The Patrick Williams experiment for the Chicago Bulls has not gone according to plan. He’s been pretty awful, and his $90 million contract is one of the worst in the league.
Unfortunately, it appears that the Chicago Bulls will begin the season with a hobbled roster. First, their top scorer, Coby White, will be out for the next few weeks due to a calf injury.
When Patrick Williams signed his five-year, $90 million contract with the Chicago Bulls in 2024, there were some pretty lofty expectations placed upon the forward.
The Bulls have waited years for Patrick Williams to take off, writes Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times. They’ve cleared the runway, rebuilt the hangar, and even given him a five-year, $90 million contract.
The all-time list of NBA All-Stars is obviously long, and notably distinguished. However, there are some players — for various reasons — who the casual, or even most-dedicated, NBA fans can't recall having earned All-Star nods.
The Chicago Bulls will try to trade Nikola Vučević and Patrick Williams during the 2025-26 NBA season, according to Ahn Fire Digital. Vučević will make $21.5 million this season in the final year of his contract, while Williams will make $18 million.
The Bulls could finally be making big changes. According to rumblings out of Chicago, the team is expected to explore trades for both Nikola Vucevic and Patrick Williams this season as they look to shake up a roster that’s struggled to make any real noise in the East.
Chicago Bulls fans held their breath this week when their starting forward, Patrick Williams, left practice after tweaking his ankle during a 5-on-5 scrimmage.
A key piece of the Chicago Bulls' bench has suffered an injury in practice that will leave fans holding their breath with less than a month until the season begins.
The Chicago Bulls made a huge mistake when they drafted Patrick Williams in the 2020 draft, and then they compounded it with a bad extension. That extension is hampering them now and appears poised to hamper them well into the future, despite it not being a massive salary.
The Chicago Bulls appear to be mired in mediocrity. The Bulls have a lot of young, talented players. However, they lack All-Star-quality players, and Joe Crowley of the Chicago Sun-Times has not been particularly impressed with the Bulls’ front office.
The Chicago Bulls have had a pretty quiet offseason, only re-signing Tre Jones and trading Lonzo Ball to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Isaac Okoro in a confusing move.
The Chicago Bulls are exploring trade opportunities involving 23-year-old power forward Patrick Williams, according to Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times.
NBA insider Jake Fischer recently appeared on a Bleacher Report video stream to answer questions and cover trade rumblings. A topic of note was how the Golden State Warriors will respond to De'Anthony Melton's season-ending injury.
Bulls forward Patrick Williams is out for Wednesday's road game against the Milwaukee Bucks and has returned to Chicago for imaging on his sore foot. The team said the tests and his absence are precautionary, a step the Bulls felt was necessary to protect Williams, 23, during the front-loaded early season schedule.
Chicago Bulls forward Patrick Williams recently signed a five-year, $90 million contract, but there’s a chance that he might not be available in the first few weeks of his new deal.
According to NBA reporter Darnell Mayberry of The Athletic, the Oklahoma City Thunder are interested in Chicago Bulls forward Patrick Williams. Williams becomes a restricted free agent this offseason.
According to NBA insider K.C. Johnson of NBC Sports Chicago, Patrick Williams turned down a $64 million contract offer from the Chicago Bulls before the 2023-24 season.