<!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-patrick-williams-remains-on-chicagos-trade-block-but-theres-a-catch');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bulls rumors: Patrick Williams remains on Chicago’s trade block, but there’s a catch');   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/2025/08/Bulls-forward-Patrick-Williams-against-Heat.jpg"><figcaption>David Banks-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Bulls rumors: Patrick Williams remains on Chicago’s trade block, but there’s a catch</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-11T10:30:31-07:00">August 11th, 10:30am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-11T10:30:31-07:00">August 11th, 10:30am</time><address><a>Yasmin Edañol</a>Yasmin D.G. Edañol is a PhD candidate in Chemistry at the University of the Philippines Diliman, with a background in scientific research and publishing. He brings a data-driven perspective to sports storytelling as an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints, with a focus on the NBA. Whether it's breaking down a clutch play or a stat line, he believes every great moment has a deeper layer waiting to be uncovered.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago Bulls</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Chicago Bulls are <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/nba-rumors-bulls-rivals-think-pursuing-josh-giddey-sign-and-trade-scenarios">no strangers to trade rumors and chatter</a>, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-rumors-insider-teases-jonathan-kuminga-pursuit-free-agency">this NBA offseason has been no exception</a>. Patrick Williams, once considered a future cornerstone of the Bulls, <a href="https://www.bleachernation.com/bulls/2025/08/06/bulls-sneaky-notes/" rel="noopener">continues to surface in discussions</a> ahead of the upcoming season. Yet while his name has been linked to potential moves before, this year’s rumors feel more pressing, and more complicated.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/exclusive-bulls-matas-buzelis-leap-nba-summer-league">Bulls’ front office has shifted its focus</a> toward developing its younger wings. The list includes Matas Buzelis, Noa Essengue, and recent addition Isaac Okoro. All three project to carve out significant minutes this year. This leaves Williams in a far more expendable position than in past seasons. The Bulls-Patrick Williams pairing that once promised long-term upside now seems to be a mismatch in priorities.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/editorials/siegels-scoop-josh-giddey-jonathan-kuminga-rfa-market-unchanged">But there’s a catch, and it’s a big one</a>. Patrick Williams is entering the second season of a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-news-chicagos-90-million-patrick-williams-plan-revealed">five-year, $90 million extension signed just last year.</a> While his skill set and defensive versatility make him an intriguing target, the sheer size of that contract presents a major obstacle for interested teams. Moving Williams without attaching additional assets or taking back undesirable salaries will be an uphill battle for Chicago.</p><p>The situation creates a tricky dilemma. On one hand, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/way-too-early-new-york-bulls-trade-candidates-2025-26-season">Bulls could try to capitalize on Williams’ value while he still has perceived upside</a> at just 23 years old. On the other, they risk being forced into a lopsided deal simply to shed his contract. This is a scenario the front office would prefer to avoid. Several contenders may be eyeing defensive depth on the wing. The market for Williams could heat up closer to the trade deadline, especially if he shows flashes of his early promise.</p><p>For now, Williams remains a member of the Bulls roster, but the writing on the wall is clear. The NBA offseason moves signal a desire to reshape the Bulls’ identity. Patrick Williams may not be part of that long-term vision. The only question is whether Chicago can find a trade partner willing to take on both the player and the price tag.</p><p>Could this be the move that sparks the Bulls’ next big chapter?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bulls rumors: Patrick Williams remains on Chicago’s trade block, but there’s a catch

<!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/bulls-news-patrick-williams-injury-timetable-revealed-receiving-knee-injection');   ga('set', 'title', 'Patrick Williams’ injury timetable revealed after receiving knee injection');   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/2025/02/Patrick-Wililams-injury-timetable-revealed-after-receiving-knee-injection.jpg"></figure><h1>Patrick Williams’ injury timetable revealed after receiving knee injection</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-02-20T10:51:10-08:00">February 20th, 10:51am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-02-20T11:50:40-08:00">February 20th, 11:50am</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>Chicago Bulls forward <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-news-patrick-williams-crucial-injury-update-after-going-down-against-pistons">Patrick Williams went down with a knee injury</a> shortly before the All-Star break, and it wasn’t expected to be anything that keeps him on the sidelines for too long. He banged knees with a player on the Detroit Pistons and left the game, but his X-rays came back looking fine. However, Williams will now be out for at least two more weeks after receiving a platelet-rich plasma injection in his knee.</p><p>“Chicago Bulls forward Patrick Williams received a platelet rich plasma (PRP) injection to treat tendinosis in his right knee,” a team spokesperson said in a release on Thursday. “Williams will be re-evaluated in two weeks.”</p><p>This is unfortunate news for the Bulls as they prepare for their first game back from the All-Star break against the New York Knicks on the road. Chicago is currently in 10th place in the Eastern Conference, and they have made it clear that they are trying to make a run to the postseason despite trading away their best player, Zach LaVine. The last thing they need right now is injury trouble, but that’s exactly what they have here with Patrick Williams.</p><p>The Bulls limped into the NBA All-Star break as they lost eight of their final 11 games, and this injury news is not a good start to the final stretch of the season. It’s hard to know where the Bulls go right now as they try to get back on track, but if the losing keeps up, the best option might be to tank for draft position.</p><p>So far this season, Williams is averaging 9.1 points per game in 26.2 minutes per game. He is also averaging 4.0 rebounds per game and 2.0 assists per game. Williams has struggled to reach his full potential since joining the Bulls, and injury trouble certainly isn’t going to help.</p><p>The Bulls <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/game/_/gameId/401705358/bulls-knicks" rel="noopener">will return to action</a> without Patrick Williams on Thursday night against the Knicks. The game will tip at 7:30 ET from Madison Square Garden in New York City, and the game is airing on local networks. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting/bulls-vs-knicks-prediction-odds-pick-2-20-2025">Knicks are currently favored by 12.5 points over the Bulls</a>.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Patrick Williams’ injury timetable revealed after receiving knee injection

<!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', '/bulls-news-patrick-williams-crucial-injury-update-after-going-down-against-pistons');   ga('set', 'title', 'Patrick Williams gets crucial injury update after going down against 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/2025/02/Patrick-Williams-gets-crucial-injury-update-after-going-down-against-Pistons.png"></figure><h1>Patrick Williams gets crucial injury update after going down against Pistons</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-02-12T20:42:37-08:00">February 12th, 8:42pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-02-12T20:42:37-08:00">February 12th, 8:42pm</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>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bulls-news-billy-donovan-reveals-chicago-all-star-break-strategy">Chicago Bulls are limping into the NBA All-Star break</a> as they lost their final game on Wednesday before getting over a week off. The Detroit Pistons were back in the United Center <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pistons-news-detroit-social-media-trolls-bulls-after-40-point-whooping">after beating the Bulls by 40 points</a> on Tuesday night, and they convincingly won game two as well. To make matters even worse for the Bulls, Patrick Williams went down with a knee injury and left the game.</p><p>Patrick Williams banged knees with a player on the Pistons, and that is when the injury happened. Fortunately, his X-Rays came back fine and it doesn’t sound like this is going <a href="https://x.com/KCJHoop/status/1889885413789278655" rel="noopener">to be anything serious</a>.</p><p>“Williams said he hit knees and aggravated a tendon but X-rays checked out fine and he’s not concerned about this being long-term issue,” K.C. Johnson said in a post.</p><p>This is important for the Bulls as the last thing that they need right now is injury trouble. With the Bulls getting the next week off because of the NBA All-Star break, Williams should easily be able to make a quick recovery.</p><p>Williams has struggled to meet expectations during his career with the Bulls, but he should get all the opportunities in the world to take some strides during the final stretch of the season. The Bulls have made it clear that they want to explore every facet of their lineup, and Williams is definitely somebody that they want to get going. He has shown flashes, but he has lacked consistency.</p><p>Going down with an injury would add to an already frustrating season for Williams, so it’s good to see that he isn’t dealing with anything major here.</p><p>The Bulls have now reached the NBA All-Star break and they get some much-needed time off. Chicago has lost eight of their last 11 games, and they need to turn things around if they truly want to make a run at the postseason.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Patrick Williams gets crucial injury update after going down against 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', '/bulls-news-billy-donovan-angers-fans-aggressive-patrick-williams-take');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bulls’ Billy Donovan angers fans with ‘aggressive’ Patrick Williams take');   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/2025/01/Billy-Donovan-angers-fans-with-aggressive-Patrick-Williams-take-2.jpg"></figure><h1>Bulls’ Billy Donovan angers fans with ‘aggressive’ Patrick Williams take</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-01-26T06:56:17-08:00">January 26th, 6:56am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-01-26T06:57:34-08:00">January 26th, 6:57am</time><address><a>Jason Patt</a>Jason Patt started as an editor at ClutchPoints in 2018 and became the head of the editorial team 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 were hoping former No. 4 pick Patrick Williams would take a leap forward after signing him to a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bulls-news-chicagos-90-million-patrick-williams-plan-revealed">five-year, $90 million contract</a> this past offseason. Instead, Williams has gone backward and is currently suffering through the worst season of his career. Saturday night only brought more disappointment, with Williams scoring just two points on 1-of-9 shooting in an ugly 109-97 loss to a shorthanded Philadelphia 76ers team.</p><p>Bulls head coach Billy Donovan has tried to show support for Williams by keeping him in the starting lineup despite his struggles, <a href="https://x.com/KCJHoop/status/1883356203860070765" rel="noopener">but the coach was blunt after Saturday’s game</a>.</p><p>“I think he’s trying to be aggressive. He just hasn’t converted well,” Donovan said, per CHSN’s K.C. Johnson.</p><p>“Hasn’t converted well” is putting it lightly. Williams is shooting a career-worst 37.0% overall and 35.5% from 3-point range. The 23-year-old is shooting a truly appalling 38.6% on 2-pointers this season and has been <a href="https://x.com/chisportsross/status/1883341850863673628" rel="noopener">one of the worst finishers in the NBA</a>, infamously missing a number of dunks.</p><p>Williams’ brutal season has Bulls fans frustrated with both the player and the coach. The replies to Johnson’s post show fans calling for both <a href="https://x.com/geovanibonfilio/status/1883358503064293638" rel="noopener">Williams’ benching</a> and <a href="https://x.com/ZoharMinkovich/status/1883356723576279307" rel="noopener">Donovan’s firing</a>. While Donovan certainly deserves some blame for Williams’ lack of development, it’s not the coach’s fault that his player all of a sudden is bricking a bunch of dunks and layups and can’t effectively dribble.</p><h2><b>Patrick Williams remains defiant</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Williams-warms-up.jpg"><figcaption>David Banks-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>While Patrick Williams has been a disaster this season, he’s still trying to put on a confident face. When asked about his confidence level after Saturday’s loss, Williams claimed “I got game” and added even this: “I know what I’ve done in this league. My teammates know. My coaches know. That’s why they’re so on me. Nobody wants it more than me. I guarantee you that. If I had answers, it would be fixed already. All I know is work. That’s what got me here. Work through it.”</p><p>Williams can’t really say anything else, but this is going to fall on deaf ears as fans watch the same thing over and over. The Bulls forward has always shown flashes in his career, but he has never put it all together to take that big step forward. His inconsistency from game to game has actually made him quite consistent when it comes to his <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/willipa01.html" rel="noopener">box score stats over a full season</a>.</p><p>Injuries haven’t helped matters either, but the excuses are running out with rookie Matas Buzelis waiting in the wings. The Bulls paid Williams handsomely to be a key part of the future, but right now he looks like he shouldn’t even be in the league. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-why-bulls-are-now-open-patrick-williams-trade">Williams trade rumors</a> popped up recently, and it may be best for all parties involved to make a deal so he can get a fresh start.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bulls’ Billy Donovan angers fans with ‘aggressive’ Patrick Williams take

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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/bulls-news-billy-donovan-pinpoints-glaring-flaw-dooming-chicago">Chicago Bulls’ 2024-25 season hasn’t exactly gone according to plan</a>, as the team recently finished up a five-game homestand at 1-4 following their <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bulls-news-billy-donovan-honest-thoughts-wild-bulls-hornets-ending">loss to the Charlotte Hornets</a>. The Bulls have seen solid production out of veterans like Zach Lavine and Nikola Vucevic, but overall, the team is currently on a trajectory for yet another appearance in the play-in tournament this spring.</p><p>One of the more frustrating players for the Bulls this season has been Patrick Williams, a former lottery pick who supposedly fits the archetype of versatile wings that every team is currently looking for but hasn’t provided much production for Chicago this year.</p><p>Recently, Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times <a href="https://x.com/JCowleyHoops/status/1880744900259701040" rel="noopener">shed some light</a> on why the Williams experiment could soon be coming to an end.</p><p>“Add Patrick Williams to the growing list of the Bulls trade block, as a source said the front office feels he now needs a change of scenery,” reported Cowley on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>However, things may not exactly go seamlessly.</p><p>“The problem – Too little, too late once again,” reported Cowley, alluding to the fact that the Bulls likely could have gotten more for Williams if they had traded him earlier–and before they signed him to one of the most unfortunate contracts in the current NBA landscape.</p><h2><b>Another season mired in mediocrity</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Williams-warms-up.jpg"><figcaption>David Banks-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Bulls appeared to embrace a youth movement this past offseason by letting DeMar DeRozan depart for the Sacramento Kings and trading Alex Caruso for the much younger Josh Giddey.</p><p>The team also drafted Matas Buzelis in the first round this past June, giving them a solid foundation of young players who could theoretically grow into a young core.</p><p>However, the ability of those younger players to expand their games is currently being limited by the bizarre mix of veteran talent that the Bulls currently have on their roster, including most notably Lavine and Vucevic, neither of whom is good enough to carry a team to the playoffs but who do volume score enough to ensure that they aren’t bottom feeders.</p><p>The Bulls currently sit in tenth place in the Eastern Conference, which would put them in position to play in the 9 vs 10 play-in game for a third consecutive year.</p><p>Not exactly what fans had in mind for this season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024-25 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
9.0	3.8	2.0	0.5	0.8

2024-25 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
9.0	3.8	2.0	0.5	0.8

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