When the Bulls add Tristan Thompson, they are adding a defensive-minded rebounder who has big-game experience and knows his role.
Adding depth in the frontcourt is only a good thing. While far from the championship linchpin he was with the Cleveland Cavaliers in his prime, Thompson plays with toughness, a high motor and remains a monster on the boards. Plus, Thompson doesn’t need the ball to be effective. The playoffs are all about survival. And they’ve been prone to lapses with Nikola Vučević off the court. He also joins Alex Caruso as the only Bulls who have won championships.
While the Bulls were playing the Kings at the United Center, Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle revealed that veteran forward Tristan Thompson was on ...
In a postgame press conference Wednesday night, Pacers coach Rick Carlisle broke the news of Tristan Thompson intending to sign with the Bulls.
The Cleveland Cavaliers are not going to land Tristan Thompson once he hits the buyout market and that's actually a good thing.
The Indiana Pacers are waiving center Tristan Thompson, coach Rick Carlisle said Wednesday. Thompson will sign a new deal with the Chicago Bulls after he ...
Before joining the Bulls, Thompson expressed his appreciation for the franchise that traded for him last week.
He is an NBA champion, however, and he has played in just five playoff games since 2017-18, the last season he played with LeBron James in Cleveland. The Bulls are first in the East, while the Pacers are 13th, well out of range of the play-in. Before he joined the Pacers, he admired the franchise from afar, and now that he's gone, he will continue to root for his former teammates, Thompson wrote in a thank-you post on Instagram: I really appreciate all the love and energy I received from everyone from the organization and the fan base.
On Feb. 16, the Chicago Bulls reportedly got their first buyout addition of the season so far with former Pacers big man Tristan Thompson.
The Bulls will now have a rejuvenated frontcourt unit after the addition of Thompson once the All-Star Break concludes next week. No other big man on the current Bulls roster even has half that amount of postseason starts or games played. He’s also a more capable and proven scorer on the inside compared to the likes of current backup center Tony Bradley and/or rookie big man Marko Simonovic. K.C. Johnson of NBC Sports Chicago mentioned in a tweet on Feb. 16 that the Bulls could also waive sharpshooting guard Matt Thomas, but that would be less likely. This move looks like it will help the Bulls fill out their frontcourt unit for the stretch run of the season. It now looks like the Bulls will be able to officially add Thompson once he clears waivers.
According to Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle, Tristan Thompson will be waived by the team on Thursday. He will then sign with the Chicago Bulls, according to Carlisle. According to Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle, the team will waive Tristan ...
They are on fire to start the season led by superstar guard Steph Curry and have one of the best records in the entire NBA. .CLICK HERE. - DEROZAN PASSES JORDAN ON A LIST FOR THE BULLS: DeMar DeRozan and the Chicago Bulls have been on a roll to start the new season as the top team in the Eastern Conference. DeRozan is a four-time All-Star in his first season in Chicago, and he passed Hall of Famer Michael Jordan on a franchise-record list.CLICK HERE. He's gonna be waived tomorrow."
The Pacers will waive Tristan Thompson on Thursday, and the veteran big man will sign a deal with the Bulls, Indiana coach Rick Carlisle told reporters.
Budding star Tyrese Haliburton dished 16 assists Sunday against the Timberwolves, one shy of tying his career high, second-year big man Jalen Smith shined ...
"When he got to Sac and coming with me here, he's helped guide me, and our conversations have been amazing from the (start). ... Of course I'm gonna miss him, but he knows he's got my number and I got his. After Thompson provided a spark off the bench, Haliburton sealed the win in the closing moments. He's gonna be waived (Thursday), and he'll be joining a contending team in the East. ... Starts with a C and ends with an O." Then, with 7:17 left in the game, Thompson made up for that miss by providing the highlight of the night. "And what the heck? He made his first six shots and didn’t miss from the field until early in the fourth quarter.