appearancesTom Boerwinkle671 appearancesJoakim Noah661 appearancesHorace Grant657 appearancesBob Love639 appearancesTaj Gibson632 appearancesB.J. Armstrong615 appearances
Season history
Past seasons
60 seasons · newest first
Game archive
Chicago Bulls games
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