<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-news-billy-donovan-ayo-dosunmu-long-haul');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bulls’ Billy Donovan isn’t concerned that Ayo Dosunmu will be out for the long haul');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Oct-27-2025-Chicago-Illinois-USA-Chicago-Bulls-guard-Ayo-Dosunmu-11-looks-to-pass-the-ball-against-the-Atlanta-Hawks-during-the-first-half-at-United-Center.-Mandatory-Credit-Kamil-Krzaczynski-.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Bulls’ Billy Donovan isn’t concerned that Ayo Dosunmu will be out for the long haul</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-17T16:25:37-08:00">December 17th, 4:25pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-17T17:36:08-08:00">December 17th, 5:36pm</time><address><a>Zachary Draves</a>Zachary Draves is a sportswriter and broadcaster based in the Quad Cities of Illinois and Iowa. Zachary covers a variety of different sports as well as sports history, sport and society, and sport and culture. He is also a professor of sociology.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago Bulls</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>On Tuesday, Ayo Dosunmu <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-news-ayo-dosunmu-cavs-thumb-injuries" rel="noopener">hoped to be on the floor</a> for the Chicago Bulls’ showdown against the Cleveland Cavaliers. However, on Wednesday, Dosunmu was a no-show due to a thumb injury. </p><p>Before the game, head coach Billy Donovan announced that Dosunmu was out. Nevertheless, he <a href="https://x.com/DravesZachary/status/2001440036965761274" rel="noopener">didn’t hit the panic button</a> over Dosunumu being out for a prolonged period. </p><p>“I don’t feel this is a situation where he’ll be out long term,” Donovan said. </p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Bulls head coach Billy Donovan on Ayo Dosunmu’s thumb injury:</p><p>“I don’t feel this is a situation where he’ll be out long term” <a href="https://t.co/w5qhJzT8YS">pic.twitter.com/w5qhJzT8YS</a></p><p>— Zachary Draves (@DravesZachary) <a href="https://twitter.com/DravesZachary/status/2001440036965761274?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 17, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Dosunmu has been out of the last two games due to injuries to both thumbs. He had to tape up both thumbs and sustained a bruise on the bone of his right thumb. Plus, his left thumb was hurting the worst. </p><p>Currently, Dosunmu is averaging 15.2 points, 3.2 assists, and 27.8 minutes per game. Altogether, he has played in 20 games total, both in the starting rotation and off the bench. Meanwhile, the Bulls are coming in against the Cavs with a 10-15 victory. </p><p>Last Sunday, they <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-news-fans-billy-donovan-claim-loss-pelicans" rel="noopener">lost 114-104 to the New Orleans Pelicans</a>. At the same time, the Bulls have lost 8 of their last 10 games. A far cry from their <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/overreaction-trade-bulls-must-target-shocking-start" rel="noopener">6-1 start to the season</a>. One of the major issues as of late has been <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-news-chicago-injury-report-hornets" rel="noopener">injuries to key talent</a>. </p><h2><b>Ayo Dosunmu’s recent history of injuries </b></h2><p>Within the last year, Dosunmu has had to battle a string of injuries. Last season ended early for him due to a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-news-ayo-dosunmu-season-ending-shoulder-surgery" rel="noopener">shoulder injury that required surgery</a>. The recovery lasted 4-6 months. </p><p>He finished the year averaging 12.3 points per game and played in 46 games.</p><p>In April 2024, he missed the final regular-season games due to a bruise on his quad and a bruise on his thigh. Later that year, Dosunmu had to battle calf strains. </p><p>Those calf strains repeated during the early part of this season. Given all that, the Bulls are trying to rest him as much as possible. </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bulls’ Billy Donovan isn’t concerned that Ayo Dosunmu will be out for the long haul

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-news-ayo-dosunmu-cavs-thumb-injuries');   ga('set', 'title', 'Ayo Dosunmu hopes to play vs Cavs despite thumb injuries');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Chicago-Bulls-guard-Ayo-Dosunmu-11-arrives-at-United-Center-before-an-NBA-game-against-the-New-York-Knicks.jpg"><figcaption>Oct 31, 2025; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chicago Bulls guard Ayo Dosunmu (11) arrives at United Center before an NBA game against the New York Knicks. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Ayo Dosunmu hopes to play vs Cavs despite thumb injuries</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-16T16:40:41-08:00">December 16th, 4:40pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-16T16:40:41-08:00">December 16th, 4:40pm</time><address><a>Zachary Draves</a>Zachary Draves is a sportswriter and broadcaster based in the Quad Cities of Illinois and Iowa. Zachary covers a variety of different sports as well as sports history, sport and society, and sport and culture. He is also a professor of sociology.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago Bulls</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Injuries have certainly <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-news-chicago-injury-report-hornets" rel="noopener">taken their toll on the Chicago Bulls</a>. One player <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/ayo-dosunmu-added-to-comically-long-injury-report-for-pacers-game" rel="noopener">battling recurring injuries</a> is Ayo Dosunmu. </p><p>On Tuesday, Dosunmu said <a href="https://x.com/KCJHoop/status/2000996084131446994" rel="noopener">he sprained</a> two thumbs and that there is a bruise on the bone of his right thumb, per K.C. Johnson of The Chicago Sports Network. He had to tape up both thumbs, with the left one being the worst. </p><p>Nevertheless, he hopes to heal in time before the Bulls take on the Cleveland Cavaliers at home on Wednesday. Recently, Dosunmu has had to sit out the last two games due to thumb injuries. Currently, the Bulls are 10-14 and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-news-fans-billy-donovan-claim-loss-pelicans" rel="noopener">are coming off a loss to the lowly New Orleans Pelicans</a> 114-104, last Sunday.</p><p>So far, Dosunmu has played in 20 games and is averaging 15.2 points per game. Plus, he is averaging 27.8 minutes per game. Last year, Dosunmu finished the year averaging 12.3 points and 4.5 rebounds per game. </p><p>His season was cut short due to a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-news-ayo-dosunmu-season-ending-shoulder-surgery" rel="noopener">shoulder injury that required surgery</a>. Dosunmu has played in Chicago since being drafted in 2021 out of the University of Illinois at Champaign/Urbana. He is also a native of Chicago. </p><h2><b>When Ayo Dosunmu is healthy, he is an exciting player</b>.</h2><p>For a team that has cultivated an identity as a motion offense team, Dosunmu takes his game to a whole new level. He isn’t afraid to attack the rim, draw the fouls, and get up and go to the free line.</p><p>Furthermore, on defense, he is known to guard much bigger players. Dosunmu also excels in versatility at his position. He can start when needed and come off the bench. </p><p>Also, he has found his place amongst the other guards, including Coby White, Tre Jones, and Josh Giddey. When the Bulls need Dosunmu to depend on, they call. If they need his assistance, there’ll be no resistance; he’ll be there in an instant. </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Ayo Dosunmu hopes to play vs Cavs despite thumb injuries

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/chicago-bulls/ayo-dosunmu-added-to-comically-long-injury-report-for-pacers-game');   ga('set', 'title', 'Ayo Dosunmu added to comically long injury report for Pacers game');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Ayo-Dosunmu-added-to-comically-long-injury-report-for-Pacers-game.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Matt Marton-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Ayo Dosunmu added to comically long injury report for Pacers game</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-05T07:36:39-08:00">December 5th, 7:36am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-05T07:36:39-08:00">December 5th, 7:36am</time><address><a>Zachary Draves</a>Zachary Draves is a sportswriter and broadcaster based in the Quad Cities of Illinois and Iowa. Zachary covers a variety of different sports as well as sports history, sport and society, and sport and culture. He is also a professor of sociology.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago Bulls</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-news-coby-white-kevin-huerter-nets">litany of bodies piling up on the injured list</a> is already hurting the Chicago Bulls. On Friday, as they square off against the Indiana Pacers, they have added one more big name.</p><p>According to the NBA Injury Report, Ayo Dosunmu <a href="https://ak-static.cms.nba.com/referee/injury/Injury-Report_2025-12-05_09AM.pdf" rel="noopener">is listed as “questionable”</a> due to a sprain in his right thumb. Additionally, Coby White (left calf strain) and Zach Collins (left scaphoid fracture) are listed as questionable as well.</p><p>Also, Kevin Huerter (left adductor sprain) and Noa Essengue (left shoulder contusion) are both out. Against the Orlando Magic, Huerter <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-news-kevin-huerter-chicago-injury-list">had to be taken out after six minutes of play</a>. Furthermore, Essengue’s rookie season is over as he <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-news-chicago-noa-essengue-shoulder-surgery">prepares to undergo shoulder surgery</a>.</p><p>Plus, Tre Jones (left ankle sprain), Isaac Okoro (left lumbar radiculopathy), and Jalen Smith (left hamstring sprain) are listed as doubtful. Meanwhile, Patrick Williams (left wrist sprain) and Dalen Terry (left calf strain) are listed as probable.</p><p>In total, ten Bulls are on the injured list. It wasn’t that long ago that Chicago had 11 players on the injured list against the New Orleans Pelicans.</p><p>Dosunmu is averaging 15.8 points and 3.1 assists per game. After Friday, the Bulls will take on the Golden State Warriors on Sunday.</p><h2><b>Ayo Dosunmu’s recent battle with injuries</b></h2><p>In December 2024, Dosunmu <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-news-ayo-dosunmu-crucial-injury-update">was out due to a right calf strain</a>, which forced him to miss several games.</p><p>Ultimately, Dosnumu’s season ended abruptly due to a shoulder injury. As a result, he <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-news-ayo-dosunmu-season-ending-shoulder-surgery">had to undergo surgery</a>. Before that, he had issues with his shoulder popping out, but decided to push through the pain.</p><p>Afterward, Dosunmu underwent a 4-6 month recovery period. In early November, he <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-news-ayo-dosunmu-injury-update-bucks">had to go on the injured list</a> due to a left calf strain.</p><p>Given that Dosunmu is one of the Bulls’ most electrifying players, they took a cautious approach to ease him back into the rotation.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Ayo Dosunmu added to comically long injury report for Pacers game

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-giannis-antetokounmpo-posterizes-ayo-dosunmu-nba-cup');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo posterizes Ayo Dosunmu in NBA Cup showdown');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Bucks-forward-Giannis-Antetokounmpo-34-reacts-after-making-a-basket.jpg"><figcaption>John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo posterizes Ayo Dosunmu in NBA Cup showdown</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-07T18:18:05-08:00">November 7th, 6:18pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-07T18:18:05-08:00">November 7th, 6:18pm</time><address><a>Allan Binoy</a>Allan Binoy is a sports journalist who covers the NFL, NCAA Football, and NBA for ClutchPoints. With a deep passion for storytelling and analysis, he brings fans closer to the action by breaking down the biggest moments and storylines across the world of sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago Bulls</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The game is still alive, and Giannis Antetokounmpo’s poster on Ayo Dosunmu is already the highlight everyone will be talking about. The Milwaukee Bucks lead the Chicago Bulls 53-52 at halftime in their NBA Cup group-play clash at Fiserv Forum, and the sequence, shared by ClutchPoints on X, formerly Twitter, provided the emotional lift Milwaukee needed in a tight affair. </p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">GIANNIS SLAMS IT DOWN 😤</p><p> <a href="https://t.co/Mdq1PS29y7">pic.twitter.com/Mdq1PS29y7</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1986971873092018622?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 8, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-unlimited-raptors-cant-stop-giannis-antetokounmpo-this-bucket">Antetokounmpo’s dunk came in</a> a physical, low-scoring first half. The two-time MVP has 13 points, five rebounds, and three assists in 18 minutes, according to the live ESPN box score, numbers that don’t tell the whole story. The poster slammed a pause into the game and swung momentum toward the Bucks at a moment when every possession mattered.  </p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-news-ayo-dosunmu-injury-update-bucks">Chicago has battled through injuries into this Cup matchup</a>; the Bulls were thin on depth, and several rotation pieces missed time leading up to tipoff. That made Ayo Dosunmu’s presence and willingness to attack the paint a notable subplot before the poster play. Even with a short bench, the Bulls have stayed in it, trading blows possession for possession.  </p><p>This NBA Cup contest has been ugly in the best way: grinding defense, contested looks, and a handful of momentum-shifting plays. Milwaukee has leaned on its transition bursts and defensive positioning, while Chicago has tried to manufacture quality looks through ball movement and offensive rebounds. The score underlines how small edges, a single dunk, a contested three, or a loose defensive rebound could decide this one.  </p><p>The game remains in progress; expect more highlight moments and swings in the second half. For now, Giannis’ poster sits as the defining instant.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo posterizes Ayo Dosunmu in NBA Cup showdown

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-news-ayo-dosunmu-injury-update-bucks');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bulls receive crucial Ayo Dosunmu injury update prior to Bucks showdown');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Chicago-Bulls-guard-Ayo-Dosunmu-11-arrives-at-United-Center-before-an-NBA-game-against-the-New-York-Knicks.jpg"><figcaption>Oct 31, 2025; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chicago Bulls guard Ayo Dosunmu (11) arrives at United Center before an NBA game against the New York Knicks. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Bulls receive crucial Ayo Dosunmu injury update prior to Bucks showdown</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-06T16:23:39-08:00">November 6th, 4:23pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-06T17:24:01-08:00">November 6th, 5:24pm</time><address><a>Zachary Draves</a>Zachary Draves is a sportswriter and broadcaster based in the Quad Cities of Illinois and Iowa. Zachary covers a variety of different sports as well as sports history, sport and society, and sport and culture. He is also a professor of sociology.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago Bulls</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Chicago Bulls are looking to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/overreaction-trade-bulls-must-target-shocking-start">extend their strong start</a> on Friday against the Milwaukee Bucks on the road. In the meantime, Ayo Dosunmu <a href="https://ak-static.cms.nba.com/referee/injury/Injury-Report_2025-11-06_04PM.pdf" rel="noopener">was listed as questionable</a> on the NBA injured list.</p><p>On Thursday, Dosunmu <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/basketball/news/bulls-ayo-dosunmu-goes-through-practice-502488/" rel="noopener">took part in practice</a>, per CBS Sports.</p><p>For the last three games, Dosunmu was out due to a contusion in his left quadracepe. Before the Bulls’ game against the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday, Dosunmu <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-news-ayo-dosunmu-injury-update-76ers">was also listed as questionable</a>. Ultimately, he didn’t play and watched the Bulls <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-news-josh-giddey-drops-mic-goat-take-historic-24-point-comeback">come back from 24 points down</a> to win 113-111.</p><p>Dosunmu didn’t play in the game on Nov. 2nd against the New York Knicks. Chicago lost their first game of the season 128-116.</p><p>Currently, Chicago is off to one of their strongest starts in years. They are 6-1 and are in first place in the Eastern Conference. Furthermore, they have the second-best record in the NBA behind the defending champion OKC Thunder (8-1).</p><p>So far, Dosunmu is averaging 16.2 points, 3.2 assists, and 3.0 rebounds per game. He is coming off a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-news-ayo-dosunmu-season-ending-shoulder-surgery">season-ending shoulder surgery</a> from the year prior. A season in which he averaged 12.3 points, 4.5 assists, and 3.5 rebounds.</p><p>At the same time, Dosunmu is on the cusp of becoming an unrestricted free agent at season’s end.</p><p>During the off-season, Dosunmu was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/overreaction-trade-bulls-must-target-shocking-start">rumored to be potentially traded.</a></p><h2><b>Ayo Dosunmu provides the boost the Bulls need</b></h2><p>Indeed, the Bulls are succeeding at the outset with the help of Josh Giddey, Nikola Vucevic, Matas Buzelis, Tre Jones, and Isaac Okoro. Each of whom has relied on their respective strengths and versatility, and the results speak for themselves.</p><p>They have done so without Dosunmu and Coby White, both due to calf injuries. Nevertheless, when Dosunmu returns, there is no denying the vital role he plays.</p><p>Essentially, he is an energy producer at both ends of the floor. Dosunmu is a strong playmaker and defender. He can score and create opportunities for others. On the defensive side, Dosunmu can guard multiple positions.</p><p>That is the case both as a starter and off the bench.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bulls receive crucial Ayo Dosunmu injury update prior to Bucks showdown

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-editorials/bulls-ayo-dosunmu-loss-win-76ers');   ga('set', 'title', 'Why the Bulls look different without Ayo Dosunmu in huge comeback win against 76ers');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Dosunmu-passes.jpg"><figcaption>Patrick Gorski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Why the Bulls look different without Ayo Dosunmu in huge comeback win against 76ers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-04T19:55:33-08:00">November 4th, 7:55pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-04T19:55:33-08:00">November 4th, 7:55pm</time><address><a>Zachary Draves</a>Zachary Draves is a sportswriter and broadcaster based in the Quad Cities of Illinois and Iowa. Zachary covers a variety of different sports as well as sports history, sport and society, and sport and culture. He is also a professor of sociology.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago Bulls</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>For the Chicago Bulls, Ayo Dosunmu is the complete package. He can score in bunches when needed, solidly rebound, defend with intensity, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-editorials/ayo-dosunmu-kobe-bryant-teachings-bulls" rel="noopener">bring a style of play</a> that harkens back to the good old days of Kobe Bryant. In other words, he is the essence of the dependable player. </p><p>However, on Tuesday, Dosunmu <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/basketball/news/bulls-ayo-dosunmu-wont-play-tuesday/" rel="noopener">was not in uniform</a> on the floor as the Bulls took on the Philadelphia 76ers, per CBS Sports. He was out due to a contusion in his left quad after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-news-ayo-dosunmu-injury-update-76ers" rel="noopener">being listed as questionable</a>—an injury which also sidelined him last Sunday against the New York Knicks. </p><p>As a result, the Bulls had to adjust without him against the 76ers. In the first quarter, his void was clear as day as the Bulls <a href="https://pippenainteasy.com/only-took-1-quarter-bulls-face-ayo-dosunmu-reality#:~:text=The%20Chicago%20Bulls%20entered%20the,be%20more%20devastating%20than%20White's." rel="noopener">got absolutely killed</a>, per Andrew Hanlon of Pippen Ain’t Easy. </p><p>Thanks to Tyrese Maxey, Kelly Oubre Jr., and Joel Embiid, the 76ers outscored the Bulls 45-27. By the end of the first half, the Bulls were down by 19 points, 75-56. On the whole, they look lethargic and out of it. </p><p>In the second half, Chicago came together and clawed back from 24 points to as low as seven with under five minutes remaining in the game. They did so by playing Dosunmu’s game with sheer intensity and will. Matas Buzelis came alive with a couple of big shots, as did Josh Giddey.</p><p>Isaac Okoro and Tre Jones showed productivity at both ends of the floor; the second unit —specifically Jalen Smith and Kevin Huerter —exuded confidence with some critical buckets. Then, Nikola Vucevic came through in a big way as he hit the<a href="https://x.com/ProphetXHoops/status/1985912095662297447" rel="noopener"> game-winning three-pointer</a> with 3.5 seconds left, coming through in the clutch just like Ayo. </p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">NIKOLA VUCEVIC WINS IT FOR THE BULLS</p><p>🔥🔥🔥</p><p>Incredible comeback from Chicago  <a href="https://t.co/S30740XATA">pic.twitter.com/S30740XATA</a></p><p>— ProphetX Hoops (@ProphetXHoops) <a href="https://twitter.com/ProphetXHoops/status/1985912095662297447?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 5, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>In the end, the Bulls won 113-111. </p><p>As a result, the Bulls outscored the 76ers by a combined score of 57-36 in the second half. It was probably the best basketball they’ve played so far. Now the Bulls will head to Milwaukee to take on the Bucks on Friday with a 6-1 record. </p><p>Meanwhile, head coach Billy Donovan said it will be a day-to-day approach with Dosunmu. </p><h2><b>How Ayo Dosunmu is the glue that holds the unit together</b></h2><p>There is no doubt that the Bulls have some notable players. They have Giddey’s enhanced shooting confidence. Plus, they have Buzelis’ emerging talent. They still have Vucevic’s veteran presence and, of course, Coby White’s offensive prowess.</p><p>When you sum it all up, it is really Dosunmu that combines all of that. Things are likely to run smoothly when he is in the game, whether as a starter or a reserve. </p><p>Already, he has shown that. So far, Dosunmu is averaging 16.2 points and 26.2 minutes per game. Last year, he averaged 12.3 points, 4.5 assists, and 3.5 rebounds per game. Unfortunately, his season was interrupted <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-news-ayo-dosunmu-season-ending-shoulder-surgery" rel="noopener">due to shoulder surgery</a>.</p><p>Another notable statistic is that he has increased his three-point percentage from 32.8% to 47.6%. On defense, Dosunmu can guard multiple positions and is especially strong on the perimeter.</p><p>Overall, he demonstrates a level of consistency at both ends of the floor that the team feeds off of. Therefore, the Bulls can’t afford to lose him for a prolonged period. </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Why the Bulls look different without Ayo Dosunmu in huge comeback win against 76ers

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-news-ayo-dosunmu-injury-update-76ers');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bulls get pivotal Ayo Dosunmu injury update for 76ers clash');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Oct-27-2025-Chicago-Illinois-USA-Chicago-Bulls-guard-Ayo-Dosunmu-11-looks-to-pass-the-ball-against-the-Atlanta-Hawks-during-the-first-half-at-United-Center.-Mandatory-Credit-Kamil-Krzaczynski-.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Bulls get pivotal Ayo Dosunmu injury update for 76ers clash</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-04T11:01:43-08:00">November 4th, 11:01am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-04T11:03:16-08:00">November 4th, 11:03am</time><address><a>Zachary Draves</a>Zachary Draves is a sportswriter and broadcaster based in the Quad Cities of Illinois and Iowa. Zachary covers a variety of different sports as well as sports history, sport and society, and sport and culture. He is also a professor of sociology.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago Bulls</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Chicago Bulls’ unexpected strong start is due to several reasons. One of which is due to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-news-ayo-dosunmu-sixth-man-of-the-year-race">Ayo Dosunmu’s superb play</a>. So far, he is averaging 16.2 points, 3.2 assists, and 3.0 rebounds per game as the Bulls are off to a 5-1 start.</p><p>After a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-editorials/ayo-dosunmu-kobe-bryant-teachings-bulls">strong showing against the New York Knicks</a> last Friday, Dosunmu didn’t play the rubber match on Sunday due to a contusion in his left quad. On Tuesday, Dosunmu <a href="https://ak-static.cms.nba.com/referee/injury/Injury-Report_2025-11-04_12PM.pdf" rel="noopener">was listed as questionable</a> on the NBA injury report before the game against the Philadelphia 76ers.</p><p>Also, Dosunmu <a href="https://x.com/KCJHoop/status/1985755300360602052" rel="noopener">took some shots</a> during a team practice, per K.C. Johnson of The Chicago Sports Network. The other two players on the injured list are Coby White and Zach Collins. White is out <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-news-coby-white-will-miss-start-of-season-with-calf-injury">due to a calf injury</a>, and Collins is out because of a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/zach-collins-receives-updated-timeline-after-undergoing-surgery">left scaphoid fracture</a>.</p><p>Last season, Dosunmu averaged 12.3 points, 4.5 assists, and 3.5 rebounds per game across 46 games. In March, Dosunmu’s season ended abruptly due to a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-news-ayo-dosunmu-season-ending-shoulder-surgery">shoulder injury that required surgery</a>.</p><p>Currently, Dosunmu is in the final year of his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-news-ayo-dosunmu-three-year-21-million-contract-nba-free-agency">three-year $21 million contract</a> with the Bulls. As a result, come next season, he will become an unrestricted free agent.</p><p>During the off-season, rumors surfaced that the Bulls were <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-rumors-chicago-advanced-trade-talks-summer">looking to trade Dosunmu</a>.</p><h2><b>Ayo Dosunmu is likely to experience a dual role</b></h2><p>For now, Dosunmu is coming off the bench and has contributed immensely. In addition to his averages, he has shot efficiently from the field (52.7%) and from three-point range (50%) through the first five games.</p><p>His versatility, playmaking, energery, defense, and rebounding has done wonders in so far filling the temporary void left by White. In other words, he has become producitve in generating points and assists, which White is expected to do.</p><p>Upon White’s return, Dosunmu could still play coming off the bench and could start at times. Either way, the Bulls need him immensly.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bulls get pivotal Ayo Dosunmu injury update for 76ers clash

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-editorials/ayo-dosunmu-kobe-bryant-teachings-bulls');   ga('set', 'title', 'How Ayo Dosunmu is still using Kobe Bryant’s teachings to usher in new Bulls era?');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Chicago-Bulls-guard-Ayo-Dosunmu-11.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>How Ayo Dosunmu is still using Kobe Bryant’s teachings to usher in new Bulls era?</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-31T20:21:08-07:00">October 31st, 8:21pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-31T20:22:10-07:00">October 31st, 8:22pm</time><address><a>Zachary Draves</a>Zachary Draves is a sportswriter and broadcaster based in the Quad Cities of Illinois and Iowa. Zachary covers a variety of different sports as well as sports history, sport and society, and sport and culture. He is also a professor of sociology.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago Bulls</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Indeed, five games into the NBA season <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/1-overreaction-all-30-nba-teams-first-week-of-2025-26-season" rel="noopener">don’t determine the eventual outcome</a>. But there is no denying that there is something special about the Chicago Bulls, and in particular, their interchangeable guard, Ayo Dosunmu. </p><p>On Friday, the Bulls defeated the New York Knicks by a score of 135-125 to start off 5-0. Plus, the last time Chicago started 5-0 was during the 1996-1997 season, when they won their fifth championship. </p><p>Altogether, Dosunmu scored 22 points, dished out nine assists, and had four rebounds. Additionally, he played with sheer intensity, grit, and fearlessness that evokes memories of one of the greatest ever to play the game, the “Black Mamba” himself, Kobe Bean Bryant.</p><p>He wasn’t afraid to take shots, drove quickly and hard to the cup just before the quarter ended, and hit a big three-pointer with five minutes left to put Chicago up by five. </p><p>Dosunmu has an excellent affinity for Bryant and has patterned his game after his. While at the University of Illinois, Dosunmu was able to translate those skills at critical moments. Most notably, a 59-51 win over Minnesota in January 2020, shortly after the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-kobe-bryant-killed-helicopter-crash" rel="noopener">untimely death of Bryant</a> and his daughter Gigi in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California. </p><p>Dosunmu hit a pull-up three-pointer off the dribble against a big defender. Afterward, he said that he <a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/1/30/21116247/ayo-dosunmu-kobe-bryant-illinois-illini-big-ten" rel="noopener">would honor</a> Kobe every time he played, per Steve Greenberg of the Chicago Sun-Times. </p><p>“Every time I step on the court from now on, I’ll think about him,” Dosunmu said at the time. “I’ll think about Kobe.”</p><p>He also mentioned honoring his daughter’s legacy. “I’ll think about his daughter Gigi,” he said. “I’ll think about his mentality.</p><p>In 2021, Dosunmu paid homage to Bryant by <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/illinois-star-ayo-dosunmu-honoring-kobe-bryant-with-mask-choice" rel="noopener">donning a black mask</a> after suffering a facial injury during a game against Michigan State in February. Fittingly, he was dubbed the “Masked Mamba”.</p><p>That year, Illinois won the Big Ten championship, and Dosunmu recreated Bryant’s iconic championship photo, <a href="https://people.com/sports/college-player-pays-photo-tribute-to-kobe-bryant-after-winning-big-10-tournament/" rel="noopener">cradling the trophy</a>. </p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Ayo-Dosunmu-Kobe-eb704c4d877e4204804a8fbf672fe9d6_ec087d.webp"><figcaption>Ayo Dosunmu/Instagram; Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty</figcaption></figure><h2><b>Why Ayo’s Kobe-esque game can lead the Bulls back to prominence</b></h2><p>Those attributes have carried over into his NBA career. </p><p>Coming off a season cut short <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-news-ayo-dosunmu-season-ending-shoulder-surgery" rel="noopener">due to shoulder surgery</a>, Dosunmu is on a roll to start the season. He is averaging 14.8 points and 2.8 rebounds and has scored in double figures in four out of the first five games. </p><p>Already, some are saying he could very well be <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-news-ayo-dosunmu-sixth-man-of-the-year-race#:~:text=Only%20three%20games%20in%20and,Sixth%20Man%20of%20the%20Year.&amp;text=A%20few%20months%20ago%2C%20it,off%20season%2Dending%20shoulder%20surgery." rel="noopener">in the hunt</a> for Sixth Man of the Year, that is, if he remains on the bench. Nevertheless, Dosunmu is a vital part of this team, even amid a swirl . </p><p>In the meantime, he is carrying the spirit of Kobe with him, and it couldn’t have come at a better time. In recent years, the Bulls have been a mediocre team that has failed to make the playoffs. However, there seems to be a sea change amongst the group that includes Dosunmu, Josh Giddey, Matas Buzelis, Nikola Vucevic, and Coby White. </p><p>They play with an unsellability and freshness that has become increasingly enjoyable to watch—an excellent context for a player of Dosunmu’s caliber to thrive in. If this holds up, the NBA world will be in for quite the surprise and perhaps some amount of basketball glory will come back to Chicago. </p><p>But of course, coach Billy Donovan says it is <a href="https://x.com/DravesZachary/status/1984457654475862326" rel="noopener">only five games in</a>.</p><p>“I’m happy for the guys because of the work they put in, but at the same time it doesn’t mean anything unless we can sustain it and keep playing at the level” he said.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Bulls Coach Billy Donovan providing perspective on 5-0 start.</p><p>“I’m happy for the guys because of the work they put in, but at the same time it doesn’t mean anything unless we can sustain it and keep playing at the level.” <a href="https://t.co/E9gA3leccQ">pic.twitter.com/E9gA3leccQ</a></p><p>— Zachary Draves (@DravesZachary) <a href="https://twitter.com/DravesZachary/status/1984457654475862326?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 1, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>A few years before his death, Bryant had the chance to give counsel to Dosunmu at a Nike Basketball Academy. Essentially, becomes his own version of the “Black Mamba”.</p><p>“His mentality [was] just work harder than everyone,” Dosunmu said. “He was so locked-in and laser-focused on every little detail.”</p><p>So far, Kobe would be super proud. </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

How Ayo Dosunmu is still using Kobe Bryant’s teachings to usher in new Bulls era?

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-news-ayo-dosunmu-sixth-man-of-the-year-race');   ga('set', 'title', 'Why Ayo Dosunmu is firmly in Sixth Man of the Year race');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Oct-27-2025-Chicago-Illinois-USA-Chicago-Bulls-guard-Ayo-Dosunmu-11-looks-to-pass-the-ball-against-the-Atlanta-Hawks-during-the-first-half-at-United-Center.-Mandatory-Credit-Kamil-Krzaczynski-.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Why Ayo Dosunmu is firmly in Sixth Man of the Year race</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-29T10:55:46-07:00">October 29th, 10:55am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-29T10:55:46-07:00">October 29th, 10:55am</time><address><a>Zachary Draves</a>Zachary Draves is a sportswriter and broadcaster based in the Quad Cities of Illinois and Iowa. Zachary covers a variety of different sports as well as sports history, sport and society, and sport and culture. He is also a professor of sociology.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago Bulls</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>A few months ago, it was rumored that the Chicago Bulls <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-rumors-coby-white-ayo-dosunmu-generating-trade-buzz-nba-summer-league">were looking to trade Ayo Dosunmu</a>. However, they are fortunate to have him, especially after coming off <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-news-ayo-dosunmu-season-ending-shoulder-surgery">season-ending shoulder surgery</a>.</p><p>The Bulls are off to a 3-0 start and Dosunmu is averaging 16.7 points per game. Against the Atlanta Hawks, he scored 21 points and was 4-for-6 from the three-point line as the Bulls won 128-123.</p><p>As a result, discussions are being had about whether Dosunmu <a href="https://x.com/CHSN_Bulls/status/1983553364345467206" rel="noopener">is worthy of winning</a> the Sixth Man of the Year Award, per the Chicago Sports Network.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Crazy talk or real talk: Ayo Dosunmu will win Sixth Man of the Year? 👀 <a href="https://t.co/PUAe9tWAge">pic.twitter.com/PUAe9tWAge</a></p><p>— Bulls on CHSN (@CHSN_Bulls) <a href="https://twitter.com/CHSN_Bulls/status/1983553364345467206?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 29, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>What the Bulls’ Media had to say</b></h2><p>The hosts Ruthie Polinsky, David Haugh, and Gabe Ramirez offered differing opinions on this in their “Crazy Talk or Real Talk” segment.</p><p>Ramirez referred to it as ‘Crazy Talk”.</p><p>“I love Ayo Dosunumu, I love what he’s done for the Bulls so far at the beginning of the year without Coby White,” he said. “But you got to beat some of the guys in the running for Sixth Man of the Year. Naz Reid with the Minnesota Timberwolves. You could talk about Anfernee Simons of the Boston Celtics. Then of course, Ty Jerome, who’s in the running for the Sixth Man of the Year last year with the Cleveland Cavaliars.”</p><p>Meanwhile, Polinsky was adament in saying “this is Real Talk.”</p><p>“Ayo Dosunmu off to an incredible start,” she said. “His celing is limitless to me just based off these first three games. I know everyone wants to pull it back a little bit in these first three games, why? Why are we pulling it back?</p><p>“He’s much better and improved shooting the three,” Haugh said. “Obviously last night you saw some of that and you are gonna see that continue. I don’t want to say it’s crazy, but here’s what gives me hesitation. I’m not convince he’s going to be coming off the bench all year. If he’s starting more than half the games, I don’t think you can win Sixth Man of the Year.”</p><p>In the season opener, Dosunmu scored 14 points and had 5 rebounds in a 115-111 win over the Detroit Pistons. Against the Orlando Magic, he scored 15 points and had two rebounds.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Why Ayo Dosunmu is firmly in Sixth Man of the Year race

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-news-ayo-dosumnnu-patrick-williams-season-opener');   ga('set', 'title', 'Ayo Dosunmu, Patrick Williams available for season opener vs. Pistons');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Chicago-Bulls-forward-Patrick-Williams-44-reacts-with-guard-Ayo-Dosunmu-11-after-he-dunked-the-ball.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Matt Marton-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Ayo Dosunmu, Patrick Williams available for season opener vs. Pistons</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-21T15:17:55-07:00">October 21st, 3:17pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-21T15:19:05-07:00">October 21st, 3:19pm</time><address><a>Zachary Draves</a>Zachary Draves is a sportswriter and broadcaster based in the Quad Cities of Illinois and Iowa. Zachary covers a variety of different sports as well as sports history, sport and society, and sport and culture. He is also a professor of sociology.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago Bulls</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Unfortunately, it appears that the Chicago Bulls will begin the season with a hobbled roster. First, their top scorer, Coby White, will be <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-news-coby-white-will-miss-start-of-season-with-calf-injury">out for the next few weeks</a> due to a calf injury. Nevertheless, they will have two, albeit hobbled, core players <a href="https://x.com/KCJHoop/status/1980750671704912383" rel="noopener">available in time</a> for their season opener against the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday, per K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Sports Network.</p><p>Earlier on Tuesday, Johnson reported that the statuses of Dosunmu and Williams <a href="https://x.com/KCJHoop/status/1980688227460657650" rel="noopener">weren’t clear</a> due to them battling injuries sustained during the preseason. However, both went through practice.</p><p>Williams is battling a groin injury, and Dosunmu is nursing a sore thumb. Dosunmu said to Johnson that he had hurt his thumb during the Bulls’ preseason game against the Denver Nuggets.</p><p>Although Dosunmu <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-editorials/bulls-ayo-dosunmu-preseason-excellence-comeback-season">had a pretty solid preseason</a> based on his numbers. He averaged 16.3 points per game and shot 59.4% from the field. Also, he scored 22 points against the Milwaukee Bucks on Oct. 12 in which the Bulls lost 127-121.</p><p>As for Williams, he is coming off an <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-news-patrick-williams-ankle-injury-training-camp">ankle injury sustained during training camp</a>. However, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-news-chicago-patrick-williams-injury-update">Williams was cleared to practice</a> shortly thereafter. Altogether, he averaged 9.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, and shot 50% from the field.</p><p>Against the Bucks, he scored 10 points, grabbed eight rebounds, and dished out five assists. Then, Williams scored 11 points and handed out three assists in the Bulls’ 119-112 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Oct. 9.</p><h2><b>Dosunmu and Williams’ recent battles with injuries </b></h2><p>Last season, Dosunmu sustained a shoulder injury that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-news-ayo-dosunmu-season-ending-shoulder-surgery">required surgery</a>. As a result, he missed 36 games in total. In the end, Dosunmu averaged 12.3 points, 4.5 assists, and 3.5 rebounds per game and played in 46 games.</p><p>In 2024, Williams suffered a foot injury and later <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-patrick-williams-to-undergo-season-ending-foot-surgery">had to undergo surgery himself</a>. His recent ankle injury brought up concerns that he had severely reinjured his foot. He played 43 games and averaged 10.2 points and 4.5 rebounds per game that season.</p><p>Last year, Williams averaged 9.8 points and 3.8 rebounds while playing in 63 games.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Ayo Dosunmu, Patrick Williams available for season opener vs. Pistons

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-editorials/bulls-ayo-dosunmu-preseason-excellence-comeback-season');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bulls’ Ayo Dosunmu’s preseason excellence offers hope for a comeback season');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Chicago-Illinois-USA-Chicago-Bulls-guard-Ayo-Dosunmu-11-shoots-against-Milwaukee-Bucks-forward-Taurean-Prince-12-during-the-first-half-at-the-United-Center.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Matt Marton-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Bulls’ Ayo Dosunmu’s preseason excellence offers hope for a comeback season</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-13T18:41:15-07:00">October 13th, 6:41pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-13T18:43:55-07:00">October 13th, 6:43pm</time><address><a>Zachary Draves</a>Zachary Draves is a sportswriter and broadcaster based in the Quad Cities of Illinois and Iowa. Zachary covers a variety of different sports as well as sports history, sport and society, and sport and culture. He is also a professor of sociology.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago Bulls</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Understandably, there is a tendency to want to overlook the preseason, at least from a fan’s perspective. However, it doesn’t matter when you are Ayo Dosunmu of the Chicago Bulls, who <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-rumors-ayo-dosunmus-future-update-trade-speculation" rel="noopener">has something to prove</a>. </p><p>As the Bulls move forward, a certain amount of focus will be placed on Dosunmu. The simple reason is that he is <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-news-ayo-dosunmu-season-ending-shoulder-surgery" rel="noopener">coming off shoulder surgery</a> following an injury that abruptly ended his 2024-2025 season in February. So far, Dosunmu is putting up some incredible preseason numbers, which provide optimism for what lies ahead this year. </p><p>On Sunday, he <a href="https://www.nba.com/bulls/news/matas-buzelis-ayo-dosunmu-shine-in-preseason-loss-to-the-bucks" rel="noopener">came alive</a> and scored 22 points in a competitive game against the Milwaukee Bucks, though the Bulls lost 127-121, per Sam Smith of NBA.com. Through three games, Dosunmu averaged 16.7 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 2.3 assists. On Oct. 7, he scored 12 points in 19 minutes against the Cleveland Cavaliers. </p><p>Two days later, Dosunmu scored 16 points in 22 minutes of play. On Tuesday, the Bulls will play on the road against the Denver Nuggets. Then they will close out the preseason on Thursday against the Minnesota Timberwolves at home. The start of the regular season is scheduled for Oct. 22 against the Detroit Pistons in Chicago. </p><p>Dosunmu is poised to start his fifth season with the Bulls. Before his shoulder gave out, he averaged 12.3 points, 4.5 assists, and 3.5 rebounds per game. </p><p>While Coby White <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-news-coby-white-injury-update-preseason-absence" rel="noopener">makes his gradual return</a> from a calf strain that has him out for the preseason, it is Dosunmu picking up the momentary slack. If he can carry that with him into the season, it would be redemption, and unlike LL Cool J, you can call it a comeback. </p><h2><b>A healthy and robust Ayo Dosunmu serves a multitude of purposes</b>.</h2><p>In this instance, there is no such thing as too much of a good thing. That is because when Dosunmu is at his best and his body is intact from head to toe, he is a dynamic player. In some ways, he is actually his own version of Coby White. </p><p>He can score in bunches, can push the tempo, and has matured into a respected leader. As a result, Dosunmu has emerged as a valued contributor. During the 2023-2024 season, he <a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/why-ayo-dosunmu-making-legitimate-174430477.html" rel="noopener">performed so well</a> that he was in the hunt for the NBA’s Most Improved Player Award. He averaged 12.2 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 2.8 assists per game. </p><p>Eventually, Dosunmu made the transition from being a bench player to a starter. Heading into this season, his role as a starter is uncertain. That is because the Bulls are going to make room for Isaac Okoro after they <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/cleveland-cavaliers/lonzo-ball-isaac-okoro-trade-essential-cavs-bulls-kenny-atkinson-billy-donovan" rel="noopener">acquired him in a trade</a> that saw Lonzo Ball going to the Cavaliers. As a result, Dosunmu may be playing behind Okoro off the bench. </p><p>Nevertheless, Dosunmu can take the load off Okoro when it comes to defending the perimeter, which both excel at. Furthermore, Dosunmu can rebound effectively at both ends of the floor. In terms of playmaking, he can complement both White and Josh Giddey in that realm as a player who can take control of the flow of the game. </p><p>Altogether, the return of Ayo Dosunmu to prominence is a great relief to the Bulls from all angles. Plus, a fresh new start is always welcomed. </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bulls’ Ayo Dosunmu’s preseason excellence offers hope for a comeback season

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-rumors-ayo-dosunmus-future-update-trade-speculation');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bulls rumors: Ayo Dosunmu’s future gets key update amid trade speculation');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Dosunmu-passes.jpg"><figcaption>Patrick Gorski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Bulls rumors: Ayo Dosunmu’s future gets key update amid trade speculation</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-30T15:30:11-07:00">July 30th, 3:30pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-30T15:30:11-07:00">July 30th, 3:30pm</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University senior from Atlanta on track to graduate with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago Bulls</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-rumors-marc-stein-isnt-buying-nikola-vucevic-trade-market">Chicago Bulls have made</a> some interesting moves this offseason, including trading Lonzo Ball to the Cleveland Cavaliers in a deal that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/nba-rumors-sneaky-rule-tweaked-cavs-bulls-lonzo-ball-isaac-okoro-trade">brought back Isaac Okoro.</a> The Bulls are desperately seeking to get out of the play-in game cycle that has enveloped them for the last three years.</p><p>This summer, there has been immense trade speculation about Bulls wing Ayo Dosunmu, who has shown flashes of being an outstanding three-and-D wing during his young NBA career but hasn’t quite put it all together just yet.</p><p>Recently, Bulls insider KC Johnson of the Chicago Sports Network revealed <a href="https://x.com/CHSN_Bulls/status/1950638528905240842?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1950638528905240842%7Ctwgr%5E22d146fc3d169b861a9ba65202cb6cbce36862ce%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.si.com%2Fnba%2Fbulls%2Fnews%2Fkey-chicago-bulls-player-returning-to-team-report-01k1eez6ep24" rel="noopener">a key update</a> pertaining to Dosunmu’s future in Chicago.</p><p>“All signs point to Ayo Dosunmu returning [to the Bulls],” said Johnson, per The Fastbreak (via Austin Veazey of Sports Illustrated).</p><p>Dosunmu can’t necessarily be categorized as a member of the Bulls’ “young core” anymore considering how long he has been around, but he still is a player who could theoretically continue to expand his game in the future.</p><h2><b>An interesting Bulls team</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Rival-execs-speculate-on-Coby-White-trade-If-Josh-Giddey-re-signs.jpg"><figcaption>© Sam Navarro-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Bulls made some waves in the NBA landscape down the stretch of last season, seeing trade acquisition Josh Giddey turn into a nightly triple double threat and also rookie Matas Buzelis come into his own as a versatile wing.</p><p>The Bulls rode that momentum into the play-in game, where they were unceremoniously dropped off by the Miami Heat for the third straight season.</p><p>Still, Bulls fans are probably a bit more optimistic now due to the young talent on their roster than they were when DeMar DeRozan and Zach LaVine were leading the charge.</p><p>Despite this, the Bulls still have some major question marks on their roster, including center Nikola Vucevic, who doesn’t make an abundance of sense on this current iteration of the team, as well as other players like Patrick Williams, who seems to have plateaued after an intriguing start to his NBA career.</p><p>Then there’s Dosunmu, who has had some good moments during his Bulls tenure and is now apparently likely sticking around for the long haul.</p><p>The Bulls’ schedule for the 2025-26 season is slated to be released in August.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bulls rumors: Ayo Dosunmu’s future gets key update amid trade speculation

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-rumors-coby-white-ayo-dosunmu-generating-trade-buzz-nba-summer-league');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bulls rumors: Coby White, Ayo Dosunmu generating trade buzz at NBA Summer League');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Coby-White_3107e0.jpg"><figcaption>© Nell Redmond-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Bulls rumors: Coby White, Ayo Dosunmu generating trade buzz at NBA Summer League</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-12T15:37:33-07:00">July 12th, 3:37pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-12T15:38:03-07:00">July 12th, 3:38pm</time><address><a>Abdullah Imran</a>Abdullah Imran works as an Associate Editor for All Sports at ClutchPoints. He’s been a sports fan his entire life and enjoys writing about every sport. He has spent three years in sports journalism and loves analyzing games. In his free time, he very much enjoys binge-watching shows and playing video games.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago Bulls</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-trade-proposal-lands-intriguing-bulls-guard">Chicago Bulls are once again drawing attention on the NBA trade front</a>, this time with growing speculation around the futures of Coby White and Ayo Dosunmu. After sending Lonzo Ball to the Cleveland Cavaliers in a deal that brought back Isaac Okoro, it’s clear the Bulls are rethinking their backcourt plans and possibly getting ready for more changes.</p><p>According to ClutchPoints’ Brett Siegel, both White and Dosunmu are <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/editorials/siegels-scoop-bradley-beal-jonathan-kuminga-nba-summer-league-intel">now attracting substantial trade interest</a> from teams around the league.</p><p>“Ayo Dosunmu and Coby White have drawn plenty of trade interest around the league, sources said. More teams have inquired about Dosunmu since before the draft than White. While the Chicago Bulls could wind up holding onto both guards and address their futures at the trade deadline, there is still buzz that exists regarding one of these players being dealt this offseason,” Siegel wrote.</p><p>White, 25, is coming off the best season of his career, where he averaged 20.4 points, 3.7 rebounds, 4.5 assists, and 0.9 steals across 33.1 minutes per game. His shooting efficiency has notably improved, 45.3% from the field, 37.0% from 3, and 90.2% from the free-throw line, resulting in a 60.1% true shooting percentage (TS%). His performance peaked during a 14-game stretch in March, where he averaged an impressive 29.1 points per game, earning him the Eastern Conference Player of the Month award.</p><p>In his six seasons with Chicago, White has played 422 regular-season games, posting career averages of 15.2 points, 3.8 assists, and 3.6 rebounds per game.</p><p>On the other hand, Dosunmu, also 25, may not have had a season like White’s, but his consistent contributions have not gone unnoticed. Dosunmu averaged 12.3 points, 3.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists, and 0.9 steals over 30.3 minutes per game during the 2024-25 campaign, while shooting 49.2% from the field, 32.8% from 3, and 78.5% from the line, with a 58.5% TS%. Over his 279-game career, he has posted averages of 10.2 points, 3.3 assists, and 2.9 rebounds per game.</p><p>This speculation comes at a time when the Bulls have limited salary cap flexibility. With over $153 million committed to salaries for the 2025-26 season, <a href="https://hoopshype.com/salaries/chicago_bulls/" rel="noopener">the franchise has roughly $1.5 million in remaining cap space</a>. White and Dosunmu are also both set to become free agents after the 2024-25 season, with current salaries of $12.8 million and $7.5 million.</p><p>The Bulls might be flying under the radar this offseason, but they’re quietly setting themselves up for a massive financial reset. Next summer could bring major financial flexibility for Chicago, with major contracts like Nikola Vucevic ($21.5 million), Zach Collins ($18 million), and Kevin Huerter ($18 million) set to come off the books, potentially clearing nearly $95 million in cap space. This creates urgency around making calculated roster decisions now, including the futures of White and Dosunmu, as the Bulls look to turn the page and build a more solid core.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bulls rumors: Coby White, Ayo Dosunmu generating trade buzz at NBA Summer League

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-rumors-ayo-dosunmu-coby-white-trade-tre-jones');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bulls rumors: Insider has ‘antenna up’ for trade of Ayo Dosunmu over Coby White');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Bulls-Coby-White-Ayo-Dosunmu.jpg"><figcaption>Patrick Gorski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Bulls rumors: Insider has ‘antenna up’ for trade of Ayo Dosunmu over Coby White</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-30T10:16:05-07:00">June 30th, 10:16am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-30T10:17:20-07:00">June 30th, 10:17am</time><address><a>Jason Patt</a>Jason Patt started as an editor at ClutchPoints in 2018 and became the Editorial Director in 2022. He also co-hosts Cash Considerations: A Chicago Bulls Podcast for the Blue Wire Network.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago Bulls</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Chicago Bulls made headlines over the weekend by <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/grading-cavs-bulls-lonzo-ball-trade">trading Lonzo Ball</a> to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Isaac Okoro. Are more Bulls trades coming? Monday morning before NBA free agency, CHSN’s K.C. Johnson was on 670 The Score in Chicago to <a href="https://x.com/670TheScore/status/1939680642725220667" rel="noopener">discuss the latest</a> on the Bulls’ trade talks. Johnson revealed he’s hearing more about guard Ayo Dosunmu than Coby White.</p><p>“I have not heard Coby White’s name,” Johnson said. “That’s all I can say. That doesn’t mean he’s not going to get traded. … In my conversations with people that I talk to around the league, I’ve heard Ayo Dosunmu’s name way more than Coby White’s name.”</p><p>Johnson went on to say that he does think the Bulls are going to trade another guard after the Ball-for-Okoro deal because they want to re-sign Tre Jones, an unrestricted free agent. Jones played well in Chicago this past season after coming over in the Zach LaVine trade, though an injury ended his season early. There’s also the matter of Josh Giddey getting a new contract, which is a “priority,” making for a crowded backcourt if Jones does indeed return. Veteran Jevon Carter is back in the fold as well after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-news-jevon-carter-makes-6-8-million-contract-decision-before-free-agency">exercising his player option</a>.</p><p>With all this in mind, it seems as if Dosunmu is the likelier trade option than White, at least based on what Johnson is hearing.</p><p>“I’ve got my antenna up over which guard is going to be moved, and I can just tell you from my conversations I’ve heard Ayo’s name more than Coby’s name,” Johnson continued.</p><h2><b>Ayo Dosunmu vs. Coby White trade</b></h2><p>Both Ayo Dosunmu and Coby White have one season left on their t<a href="https://www.spotrac.com/nba/chicago-bulls/yearly" rel="noopener">hree-year contracts</a>. Dosunmu is set to make $7.5 million, while White is at nearly $13 million. However, after White exploded in the last few months of the 2024-25 season, he’s in line for a substantial raise. Dosunmu, meanwhile, had somewhat of a down year and saw it end early due to injury.</p><p>White likely won’t extend his contract this offseason with the Bulls because he could get way more on the open market as a free agent in 2026. That should be taken into account in these trade talks, along with the question of whether White and Giddey make for a viable long-term starting backcourt. It’s unclear just what Chicago would need to make a White trade, with the assumption being it would require a huge offer. Is any team willing to make that kind of big offer to pry White away?</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-coby-white-posts-cryptic-ig-story-amid-trade-rumors">White raised eyebrows</a> with a cryptic Instagram post over the weekend, but as of right now, it seems as if he’s not going anywhere and that Dosunmu could be on the move. However, nothing is guaranteed in the NBA, so perhaps the Bulls have a surprise up their sleeve.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bulls rumors: Insider has ‘antenna up’ for trade of Ayo Dosunmu over Coby White

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-rumors-insider-makes-eye-opening-coby-white-ayo-dosunmu-trade-suggestion');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bulls rumors: Insider makes eye-opening Coby White, Ayo Dosunmu trade suggestion');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Ayo-Dosunmu.jpg"><figcaption>© Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Bulls rumors: Insider makes eye-opening Coby White, Ayo Dosunmu trade suggestion</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-17T11:03:17-07:00">June 17th, 11:03am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-17T11:03:17-07:00">June 17th, 11:03am</time><address><a>Scotty White</a>Scotty White is a graduate of the University of Michigan and has been in the sports journalism industry since 2020. He has covered athletics at the University of Michigan and is now serving as an Associate Editor, Chicago Bulls beat writer, and Michigan football reporter at ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago Bulls</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After another disappointing season, the Chicago Bulls have entered another crucial offseason that has already been filled with numerous trade rumors. The Bulls have to find a way to start trending in the right direction, and they haven’t positioned themselves well in the NBA Draft to change their directory that way. So, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/nba-rumors-heat-bulls-again-linked-to-jonathan-kuminga-sign-and-trade">Bulls are expected to make some big trades</a> this offseason. Someone from the core will be gone next season, and Coby White and Ayo Dosunmu are both <a href="https://x.com/CHSN_Bulls/status/1935006143048290755" rel="noopener">potential trade options</a>.</p><p>The Bulls are likely going to re-sign Josh Giddey this offseason, and they will also likely look to trade away some key pieces. Insider K.C. Johnson thinks that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-rumors-insider-reveals-chicago-competitive-trade-desires">Chicago needs to make a decision and trade</a> either Coby White or Ayo Dosunmu.</p><p>“I’ve been saying for a while in my from my seat, they’ve got to try to look to trade either Ayo [Dosunmu] or Coby [White] because I think it’ll be very hard to resign both of them after next year, when they both have unrestricted free agency,” K.C. Johnson said on <i>The Chicago Lead. </i>“So I think you got to get out in front of things like that. What’s crazy is they value both those players highly, and they obviously are a big part of how they want to play stylistically, to your point, the stylistic change. So I think that’d be a tough decision to make, but that’s a front office’s job is to make hard decisions.”</p><p>If the Bulls are going to resign Giddey this year, they probably aren’t going to be resigning both White and Dosunmu next season. If a trade is going to happen eventually, it makes sense to do it now. Desmond Bane’s recent trade could have a big impact on the Bulls’ decision as well. If the Memphis Grizzlies can secure a huge package like that for Bane, can Chicago get something similar for White?</p><p>“I don’t have an answer to that in terms of what they’re planning on doing,” Johnson continued. “I think to your point, that is an accurate and fair question. What I would say is, first of all, Bane makes a lot more, so you’re going to get more back. And I would also argue that, I mean, as good as Coby White is, Bane is a much better defensive player. But yeah, I mean, again, you’ve got to make these hard decisions, because you’re not going to be resigning Josh Giddey this summer and Ayo Dosumu and Coby White after next summer. I just don’t see that. So I think you got to get out in front of one of those two situations.”</p><p>Ayo Dosunmu and Coby White have both grown into big roles with the Bulls over the year, but there is a decent chance that one of them is on the move soon.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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