JOHN PAXSON RUMORS & GOSSIP

Paxson: Bulls 'Need To Be More Detailed And In-Depth' With Players

After a season Derrick Rose sat out with a torn ACL and Kirk Hinrich and Luol Deng missed critical playoff games, John Paxson thinks the Chicago Bulls' organization must be more connected in the health of its players. "We need to be more detailed and in-depth with our guys," Paxson said. "Our training staff is terrific and our medical people are outstanding....
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8 days ago  |  Discuss

Bulls VP John Paxson Says It’s OK Derrick Rose Wasn’t Mentally Ready to Play

The Chicago Bulls are the ones to blame for all of the backlash Derrick Rose received, because they are the ones that leaked the information regarding his being cleared to play before he was ready. The Bulls are in retreat mode now, and trying to clean up their mess, and most importantly Rose’s reputation.  Rose is liked by his teammates, and he is that city’s star, so keeping...
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21 days ago  |  Discuss

John Paxson Says The Return Of Rose Is Only Move Bulls Will Make At Deadline

Several NBA teams are crunching their numbers and gauging their rosters to see what trade they can make at the deadline. When Waddle & Silvy asked Bulls Executive Vice President John Paxson about any deals in the works for his team, he suggest trading Derrick Rose from the bench and street clothes, to back on the court. “We’re up against what’s called a hard cap,” Paxson...
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January 26, 2013  |  Discuss

Paxson: Bulls Unlikely To Make Trade Before Deadline

John Paxson said the Bulls are unlikely to make any trades before the February deadline.
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January 26, 2013  |  Discuss

Five early 90′s Chicago Bulls videos to get rid of your case of the Monday’s

If you were born between 1975-1985 then there is a good chance that you were a fan of the early 90′s Chicago Bulls if for no other reason than Michael Jordan. Since MJ and his squad hold a special place in my heart I thought that I’d drop an all Chicago Bulls edition of Five Random Videos. Amazingly I don’t include a single Michael Jordan highlight video and the only time that...
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January 14, 2013  |  Discuss

Derrick Rose Stars in New Awkward Giordano’s Ad

  Derrick Rose may be rehabbing from an ACL injury, but he sure has been busy with commercials. This time he is in a new commercial for Giordano’s Pizza. Rose became an equity owner and national spokesman for the Chicago based pizza chain back in September. In an injury update, John Paxson said recently there The post Derrick Rose Stars in New Awkward Giordano’s Ad appeared...
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November 01, 2012  |  Discuss

Michael Jordan Stepping Back From Basketball Operations Good News for Bobcats, If He Can Resist Temptation to Meddle in Personnel Matters

Michael Jordan won titles by passing off to John Paxson, then Steve Kerr. Now he appears to be dishing to Rich Cho for another longshot. Whereas Paxson and Kerr nailed shots to clinch championships for Jordan and the Chicago Bulls, none of their tasks were as daunting as what Cho has laid out for him as general manager of the Charlotte Bobcats. All Paxson and Kerr needed to do was...
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September 12, 2012  |  Discuss

Paxson To Undergo Arrhythmia Procedure

John Paxson will undergo a long-planned procedure to address an arrhythmia issue.
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May 06, 2012  |  Discuss

John Paxson: ‘Marketing’ (aka Adidas) Keeping Dwight Howard from Chicago Bulls

Earlier this week, we shared a report that said Adidas may want to keep Dwight Howard from joining the Chicago Bulls because they want to keep their star athletes (Derrick Rose is the other) in separate markets. That’s probably why you didn’t see the Bulls on Dwight’s list of teams where he would like to be traded. Bulls VP of Basketball Operations John Paxson essentially...
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December 30, 2011  |  Discuss

Dwight Howard Not Interested in Chicago Bulls Due to Marketing Concerns?

Bulls GM John Paxson insinuates that Dwight Howard and his reps don’t want him in Chicago not for basketball reasons, but because the Bulls already employ one high-profile adidas employer in Derrick Rose (among other marketing concerns.) From CSN Chicago (via ESPN Radio): “We don’t want to talk about other teams’ players but obviously there are situations out there that...
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December 29, 2011  |  Discuss
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