2006–07 Chicago Bulls season

NBA professional basketball team season March 2026 August 2023 Chicago Bulls 2007 49 33 Central 3 5 Scott Skiles John Paxson Jerry Reinsdorf United Center Conference Semifinals(lost to Pistons 2–4) CHI CSN Chicago WGN WCIU WCKG The 2006–07 Chicago Bulls season was the 41st season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team finished with a record of 49–33 in the regular season and reached the second round of the NBA playoffs, making it, at the time, their most successful season since the retirement of Michael Jordan, but nevertheless leaving some doubt amongst fans as to whether the team could compete for an NBA championship in the near future. The Bulls had the best team defensive rating in the NBA.https://www.nba.com/stats/teams/defense/?sort=DEF_RATING&dir=-1&Season=2006-07&SeasonType=Regular%20Season Teams Defense NBA.com April 17, 2021 In the playoffs, the Bulls swept the defending NBA champion Miami Heat in four games in the First Round, before losing to the Detroit Pistons in six games in the Semifinals. Offseason Whereas previous seasons under General Manager John Paxson focused mostly on allowing the young players which comprised the core of the Bulls' roster to develop, before the '06-'07 season Paxson made an expensive free-agent signing in the form of Ben Wallace. Many fans were excited about the veteran experience and star power Wallace brought to the team, though some questioned if he was the best fit for the team, as Wallace had always been known for his defense, and many believed that the Bulls' biggest problem was a lack of inside scoring. On July 20, the Bulls traded Tyson Chandler to the New Orleans Hornets for J.R. Smith. However, six days later, Smith was traded again, this time to the Denver Nuggets, in exchange for Howard Eisley and two second-round draft picks. NBA draft 2006 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College / Club Team 1 2 LaMarcus Aldridge (traded to Portland) F Texas 1 16 Rodney Carney (traded to Philadelphia) F Memphis Regular season The Bulls got off to a rocky start, posting a record of 3–9 in their first 12 games. The criticism by some in the offseason about the signing of Ben Wallace seemed to gain some validity, as Wallace appeared to show his age and was not always able to put up big rebounding numbers as he had been known for with the Pistons. However, as they had in the 2004-05 season in which they started 0–9, the Bulls performed better as the season went on and finished 49–33. The record was good enough to receive the #5 seed among the 8 teams qualifying for the Eastern Conference Playoffs. The Bulls, however, lost their final game of the season to the New Jersey NetsESPN - Chicago vs. New Jersey - Recap - April 18, 2007 which would have boosted them to a #2 seed and given them an easier path to the Eastern Conference finals. Season standings CHI CHI Playoffs Chicago Bulls yes 2007 Chicago Bulls First Round yes yes no 2 0 2 0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | April 21 | Miami | W 96–91 | Luol Deng (33) | Ben Wallace (14) | Ben Gordon (11) | United Center22,183 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | April 24 | Miami | W 107–89 | Ben Gordon (27) | Ben Gordon (7) | Kirk Hinrich (8) | United Center23,097 | 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | April 27 | @ Miami | W 104–96 | Ben Gordon (27) | Luol Deng (11) | Kirk Hinrich (6) | American Airlines Arena20,280 | 3–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | April 29 | @ Miami | W 92–79 | Ben Gordon (24) | Luol Deng (12) | Gordon, Hinrich (4) | American Airlines Arena20,283 | 4–0 |- Chicago Bulls Conference Semifinals yes no 1 2 1 2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | May 5 | @ Detroit | L 69–95 | Luol Deng (18) | Wallace, Deng (8) | Kirk Hinrich (6) | The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | May 7 | @ Detroit | L 87–108 | Tyrus Thomas (18) | Ben Wallace (7) | Kirk Hinrich (7) | The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076 | 0–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | May 10 | Detroit | L 74–81 | Luol Deng (21) | Luol Deng (14) | Kirk Hinrich (7) | United Center23,462 | 0–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | May 13 | Detroit | W 102–87 | Luol Deng (25) | Ben Wallace (17) | Kirk Hinrich (10) | United Center23,099 | 1–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | May 15 | @ Detroit | W 108–92 | Ben Gordon (28) | P. J. Brown (8) | Kirk Hinrich (13) | The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076 | 2–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 | May 17 | Detroit | L 85–95 | P. J. Brown (20) | Ben Wallace (7) | Kirk Hinrich (11) | United Center23,030 | 2–4 |- CHI yes 2007 Awards and records Luol Deng, NBA Sportsmanship Award Kirk Hinrich, NBA All-Defensive Second Team Ben Wallace, NBA All-Defensive Second Team Tyrus Thomas, NBA All-Rookie Team Second Team Roster Chicago Bulls 2006–07 35 Malik Allen F 6 10 255 1978-06-27 Villanova 11 Andre Barrett G 5 10 172 1982-02-21 Seton Hall 42 P. J. Brown F 6 11 240 1969-10-14 Louisiana Tech 9 Luol Deng F 6 8 220 1985-04-16 Duke 21 Chris Duhon G 6 1 185 1982-08-31 Duke 7 Ben Gordon G 6 3 200 1983-04-04 Connecticut 44 Adrian Griffin F 6 5 217 1974-07-04 Seton Hall 12 Kirk Hinrich G 6 3 190 1981-01-02 Kansas 38 Viktor Khryapa F 6 9 210 1982-08-03 Russia 5 Andres Nocioni F 6 7 225 1979-11-30 Argentina 2 Thabo Sefolosha G 6 6 215 1984-05-02 Switzerland 50 Mike Sweetney Michael Sweetney C 6 8 275 1982-10-25 Georgetown 24 Tyrus Thomas F 6 9 215 1986-08-17 Louisiana State 3 Ben Wallace basketball C 6 9 240 1974-09-10 Virginia Union Scott Skiles Ron Adams Jim Boylan Pete Myers Mike Wilhelm Fred Tedeschi (trainer) (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/CHI/2007.html January 2, 2007 Player statistics Regular season PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG Allen, Malik Malik Allen 60 1 10.6 .415 .000 .824 2.0 .3 .3 .3 4.0 Barrett, Andre Andre Barrett 6 0 4.8 .500 . . .8 1.2 .0 .0 1.3 Brown, P. J. P. J. Brown 72 49 20.2 .407 .000 .787 4.8 .7 .3 .7 6.1 Deng, Luol Luol Deng 82 82 37.5 .517 .143 .777 7.1 2.5 1.2 .6 18.8 Duhon, Chris Chris Duhon 78 30 24.4 .408 .359 .752 2.2 4.0 .9 .1 7.2 Gordon, Ben Ben Gordon 82 51 33.0 .455 .413 .864 3.1 3.6 .8 .2 21.4 Griffin, Adrian Adrian Griffin 54 1 10.8 .473 .000 .789 2.0 1.1 .6 .1 2.5 Hinrich, Kirk Kirk Hinrich 80 80 35.5 .448 .415 .835 3.4 6.3 1.3 .3 16.6 Khryapa, Viktor Viktor Khryapa 33 0 7.0 .386 .000 .731 1.7 .6 .3 .0 2.2 Nocioni, Andres Andres Nocioni 53 31 26.5 .467 .383 .848 5.7 1.1 .5 .5 14.1 Sefolosha, Thabo Thabo Sefolosha 71 4 12.2 .426 .357 .511 2.2 .8 .5 .2 3.6 Sweetney, Mike Mike Sweetney 48 0 8.0 .433 . .561 2.5 .6 .2 .2 3.2 Thomas, Tyrus Tyrus Thomas 72 4 13.4 .475 .000 .606 3.7 .6 .6 1.1 5.2 Wallace, Ben Ben Wallace 77 77 35.0 .453 .200 .408 10.7 2.4 1.4 2.0 6.4 Playoffs PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG Allen, Malik Malik Allen 5 0 6.8 .167 . . 1.4 .2 .2 .2 .8 P. J., Brown P. J. Brown 10 10 22.8 .493 . .739 4.7 1.2 .8 .2 8.3 Deng, Luol Luol Deng 10 10 41.0 .524 .000 .807 8.7 2.4 1.0 .7 22.2 Duhon, Chris Chris Duhon 9 0 19.1 .290 .316 .800 1.8 2.3 .3 .1 3.6 Gordon, Ben Ben Gordon 10 10 39.5 .415 .436 .921 3.8 3.8 .9 .1 20.4 Griffin, Adrian Adrian Griffin 4 0 2.3 .000 . . .3 .0 .3 .0 .0 Hinrich, Kirk Kirk Hinrich 10 10 36.2 .376 .302 .769 4.2 7.5 .9 .3 12.1 Nocioni, Andres Andres Nocioni 10 0 19.7 .360 .333 .722 3.5 .8 .2 .5 8.8 Sefolosha, Thabo Thabo Sefolosha 9 0 11.0 .385 .375 .583 1.9 .8 .2 .0 3.3 Sweetney, Mike Mike Sweetney 1 0 3.0 .500 . .000 .0 .0 .0 .0 2.0 Thomas, Tyrus Tyrus Thomas 10 0 12.2 .390 . .633 3.4 .6 1.0 .5 5.1 Wallace, Ben Ben Wallace 10 10 36.9 .566 .000 .500 9.5 1.4 1.5 1.7 8.7 Transactions June 28, 2006: Drafted F LaMarcus Aldridge in the first round (2nd overall) of the 2006 NBA draft June 28, 2006: Drafted F Rodney Carney in the first round (16th overall) of the 2006 NBA draft June 28, 2006: Traded F LaMarcus Aldridge and a second-round draft pick to the Portland Trail Blazers for F Tyrus Thomas and F Viktor Khryapa June 28, 2006: Traded F Rodney Carney, a second-round draft pick and cash to the Philadelphia 76ers for G Thabo Sefolosha July 7, 2006: Waived F Othella Harrington July 13, 2006: Signed free agent C Ben Wallace July 14, 2006: Traded C Tyson Chandler to the New Orleans Hornets for F P. J. Brown and G J. R. Smith July 20, 2006: Traded G J. R. Smith to the Denver Nuggets for G Howard Eisley and two second-round draft picks July 31, 2006: Signed G Adrian Griffin August 18, 2006: Traded G Eddie Basden to the Cleveland Cavaliers for C Martynas Andriuskevicius October 30, 2006: Waived C Luke Schenscher October 31, 2006: Re-signed G Kirk Hinrich References Chicago Category:Chicago Bulls seasons Chicago Chicago Category:2006 in Chicago Category:2007 in Chicago