# 2016–17 Chicago Bulls season

The 2016–17 Chicago Bulls season was the 51st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Former 2011 MVP and 2009 Rookie of the Year Derrick Rose was traded from his hometown team to the New York Knicks. This was the first season without Rose since the 2012–13 season and 2006–07 without Joakim Noah, who left to sign with the Knicks. Dwyane Wade, who played for the Miami Heat from 2003 to 2016, decided to leave the Heat and sign with his hometown team, the Chicago Bulls. A Chicago native, Wade grew up as a fan of the Bulls, and Michael Jordan. The Bulls also traded Tony Snell to the Milwaukee Bucks for Michael Carter-Williams on October 17, 2016.
The Bulls finished the regular season with a 41–41 record, securing the 8th seed. In the playoffs, they faced off against the Boston Celtics in the first round, where they lost in 6 games.
Following the season, Jimmy Butler was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves, Rajon Rondo was released and signed with the New Orleans Pelicans, and Dwyane Wade signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
This season marked the last time the Bulls made the playoffs until their 2021–22 season.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
| 1 | 14 | Denzel Valentine | SG | United States | Michigan State |
| 2 | 48 | Paul Zipser | SG / SF | Germany | Bayern Munich (Germany) |

## Standings
### Division

| Central Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
| y – Cleveland Cavaliers | 51 | 31 | .622 | – | 31‍–‍10 | 20‍–‍21 | 8–8 | 82 |
| x – Milwaukee Bucks | 42 | 40 | .512 | 9.0 | 23‍–‍18 | 19‍–‍22 | 10–6 | 82 |
| x – Indiana Pacers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 9.0 | 29‍–‍12 | 13‍–‍28 | 8–8 | 82 |
| x – Chicago Bulls | 41 | 41 | .500 | 10.0 | 25‍–‍16 | 16‍–‍25 | 9–7 | 82 |
| Detroit Pistons | 37 | 45 | .451 | 14.0 | 24‍–‍17 | 13‍–‍28 | 5–11 | 82 |

### Conference

Eastern Conference :
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | c – Boston Celtics * | 53 | 29 | .646 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y – Cleveland Cavaliers * | 51 | 31 | .622 | 2.0 | 82 |
| 3 | x – Toronto Raptors | 51 | 31 | .622 | 2.0 | 82 |
| 4 | y – Washington Wizards * | 49 | 33 | .598 | 4.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x – Atlanta Hawks | 43 | 39 | .524 | 10.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x – Milwaukee Bucks | 42 | 40 | .512 | 11.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x – Indiana Pacers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 11.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x – Chicago Bulls | 41 | 41 | .500 | 12.0 | 82 |
| 9 | Miami Heat | 41 | 41 | .500 | 12.0 | 82 |
| 10 | Detroit Pistons | 37 | 45 | .451 | 16.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Charlotte Hornets | 36 | 46 | .439 | 17.0 | 82 |
| 12 | New York Knicks | 31 | 51 | .378 | 22.0 | 82 |
| 13 | Orlando Magic | 29 | 53 | .354 | 24.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Philadelphia 76ers | 28 | 54 | .341 | 25.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Brooklyn Nets | 20 | 62 | .244 | 33.0 | 82 |

## Game log
### Preseason

2016 pre-season game log Total: 3-4 (home: 2-3; road: 1-1) :
Pre-season: 3–4 (home: 2–3; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 3
Milwaukee
L 91–93
Butler, McDermott (13)
Taj Gibson (12)
Rajon Rondo (7)
United Center 20,104
0–1
2
October 6
@ Indiana
L 108–115
Spencer Dinwiddie (19)
Spencer Dinwiddie (6)
Rajon Rondo (5)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 12,925
0–2
3
October 8
Indiana
W 121–105
Dwyane Wade (22)
Nikola Mirotic (9)
Dwyane Wade (8)
United Center 20,096
1–2
4
October 14
Cleveland
W 118–108
Rajon Rondo (30)
Taj Gibson (11)
Rajon Rondo (6)
United Center 21,766
2–2
5
October 15
@ Milwaukee
W 107–86
Isaiah Canaan (25)
Robin Lopez (11)
Jerian Grant (7)
BMO Harris Bradley Center 10,794
3–2
6
October 17
Charlotte
L 104–108 (OT)
Jimmy Butler (15)
Cristiano Felicio (12)
Rajon Rondo (10)
United Center 20,025
3–3
7
October 20
@ Atlanta
L 81–97
Jimmy Butler (18)
Gibson, Rondo (9)
Butler, Rondo, Wade (6)
CenturyLink Center Omaha 16,506
3–4 :
2016–17 pre-season schedule :

### Regular season

2016–17 game log Total: 41–41 (home: 25–16; road: 16–25) :
October: 3–0 (home: 2–0; road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 27
Boston
W 105–99
Jimmy Butler (24)
Taj Gibson (10)
Rajon Rondo (9)
United Center 21,501
1–0
2
October 29
Indiana
W 118–101
Doug McDermott (23)
Gibson, Felicio (8)
Rajon Rondo (13)
United Center 21,373
2–0
3
October 31
@ Brooklyn
W 118–88
Jimmy Butler (23)
Taj Gibson (11)
Isaiah Canaan (6)
Barclays Center 15,842
3–0 :
November
: 7–7 (home: 2–2; road: 5–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
4
November 2
@ Boston
L 100–107
Jimmy Butler (23)
Rajon Rondo (10)
Rajon Rondo (5)
TD Garden 18,624
3–1
5
November 4
New York
L 104–117
Dwyane Wade (35)
Dwyane Wade (10)
Rajon Rondo (5)
United Center 22,376
3–2
6
November 5
@ Indiana
L 94–111
Butler, Portis (16)
Taj Gibson (12)
Rajon Rondo (5)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,020
3–3
7
November 7
Orlando
W 112–80
Jimmy Butler (20)
Taj Gibson (11)
Jimmy Butler (7)
United Center 21,320
4–3
8
November 9
@ Atlanta
L 107–115
Jimmy Butler (39)
Taj Gibson (6)
Rondo, Butler (7)
Philips Arena 16,354
4–4
9
November 10
@ Miami
W 98–95
Jimmy Butler (20)
Rajon Rondo (12)
Rajon Rondo (6)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
5–4
10
November 12
Washington
W 106–95
Jimmy Butler (37)
Robin Lopez (13)
Jimmy Butler (9)
United Center 21,962
6–4
11
November 15
@ Portland
W 113–88
Jimmy Butler (27)
Jimmy Butler (12)
Butler, Wade (5)
Moda Center 13,393
7–4
12
November 17
@ Utah
W 85–77
Jimmy Butler (20)
Butler, Lopez (12)
Jimmy Butler (3)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 19,911
8–4
13
November 19
@ L.A. Clippers
L 95–102
Dwyane Wade (28)
Rajon Rondo (10)
Rajon Rondo (8)
Staples Center 19,060
8–5
14
November 20
@ L.A. Lakers
W 118–110
Jimmy Butler (40)
Nikola Mirotic (15)
Rajon Rondo (12)
Staples Center 18,997
9–5
15
November 22
@ Denver
L 107–110
Jimmy Butler (35)
Rajon Rondo (11)
Rajon Rondo (8)
Pepsi Center 14,328
9–6
16
November 25
@ Philadelphia
W 105–89
Jimmy Butler (26)
Rajon Rondo (8)
Rajon Rondo (10)
Wells Fargo Center 18,234
10–6
17
November 30
L.A. Lakers
L 90–96
Jimmy Butler (22)
Taj Gibson (10)
Rondo, Wade (6)
United Center 21,773
10–7 :
December
: 6–11 (home: 6–5; road: 0–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
18
December 2
Cleveland
W 111–105
Jimmy Butler (26)
Rondo, Gibson (11)
Rajon Rondo (12)
United Center 21,775
11–7
19
December 3
@ Dallas
L 82–107
Jimmy Butler (26)
Jimmy Butler (9)
Jimmy Butler (4)
American Airlines Center 19,857
11–8
20
December 5
Portland
L 110–112
Dwyane Wade (34)
Robin Lopez (14)
Jimmy Butler (5)
United Center 21,351
11–9
21
December 6
@ Detroit
L 91–102
Jimmy Butler (32)
Taj Gibson (10)
Dwyane Wade (7)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 14,305
11–10
22
December 8
San Antonio
W 95–91
Dwyane Wade (20)
Rajon Rondo (10)
Rajon Rondo (9)
United Center 21,489
12–10
23
December 10
Miami
W 105–100
Jimmy Butler (31)
Robin Lopez (10)
Rajon Rondo (6)
United Center 21,348
13–10
24
December 13
Minnesota
L 94–99
Jimmy Butler (27)
Jimmy Butler (9)
Jimmy Butler (6)
United Center 21,146
13–11
25
December 15
@ Milwaukee
L 97–108
Jimmy Butler (21)
Robin Lopez (6)
Rajon Rondo (8)
Bradley Center 16,704
13–12
26
December 16
Milwaukee
L 69–95
Dwyane Wade (12)
Bobby Portis (8)
Jimmy Butler (6)
United Center 21,324
13–13
27
December 19
Detroit
W 113–82
Jimmy Butler (19)
Rajon Rondo (8)
Rajon Rondo (14)
United Center 21,400
14–13
28
December 21
Washington
L 97–107
Jimmy Butler (20)
Butler, Gibson (11)
Rajon Rondo (10)
United Center 21,358
14–14
29
December 23
@ Charlotte
L 91–103
Jimmy Butler (26)
Nikola Mirotic (10)
Rajon Rondo (10)
Spectrum Center 19,249
14–15
30
December 25
@ San Antonio
L 100–119
Dwyane Wade (24)
Taj Gibson (7)
Dwyane Wade (6)
AT&T Center 18,428
14–16
31
December 26
Indiana
W 90–85
Dwyane Wade (21)
Robin Lopez (12)
Rondo, Butler, Wade (5)
United Center 21,922
15–16
32
December 28
Brooklyn
W 101–99
Jimmy Butler (40)
Jimmy Butler (11)
Rajon Rondo (12)
United Center 21,957
16–16
33
December 30
@ Indiana
L 101–111
Jimmy Butler (25)
Cristiano Felicio (12)
Dwyane Wade (5)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,923
16–17
34
December 31
Milwaukee
L 96–116
Jimmy Butler (26)
Robin Lopez (10)
Jimmy Butler (8)
United Center 21,838
16–18 :
January
: 8–7 (home: 5–4; road: 3–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
35
January 2
Charlotte
W 118–111
Jimmy Butler (52)
Jimmy Butler (12)
Jimmy Butler (6)
United Center 21,612
17–18
36
January 4
@ Cleveland
W 106–94
Jimmy Butler (20)
Taj Gibson (7)
Jimmy Butler (8)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
18–18
37
January 7
Toronto
W 123–118 (OT)
Jimmy Butler (42)
Butler, McDermott (10)
Dwyane Wade (7)
United Center 21,195
19–18
38
January 9
Oklahoma City
L 94–109
Dwyane Wade (22)
Cristiano Felicio (11)
Jimmy Butler (7)
United Center 21,923
19–19
39
January 10
@ Washington
L 99–101
Denzel Valentine (19)
Taj Gibson (12)
Grant, Rondo (6)
Verizon Center 14,361
19–20
40
January 12
@ New York
L 89–104
Dwyane Wade (22)
Taj Gibson (9)
Rajon Rondo (8)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
19–21　
41
January 14
New Orleans
W 107–99
Jimmy Butler (28)
Taj Gibson (16)
Wade, Rondo (5)
United Center 21,916
20–21
42
January 15
@ Memphis
W 108–104
Doug McDermott (31)
Butler, Gibson (8)
Jimmy Butler (6)
FedExForum 18,119
21–21
43
January 17
Dallas
L 98–99
Jimmy Butler (24)
Jimmy Butler (9)
Jimmy Butler (12)
United Center 21,294
21–22
44
January 20
@ Atlanta
L 93–102
Jimmy Butler (19)
Bobby Portis (7)
Rondo, Wade, Butler (3)
Philips Arena 16,328
21–23
45
January 21
Sacramento
W 102–99
Dwyane Wade (30)
Cristiano Felicio (10)
Jimmy Butler (7)
United Center 21,606
22–23
46
January 24
@ Orlando
W 100–92
Dwyane Wade (21)
Cristiano Felicio (10)
Jimmy Butler (4)
Amway Center 18,846
23–23
47
January 25
Atlanta
L 114–119
Jimmy Butler (40)
Taj Gibson (10)
Rondo, Butler, Grant (4)
United Center 21,445
23–24
48
January 27
Miami
L 88–100
Dwyane Wade (15)
Rajon Rondo (7)
Rajon Rondo (7)
United Center 22,082
23–25
49
January 29
Philadelphia
W 121–108
Jimmy Butler (28)
Robin Lopez (10)
Rajon Rondo (10)
United Center 21,606
24–25 :
February
: 6–5 (home: 3–1; road: 3–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
50
February 1
@ Oklahoma City
W 128–100
Jimmy Butler (28)
Taj Gibson (8)
Dwyane Wade (7)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
25–25
51
February 3
@ Houston
L 117–121 (OT)
Michael Carter-Williams (23)
Robin Lopez (10)
Carter-Williams, Wade (6)
Toyota Center 18,055
25–26
52
February 6
@ Sacramento
W 112–107
Dwyane Wade (31)
Lopez, Carter-Williams, Wade (6)
Rajon Rondo (6)
Golden 1 Center 17,608
26–26
53
February 8
@ Golden State
L 92–123
Robin Lopez (17)
Robin Lopez (10)
Rajon Rondo (8)
Oracle Arena 19,596
26–27
54
February 10
@ Phoenix
L 97–115
Jimmy Butler (20)
Robin Lopez (7)
Jimmy Butler (6)
Talking Stick Resort Arena 18,055
26–28
55
February 12
@ Minnesota
L 89–117
McDermott, Portis (16)
Michael Carter-Williams (7)
Carter-Williams, Rondo (6)
Target Center 19,356
26–29
56
February 14
Toronto
W 105–94
Doug McDermott (20)
Jimmy Butler (12)
Rajon Rondo (5)
United Center 21,220
27–29
57
February 16
Boston
W 104–103
Jimmy Butler (29)
Taj Gibson (9)
Rajon Rondo (8)
United Center 21,866
28–29
58
February 24
Phoenix
W 128–121 (OT)
Dwyane Wade (23)
Nikola Mirotic (8)
Rondo, Butler (9)
United Center 21,641
29–29
59
February 25
@ Cleveland
W 117–99
Dwyane Wade (20)
Jimmy Butler (10)
Butler, Wade (10)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
30–29
60
February 28
Denver
L 107–125
Rondo, Wade (19)
Denzel Valentine (7)
Rajon Rondo (5)
United Center 21,015
30–30 :
March
: 6–9 (home: 4–4; road: 2–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
61
March 2
Golden State
W 94–87
Jimmy Butler (22)
Bobby Portis (13)
Jimmy Butler (6)
United Center 22,253
31–30
62
March 4
L.A. Clippers
L 91–101
Jimmy Butler (16)
Portis, Mirotic (7)
Rajon Rondo (9)
United Center 22,807
31–31
63
March 6
@ Detroit
L 95–109
Jimmy Butler (27)
Jimmy Butler (9)
Jerian Grant (9)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 16,039
31–32
64
March 8
@ Orlando
L 91–98
Jimmy Butler (21)
Robin Lopez (9)
Jimmy Butler (9)
Amway Center 16,063
31–33
65
March 10
Houston
L 94–115
Dwyane Wade (21)
Joffrey Lauvergne (9)
Jerian Grant (5)
United Center 21,995
31–34
66
March 12
@ Boston
L 80–100
Lopez, Valentine (13)
Bobby Portis (8)
Rajon Rondo (6)
TD Garden 18,624
31–35
67
March 13
@ Charlotte
W 115–109
Nikola Mirotic (24)
Nikola Mirotic (11)
Jimmy Butler (11)
Spectrum Center 16,489
32–35
68
March 15
Memphis
L 91–98
Rajon Rondo (17)
Portis, Butler (7)
Rajon Rondo (8)
United Center 21,583
32–36
69
March 17
@ Washington
L 107–112
Jimmy Butler (28)
Robin Lopez (12)
Rajon Rondo (10)
Verizon Center 20,356
32–37
70
March 18
Utah
W 95–86
Jimmy Butler (23)
Denzel Valentine (12)
Jimmy Butler (7)
United Center 21,953
33–37
71
March 21
@ Toronto
L 120–122 (OT)
Jimmy Butler (37)
Jimmy Butler (10)
Rajon Rondo (8)
Air Canada Centre 19,800
33–38
72
March 22
Detroit
W 117–95
Nikola Mirotic (25)
Joffrey Lauvergne (7)
Jimmy Butler (12)
United Center 21,503
34–38
73
March 24
Philadelphia
L 107–117
Jimmy Butler (36)
Bobby Portis (11)
Jimmy Butler (11)
United Center 21,558
34–39
74
March 26
@ Milwaukee
W 109–94
Nikola Mirotic (28)
Rajon Rondo (9)
Jimmy Butler (14)
Bradley Center 17,669
35–39
75
March 30
Cleveland
W 99–93
Nikola Mirotic (28)
Robin Lopez (11)
Rajon Rondo (15)
United Center 22,282
36–39 :
April: 5–2 (home: 3–0; road: 2–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
76
April 1
Atlanta
W 106–104
Jimmy Butler (33)
Rajon Rondo (11)
Jimmy Butler (8)
United Center 22,019
37–39
77
April 2
@ New Orleans
W 117–110
Jimmy Butler (39)
Bobby Portis (11)
Rajon Rondo (9)
Smoothie King Center 18,306
38–39
78
April 4
@ New York
L 91–100
Jimmy Butler (26)
Nikola Mirotic (10)
Rajon Rondo (9)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
38–40
79
April 6
@ Philadelphia
W 102–90
Nikola Mirotic (22)
Bobby Portis (11)
Jimmy Butler (10)
Wells Fargo Center 15,177
39–40
80
April 8
@ Brooklyn
L 106–107
Jimmy Butler (33)
Robin Lopez (8)
Jerian Grant (5)
Barclays Center 17,732
39–41
81
April 10
Orlando
W 122–75
Robin Lopez (18)
Lopez, Zipser (8)
Jerian Grant (11)
United Center 21,545
40–41
82
April 12
Brooklyn
W 112–73
Jimmy Butler (25)
Bobby Portis (10)
Rajon Rondo (5)
United Center 22,576
41–41 :
2016–17 season schedule :

### Playoffs

2017 playoff game log Total: 2–4 (home: 0–3; road: 2–1) :
First Round: 2–4 (home: 0–3; road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 16
@ Boston
W 106–102
Jimmy Butler (30)
Robin Lopez (11)
Rondo, Wade (6)
TD Garden 18,624
1–0
2
April 18
@ Boston
W 111–97
Butler, Wade (22)
Rajon Rondo (9)
Rajon Rondo (14)
TD Garden 18,624
2–0
3
April 21
Boston
L 87–104
Dwyane Wade (18)
Cristiano Felício (11)
Mirotic, Wade, Carter-Williams (3)
United Center 21,293
2–1
4
April 23
Boston
L 95–104
Jimmy Butler (33)
Bobby Portis (8)
Jimmy Butler (9)
United Center 21,863
2–2
5
April 26
@ Boston
L 97–108
Dwyane Wade (26)
Dwyane Wade (11)
Dwyane Wade (8)
TD Garden 18,624
2–3
6
April 28
Boston
L 83–105
Jimmy Butler (23)
Bobby Portis (11)
Dwyane Wade (3)
United Center 21,682
2–4 :
2017 playoff schedule :

## Player statistics
### Regular season

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Robin Lopez | 81 | 81 | 28.0 | .493 | .000 | .721 | 6.4 | 1.0 | .2 | 1.4 | 10.4 |
| Jimmy Butler | 76 | 75 | 37.0 | .455 | .367 | .865 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 1.9 | .4 | 23.9 |
| Nikola Mirotić | 70 | 15 | 24.0 | .413 | .342 | .773 | 5.5 | 1.1 | .8 | .8 | 10.6 |
| Rajon Rondo | 69 | 42 | 26.7 | .408 | .376 | .600 | 5.1 | 6.7 | 1.4 | .2 | 7.8 |
| Cristiano Felício | 66 | 0 | 15.8 | .579 | | .645 | 4.7 | .6 | .4 | .3 | 4.8 |
| Bobby Portis | 64 | 13 | 15.6 | .488 | .333 | .661 | 4.6 | .5 | .3 | .2 | 6.8 |
| Jerian Grant | 63 | 28 | 16.3 | .425 | .366 | .890 | 1.8 | 1.9 | .7 | .1 | 5.9 |
| Dwyane Wade | 60 | 59 | 29.9 | .434 | .310 | .794 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 1.4 | .7 | 18.3 |
| Denzel Valentine | 57 | 0 | 17.1 | .354 | .351 | .778 | 2.6 | 1.1 | .5 | .1 | 5.1 |
| Taj Gibson$^†$ | 55 | 55 | 27.3 | .521 | .167 | .714 | 6.9 | 1.1 | .5 | .9 | 11.6 |
| Michael Carter-Williams | 45 | 19 | 18.8 | .366 | .234 | .753 | 3.4 | 2.5 | .8 | .5 | 6.6 |
| Paul Zipser | 44 | 18 | 19.2 | .398 | .333 | .775 | 2.8 | .8 | .3 | .4 | 5.5 |
| Doug McDermott$^†$ | 44 | 4 | 24.5 | .445 | .373 | .881 | 3.0 | 1.0 | .3 | .1 | 10.2 |
| Isaiah Canaan | 39 | 0 | 15.2 | .364 | .266 | .909 | 1.3 | .9 | .6 | .0 | 4.6 |
| Joffrey Lauvergne$^†$ | 20 | 1 | 12.1 | .402 | .300 | .600 | 3.4 | 1.0 | .4 | .0 | 4.5 |
| Cameron Payne$^†$ | 11 | 0 | 12.9 | .333 | .324 | .250 | 1.5 | 1.4 | .4 | .0 | 4.9 |
| Anthony Morrow$^†$ | 9 | 0 | 9.7 | .414 | .429 | 1.000 | .2 | .7 | .2 | .0 | 4.6 |
| R. J. Hunter | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | .000 | .000 | | .3 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |

### Playoffs

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Jimmy Butler | 6 | 6 | 39.8 | .426 | .261 | .809 | 7.3 | 4.3 | 1.7 | .8 | 22.7 |
| Dwyane Wade | 6 | 6 | 31.7 | .372 | .353 | .952 | 5.0 | 4.0 | .8 | 1.3 | 15.0 |
| Robin Lopez | 6 | 6 | 27.0 | .654 | | 1.000 | 7.2 | .8 | .5 | 1.0 | 12.7 |
| Nikola Mirotić | 6 | 6 | 27.0 | .340 | .286 | .800 | 5.0 | 1.5 | .7 | .5 | 8.7 |
| Paul Zipser | 6 | 0 | 22.7 | .455 | .375 | 1.000 | 3.5 | .5 | .2 | .2 | 7.3 |
| Bobby Portis | 6 | 0 | 20.2 | .515 | .462 | | 6.0 | 1.2 | .5 | .5 | 6.7 |
| Cristiano Felício | 6 | 0 | 13.7 | .600 | | .500 | 4.3 | .3 | .5 | .3 | 3.2 |
| Jerian Grant | 5 | 2 | 10.4 | .261 | .111 | 1.000 | .8 | 1.0 | .4 | .0 | 3.2 |
| Michael Carter-Williams | 5 | 0 | 10.6 | .400 | .000 | .500 | .8 | 1.2 | .4 | .2 | 2.8 |
| Denzel Valentine | 4 | 0 | 5.5 | .333 | .250 | | 2.0 | .5 | .0 | .3 | 1.3 |
| Isaiah Canaan | 3 | 2 | 31.7 | .500 | .357 | .667 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 | .0 | 11.7 |
| Anthony Morrow | 3 | 0 | 9.7 | .556 | | 1.000 | 1.0 | .7 | .0 | .0 | 4.0 |
| Joffrey Lauvergne | 3 | 0 | 8.7 | .364 | .000 | 1.000 | 3.0 | 1.7 | .0 | .0 | 4.7 |
| Rajon Rondo | 2 | 2 | 33.5 | .423 | .000 | .500 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 3.5 | .5 | 11.5 |
| Cameron Payne | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | .500 | 1.000 | | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 3.0 |
* $^†$ Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Bulls only.

## Transactions
### Trades

| June 17, 2016 | To Chicago BullsSpencer Dinwiddie | To Detroit PistonsCameron Bairstow |
| June 22, 2016 | To Chicago BullsRobin Lopez José Calderón Jerian Grant | To New York KnicksDerrick Rose Justin Holiday 2017 2nd round-pick |
| July 7, 2016 | To Chicago BullsDraft rights to Albert Miralles | To Cleveland CavaliersMike Dunleavy Jr. |
| July 7, 2016 | To Chicago BullsDraft rights to Ater Majok | To Los Angeles LakersJosé Calderón |
| October 17, 2016 | To Chicago BullsMichael Carter-Williams | To Milwaukee BucksTony Snell |
| February 23. 2017 | To Chicago BullsCameron Payne Joffrey Lauvergne Anthony Morrow | To Oklahoma City ThunderTaj Gibson Doug McDermott 2018 2nd round-pick |

### Free agency
#### Additions

| Player | Signed | Former team |
| Rajon Rondo | 2-year contract worth $28 million | Sacramento Kings |
| Dwyane Wade | 2-year contract worth $47.5 million | Miami Heat |
| Isaiah Canaan | 2-year contract worth $2.2 million | Philadelphia 76ers |

#### Subtractions

| Player | Reason left | New team |
| Joakim Noah | 4-year contract worth $72 million | New York Knicks |
| Pau Gasol | 2-year contract worth $30 million | San Antonio Spurs |
| E'Twaun Moore | 4-year contract worth $34 million | New Orleans Pelicans |
| Aaron Brooks | 1-year contract worth $2.5 million | Indiana Pacers |