<!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

<!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-rumors-why-bulls-are-now-open-patrick-williams-trade');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Why Bulls are now open to Patrick Williams trade');   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/2025/01/0Why-Bulls-are-now-open-to-Patrick-Williams-trade-.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Why Bulls are now open to Patrick Williams trade</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-01-19T13:03:14-08:00">January 19th, 1:03pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-01-19T13:03:14-08:00">January 19th, 1:03pm</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/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>

NBA rumors: Why Bulls are now open to Patrick Williams trade

<!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-gets-honest-continuous-struggles');   ga('set', 'title', 'Patrick Williams gets honest on continuous struggles');   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/Patrick-Williams-gets-honest-on-continuous-struggles.jpg"></figure><h1>Patrick Williams gets honest on continuous struggles</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-01-17T16:13:00-08:00">January 17th, 4:13pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-01-17T16:13:00-08:00">January 17th, 4:13pm</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>When the Chicago Bulls used the fourth overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft on power forward Patrick Williams, they were expecting him to be a future star. Now, here we are five years later, and things still <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bulls-news-patrick-williams-rips-chicago-over-effort-level-in-blowout-loss-to-pacers">haven’t panned out for Williams</a>. He is in his fifth season with the Bulls, and he is still trying to fully find his footing in the league.</p><p>Expectations were high for Patrick Williams as soon as he stepped foot in Chicago. That’s obviously what comes with being a top-five draft pick. Williams has yet to meet those expectations, and <a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/16/chicago-bulls-patrick-williams-breaking-point/" rel="noopener">it’s been hard for him</a>.</p><p>“It’s obviously a challenge,” Williams said, according to an article from <i>The Chicago Tribune</i>. “I never want to be bad at anything on the court. I always want to try to make the right play. I work really hard at it. I don’t have one reason that I can give you for any of it.”</p><p>When Williams played at Florida State in college, he was a star. He didn’t have to think about a lot of these things and there were certain things that he didn’t need to work on because it came easy to him. Things haven’t been the same since he got to the league, and Williams might have to change his routine if he wants to get that kind of groove back.</p><p>“This stuff used to sort of just come naturally,” Williams said. “I’ve never really worked on it until now. I’ve always been a good finisher at the rim. Dunks are really not something people work on — but maybe it has to be for the next couple weeks until I get comfortable again.”</p><p>Since Williams joined the Bulls, he has averaged double figures in just two out of his five seasons. He averaged 10.2 PPG during the 2022-23 season and 10.0 PPG the following season as well.</p><p>So far this year, Patrick Williams is averaging 9.4 PPG, 4.0 RPG and 2.2 APG. He wants to reach that potential that he knows he has, and he knows there only way to achieve that: Work.</p><p>“You don’t know what you’re good at until you actually start doing it,” Williams said. “That’s part of the game. I love it. I hate it at the same time. But you can only get better if you work at it.”</p><p>If the Bulls can get the version of Patrick Williams that they expected when they drafted him, the trajectory of this team could change quite a bit.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Patrick Williams gets honest on continuous struggles

<!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-rips-chicago-over-effort-level-in-blowout-loss-to-pacers');   ga('set', 'title', 'Patrick Williams rips Bulls over effort level in blowout loss to Pacers');   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/Bulls-news-Patrick-Williams-rips-Chicago-over-effort-level-in-blowout-loss-to-Pacers.jpg"></figure><h1>Patrick Williams rips Bulls over effort level in blowout loss to Pacers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-01-08T22:34:06-08:00">January 8th, 10:34pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-01-08T22:34:06-08:00">January 8th, 10:34pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago Bulls</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>For the third consecutive season, the Chicago Bulls are shaping up to have a mediocre season. Despite trading away Alex Caruso and DeMar DeRozan during the offseason, the Bulls are still hovering right around the .500 mark, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bulls-news-zach-lavine-drops-defiant-tanking-stance-after-upset-win-vs-celtics">Zach LaVine notably said</a> once that as long as he’s in the Windy City, there will be no deliberate losing. However, the Bulls may as well have thrown the game on purpose on Wednesday as they suffered a 129-113 loss against the Indiana Pacers.</p><p>The Bulls came out of the gates lethargic, and for a team facing opposition that’s currently in the middle of a winning streak (Pacers had won three straight prior to tonight’s contest), this is simply inexcusable. The effort level that they showed up with drew the ire of starting power forward Patrick Williams, <a href="https://twitter.com/CHSN_Bulls/status/1877205266619420746" rel="noopener">calling out the entire team</a> following the game.</p><p>“I think we just got to be better as a team. We know that. [We were] definitely not [ready from the jump]. And that’s on us. That’s us just being professional. That’s our job to show up and play. And we didn’t do that tonight, for the whole night. You know what I mean? It’s the best league in the world. You can’t just show up and expect to win. [You can’t just] show up and kind of half-a** and expect to compete and win no matter how much talent you have,” Williams said, via Bulls on CHSN on X (formerly known as Twitter).</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"You can't just show up and expect to win." <a href="https://t.co/nPz6pgsNjx">pic.twitter.com/nPz6pgsNjx</a></p><p>— Bulls on CHSN (@CHSN_Bulls) <a href="https://twitter.com/CHSN_Bulls/status/1877205266619420746?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 9, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>For a team that isn’t already the most talented to begin with, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bulls-news-patrick-williams-honest-rebounding-admission-after-preseason-benching-by-billy-donovan">Bulls can ill-afford to lack in the effort department</a>. And for a Pacers team with plenty of youthful verve, starting the game off even half a step slow is a death sentence, and that’s exactly what happened to them on Wednesday night.</p><h2><b>Patrick Williams, Bulls suffer Wednesday night to forget</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Bulls-forward-Patrick-Williams-contesting-rebound.jpg"><figcaption>© Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>While Patrick Williams is well within his rights to call the team out for their lack of effort, he also has to put in a more concerted effort on both ends of the floor. The Bulls forward put up all of two points on Wednesday in their loss to the Pacers, and he scored those two from the free-throw line, going 0-6 from the field in the process.</p><p>But there are plenty of execution woes that the Bulls have to clean up as well; they turned the ball over 18 times on Wednesday night compared to just eight for the Pacers.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Patrick Williams rips Bulls over effort level in blowout loss to Pacers

<!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-injury-update-brings-ominous-signs');   ga('set', 'title', 'Patrick Williams injury update brings ominous signs');   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/2024/11/Bulls-news-Patrick-Williams-injury-update-brings-ominous-signs.jpg"></figure><h1>Patrick Williams injury update brings ominous signs</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-21T06:54:26-08:00">November 21st, 6:54am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-21T06:54:26-08:00">November 21st, 6:54am</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>In January of last season, Chicago Bulls PF Patrick Williams had to miss some time because of pain in his left foot. He was sidelined for about a month before the team realized he would need season-ending surgery. Williams spent the offseason working to be able to get back for this season, but he is now out again due to inflammation in that left foot that he had surgery on.</p><p>Things seemed to be going well for Patrick Williams this season until he appeared on the injury report on Monday. According to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bulls-news-billy-donovan-brutally-honest-issue-that-could-doom-chicago">Bulls head coach Billy Donovan</a>, that’s when the pain seemed to start, and it <a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/11/20/chicago-bulls-milwaukee-bucks-takeaways-2/" rel="noopener">sounds like it quickly got worse</a>.</p><p>“Obviously, he went on the injury report as questionable with the foot (Monday), and then I think in the game he mentioned that he was feeling it more at halftime, and after the game is when he really started to feel some … I don’t want to say significant pain but a lot more pain than he was feeling beforehand,” Billy Donovan said Wednesday, according to a report from <i>The Chicago Tribune.</i> “When it felt like the pain was escalating, we wanted to get the imaging done just to see what’s going on. He’s got inflammation around that area, they want to figure out why, but it’s going to be at least a week or so to let that calm down and then there’s got to be a plan going forward of how to handle it.”</p><p>Donovan noted there that it will be at least a week before Williams can return, but there has been a lot of speculation that it might end up being longer than that.</p><p>The Bulls are hoping to see Williams make progress within the next week and then they should have a better idea of how serious this is.</p><p>“(The next week) will hopefully be when we start to see progress from him,” Donovan said. “I do think he’ll do more ball-handling, do more shooting, but for him to be really ramped up where we can see, it’s probably going to be (another week).”</p><p>So far this season, Patrick Williams has played in 15 games and he is averaging 9.9 PPG. He is also averaging 2.3 APG and 5.0 RPG.</p><p>In the next week, the Bulls have four games that Williams will likely miss as they are taking on the Atlanta Hawks (NBA Cup), Memphis Grizzlies, Washington Wizards (NBA Cup) and the Orlando Magic. It sounds like the first game Williams could be back for is next Friday’s matchup at home against the Boston Celtics (NBA Cup).</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Patrick Williams injury update brings ominous signs

<!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-preseason-ankle-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Patrick Williams suffers preseason ankle injury');   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/2024/10/IMG_0873.jpeg"></figure><h1>Patrick Williams suffers preseason ankle injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-18T19:51:45-07:00">October 18th, 7:51pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-18T19:51:45-07:00">October 18th, 7:51pm</time><address><a>David Yapkowitz</a>David Yapkowitz is an NBA Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a credentialed reporter based in Los Angeles who covers the NBA/WNBA, NCAA/NCAAW and boys/girls high school basketball.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Chicago Bulls wrapped up their preseason schedule on Friday against the Cleveland Cavaliers. But there could be some cause for concern following the game. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bulls-news-patrick-williams-suffers-injury-setback-after-signing-90-million-contract">Bulls forward Patrick Williams</a> suffered an apparent ankle injury during the preseason game <a href="https://x.com/chicagobulls/status/1847452265264590979?t=vnLDgTn4yNZudl1UzUUjJA" rel="noopener">and was ruled out</a>, the team announced.</p><p>There was no immediate update, only that he was going to be sidelined for the rest of the game. Depending on the severity of the injury, it could be a major blow for the Bulls and Patrick Williams.</p><p>Williams was set to hit restricted free agency this past offseason, but he and the team quickly agreed to a five-year, $90 million contract.</p><p>Last season, Williams was hampered by a foot injury that ended up requiring surgery. He was sidelined in late January and was not able to return to the court as he rehabbed from surgery. Although he was expected to be ready in time for training camp, he suffered some discomfort in his foot that forced him to be out for the beginning of training camp.</p><p>He was able to play in preseason, although he did put up a few underwhelming performances. He was on his way to his performance in the preseason so far against the Cavs, finishing with 10 points, six rebounds and three assists in 20 minutes before leaving the game.</p><p>Coming into the 2024-25 season, Williams is expected to be the Bulls’ starter at power forward. He appeared in 43 games last season, including 30 starts, at a little over 27 minutes per game. He averaged 10.0 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.5 assists with splits of 44.3 percent shooting from the field, 39.9 percent shooting from the three-point line and 78.8 percent shooting from the free-throw line.</p><p>Judging by the offseason contract, the Bulls organization clearly believes in Williams and sees him as being a part of the team’s future. He’s going to have to step it up though from what he’s shown thus far in preseason.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Patrick Williams suffers preseason ankle injury

<!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-suffers-injury-setback-after-signing-90-million-contract');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bulls’ Patrick Williams suffers injury setback after signing $90 million contract');   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/2024/09/Patrick-Wiliams-suffers-injury-setback-after-signing-90-million-contract.jpg"></figure><h1>Bulls’ Patrick Williams suffers injury setback after signing $90 million contract</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-23T07:50:26-07:00">September 23rd, 7:50am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-23T07:50:26-07:00">September 23rd, 7:50am</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Patrick Williams saw his 2023-24 season get cut short by a season-ending fracture in his left foot, requiring surgery in the process. Nevertheless, the Chicago Bulls remain high on Williams and see him as a long-term piece amid the franchise’s pivot to a rebuild, signing him to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bulls-news-chicagos-90-million-patrick-williams-plan-revealed">a five-year, $90 million deal</a> with the expectation that he’ll be fully healthy by the time the 2024-25 season rolls around.</p><p>However, now that training camp is nearly upon us, Williams has suffered a setback in his injury recovery that will be a point of concern among members of the Bulls franchise. Per Darnell Mayberry of The Athletic, Williams <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5786185/2024/09/23/zach-lavine-lonzo-ball-bulls-nba/" rel="noopener">experienced discomfort</a> in his foot which required “additional rest” in recent weeks amid the team’s minicamp in Miami.</p><p>The good news is that the concern surrounding Williams is more of a short-term one, as the Bulls are hoping that the additional rest would do the 23-year-old forward a world of good. But there is still good reason to be worried over Williams’ long-term health.</p><p>He last played for the Bulls in January, and he said back in July that he had been <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bulls-news-patrick-williams-drops-truth-on-injury-recovery-after-90-million-extension">progressing well in his recovery</a> (“the bone had healed and he was running and jumping without pain or swelling”, wrote Mayberry). It’s not a good sign whatsoever that two months later and there is once again lingering uncertainty surrounding the well-being of his foot.</p><p>Drafted with the fourth overall pick of the 2020 NBA Draft, it’s safe to say that Williams is yet to live up to his draft position. This is not to say that he is a bust, as he has been a solid, if unspectacular, two-way piece for the Bulls over the past four seasons.</p><p>But for Williams’ career to truly take off, he will need a clean bill of health. It remains to be seen if he could step up for the Bulls in the first year of a true rebuild, as availability is the best ability.</p><h2><b>Breakout opportunity is there for Patrick Williams in a Bulls rebuild</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Bulls__Patrick_Williams_dribbles_the_basketball.webp"></figure><p>For the past four seasons, Patrick Williams mostly faded into the background for the Bulls. The Bulls did not need him to be a go-to-guy, nor did he ever show that he was ready to take on a bigger offensive role. Williams seemed to be stuck in a chicken-or-egg situation. Did he not develop quickly because of his place in the team’s offensive hierarchy? Or did he not seize a bigger role due to him not developing quickly enough?</p><p>It’s difficult to pinpoint what Williams does best. He doesn’t have the most advanced handles, nor does he shoot the ball from deep at such a high level of efficiency and volume. Williams has shown that he can be very disruptive defensively and he has good size and length for a wing player, but he has yet to put his tools together on a consistent basis.</p><p>But now that DeMar DeRozan is gone and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bulls-news-zach-lavine-vow-chicago-rumored-rift-trade-talks">Zach LaVine seems to be on his way out</a> of the team, the opportunity is there for Williams to break out, provided, of course, that he is healthy for next season. He needs to find a new level of motor, however, to make things work. There are times when he fades to the background often; he needs to be more proactive in making things happen, as the Bulls will need one of their young players to pop if they were to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/why-the-chicago-bulls-waited-so-long-to-rebuild-roster">build a contending team</a> in the not-so-distant future.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bulls’ Patrick Williams suffers injury setback after signing $90 million contract

<!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-drops-truth-on-injury-recovery-after-90-million-extension');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bulls’ Patrick Williams drops truth on injury recovery after $90 million extension');   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/2024/07/Patrick-Williams-drops-truth-on-injury-recovery-after-90-million-extension.jpg"></figure><h1>Bulls’ Patrick Williams drops truth on injury recovery after $90 million extension</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-07-13T18:14:09-07:00">July 13th, 6:14pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-07-13T18:14:56-07:00">July 13th, 6:14pm</time><address><a>Christopher Smith</a>Christopher Smith is an associate editor covering a variety of sports with a beat focus on the Chicago Sky for ClutchPoints. The Aurora, Illinois native earned a degree in philosophy from Creighton University, where he also competed as a Division 1 Cross Country runner.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Chicago Bulls look to be entering a new era ahead of the 2024-25 season. The Bulls traded veteran defensive guard Alex Caruso for Josh Giddey, drafted 19-year-old G-League <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bulls-2024-nba-draft-grade-for-matas-buzelis">Ignite prospect Matas Buzelis</a>, and completed a sign-and-trade for DeMar DeRozan to join the Sacramento Kings. One young Bulls forward still has plenty left to contribute amid his team’s shift. Patrick Williams spoke on his injury recovery after signing a lucrative contract extension during the offseason.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bulls-patrick-williams-to-undergo-season-ending-foot-surgery">Williams sustained a stress fracture</a> in his left foot in February of 2023, which required season-ending surgery. He has been rehabbing ever since, and in late June, it was reported that Williams expected to sign a five-year deal worth $90 million. Roughly two weeks later, the 22-year-old forward provided a positive update on his injury recovery.</p><p>“<a href="https://x.com/DarnellMayberry/status/1812239605921701940" rel="noopener">I’m pretty good</a>. I’m running and jumping now. No pain. No swelling. So it’s just a matter of getting my legs back under me,” Williams said when asked how he is physically, per Darnell Mayberry.</p><p>It is great to hear that Williams is on a promising path to recovery. He looks to be a vital piece of the Bulls’ short and long-term two-way attack.</p><p>Chicago drafted Patrick Williams with the fourth overall pick in the 2020 Draft. The Florida State product had a promising rookie year. He averaged 9.2 points, 4.6 rebounds, and shot 39.1 percent on his three-pointers. Williams only played 17 games the following season due to injury struggles, but he returned strong during the 2022-23 season.</p><p>Williams averaged a career-high 10.2 points and shot 41.5 percent from range. The 6-foot-8 forward achieved similar production through his first 48 games with the Bulls in 2023-24 before his foot injury.</p><p>If he remains injury-free, Chicago expects Patrick Williams to make a notable improvement in 2023-24 and beyond.</p><h2><b>Bulls prepare for exciting 2023-24 season with young squad</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Bulls__Patrick_Williams_dribbles_the_basketball.webp"><figcaption>Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Chicago’s 2024-25 squad looks to be filled with youth, although the team may not have as much star power as it did its the previous three seasons. Veteran forward DeMar DeRozan has spearheaded the Bulls’ attack alongside Zach Lavine since 2021. DeRozan was one of the most reliable scorers on the roster, averaging over 24.0 points or greater in each of his seasons in Chicago.</p><p>With DeRozan gone and Zach Lavine rumored to be on the move, the Bulls will look for production from others. Coby White is a prime candidate to lead Chicago’s offensive attack. The North Carolina product had a career year in 2023-24, amassing averages of 19.1 points, 5.1 assists, and 4.5 rebounds per game.</p><p>The Bulls have another intriguing talent joining their roster for the 2024 season: Matas Buzelis.</p><p>Buzelis, a native of the Chicago suburb of Hinsdale, Illinois, was ESPN’s fifth-ranked prospect in the Class of 2023. He elected to play for the NBA’s G League Ignite team, where he averaged 14.3 points and 2.1 blocks. His three-point shooting took a notable dip when he transitioned to the Ignite. He shot just 26 percent from range in 2023-24 compared to his 43 percent mark in high school. Nevertheless, Buzelis looks to be a promising prospect with loads of upside.</p><p>It will be interesting to how Patrick Williams, Matas Buzelis, and the rest of Chicago’s young core fare ahead of an exciting season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bulls’ Patrick Williams drops truth on injury recovery after $90 million extension

<!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-chicagos-90-million-patrick-williams-plan-revealed');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bulls’ $90 million Patrick Williams plan revealed');   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/2024/06/Bulls-news-Chicagos-90-million-Patrick-Williams-plan-revealed.jpg"></figure><h1>Bulls’ $90 million Patrick Williams plan revealed</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-06-29T22:57:30-07:00">June 29th, 10:57pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-06-29T22:58:19-07:00">June 29th, 10:58pm</time><address><a>Angelo Guinhawa</a>Angelo Guinhawa is a senior associate editor at ClutchPoints, primarily covering the NBA, NFL, soccer, and college sports. He has previously worked for FOX Sports PH and a number of reputable sports media outlets. If he's not writing or watching sports, he's likely scouring online for his next NBA card purchase.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Chicago Bulls appear ready to commit to a full youth movement. If the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-news-bulls-thunder-alex-caruso-josh-giddey-trade">Alex Caruso-Josh Giddey swap</a> isn’t enough proof, then the team’s latest commitment to forward Patrick Williams should help.</p><p>According to the latest reports, Williams is expected to sign a five-year deal worth $90 million to return to the Bulls. That puts his annual average salary at $18 million, which is definitely quite the significant commitment to a player that averaged just a little over 10 points over the last two seasons.</p><p>“Patrick Williams intends to sign a five-year, $90 million deal to return to the Chicago Bulls, league sources tell The Athletic [and] Stadium,” Shams Charania reported.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Patrick Williams intends to sign a five-year, $90 million deal to return to the Chicago Bulls, per <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ShamsCharania</a> <a href="https://t.co/mqCe9tFsMo">pic.twitter.com/mqCe9tFsMo</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints NBA (@ClutchPointsNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsNBA/status/1807267624926978311?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 30, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>While some Bulls fans have already expressed dissatisfaction with the Bulls’ decision, especially since Williams has largely been a disappointing Top 5 pick for the franchise, the fact of the matter is Chicago is betting on his potential. It should be remembered that Williams is only 22 years old, and with plenty of room to grow, his contract could end up being a bargain if he makes a significant leap from his current level.</p><p>Williams has career averages of 9.7 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game. However, he has shown at times what kind of player he could be when given a more prominent role on offense. In a December game against the Miami Heat during the 2023-24 season, Williams <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/202312160MIA.html" rel="noopener">shot 4-of-5 from deep</a> and scored 25 points to go along with seven rebounds and four assists, albeit in a 118-116 losing effort.</p><p>Just a couple of weeks after that Bulls game, Williams had a starring role for Chicago once again after he top-scored for the team against the Indiana Pacers. He tallied 22 points on top of five rebounds, three assists and two steals, even though the team lost again 120-104.</p><p>Considering that Williams has never been one of the top options for the Bulls on offense, it’s difficult for him to really make huge strides with the team. But if the franchise continues on its current path and rebuild, Williams will have a chance to become one of the team’s go-to options. For now, though, he will have to focus on his recovery after his 2023-24 campaign ended prematurely due to a foot injury that needed surgery.</p><p>It remains to be seen what the Bulls will still do, but they will certainly have decisions to make when it comes to the current  make-up of their roster.</p><h2><b>What will the Bulls do next?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Zach-LaVine-drives-against-Trayce-Jackson-Davis.jpg"><figcaption>Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>The trade for Josh Giddey and the extension of Patrick Williams indicate that the Bulls are, at the least, getting ready to rebuild. With rising star Coby White and promising guard Ayo Dosunmu already in toe, as well as 2024 <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bulls-2024-nba-draft-grade-for-matas-buzelis">NBA Draft pick Matas Buzelis</a>, Chicago actually has quite the interesting core that could be lethal when developed properly.</p><p>Now, as free agency begins, that means the Bulls will also have to decide on what they will do with their two star players in Zach LaVine and DeMar DeRozan.</p><p><a href="https://www.nbcsportschicago.com/nba/chicago-bulls/bulls-selection-of-matas-buzelis-continues-youth-movement/572333/" rel="noopener">Recent reports suggest</a> that DeRozan could be on his way out of Windy City, per KC Johnson of NBC Sports. DeRozan is an unrestricted free agent, so he could simply walk away from the team. There’s also the option of a sign-and-trade for him, but at the end of the day, he’s expected to leave.</p><p>“… The Bulls are open for business. And with growing buzz that DeMar DeRozan will be elsewhere next season, either via a sign-or-trade or simply walking in unrestricted free agency, the buzzword is no longer competitiveness,” Johnson explained.</p><p>LaVine’s situation is a bit trickier since he’s under contract until 2026-27. Not to mention that there’s a lot of money tied to him, with his deal paying him an average of $45 million over the next three years. Having said that, the Bulls might find it hard to move him at all.</p><p>“Chicago <a href="https://x.com/SiriusXMNBA/status/1807064510710055223" rel="noopener">has been trying to move</a> Zach LaVine forever. They can’t find any takers just to get off his contract. I don’t even think if they attached a first round pick teams would take him. So that impacts DeMar DeRozan, because you can’t sign DeRozan. Because you can’t sign DeRozan and keep LaVine, now you go into the luxury tax,” ESPN’s Bobby Marks said on SiriusXM NBA Radio.</p><p>It will certainly be quite the challenging offseason for the Bulls considering the situation they are in with DeRozan and  LaVine. They would probably want to get something in return for DeRozan instead of letting him just walk away. That is now even more important since it looks like they will have to sacrifice some more assets to move LaVine’s  albatross of a contract.</p><p>Having said all that, expect the Bulls to be quite busy in the next couple of weeks.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bulls’ $90 million Patrick Williams plan revealed

<!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-rumors-thunder-hold-great-interest-bulls-patrick-williams');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Thunder hold ‘great interest’ in Bulls’ Patrick Williams');   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/2024/06/Thunder-hold-great-interest-in-Bulls-Patrick-Williams.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Thunder hold ‘great interest’ in Bulls’ Patrick Williams</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-06-04T17:16:33-07:00">June 4th, 5:16pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-06-05T06:57:53-07:00">June 5th, 6:57am</time><address><a>Joshua Valdez</a>Joshua Valdez started his journalism career as the Sports Editor for the Rutgers University newspaper before becoming an associate editor for ClutchPoints. He is a diehard Yankees, Jets, Knicks, Rutgers, and Tottenham Hotspur fan. When Joshua is not either watching a game or writing about one, you can find him in an art-house movie theater or working on a screenplay.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Chicago Bulls forward Patrick Williams was the franchise’s prized possession not too long ago, but it now looks like he might be on the outs. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bulls-patrick-williams-dishes-on-upcoming-free-agency-after-season-ending-injury">Bulls’ fourth overall pick</a> in the 2020 NBA Draft is rumored to be the apple of the Oklahoma City Thunder’s eye.</p><p>The Thunder reportedly love the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5539973/2024/06/04/bulls-offseason-10-questions/?source=emp_shared_article" rel="noopener">6-foot-7, 215-pounder’s</a> size, via <i>The Athletic’s </i>Darnell Mayberry.</p><p>“Soon comes the moment of truth,” Mayberry said. “If the Bulls have seen enough of the Williams experiment, one team that has great interest, a league source said, is Oklahoma City. The Thunder need more size, and they have an army of draft picks that can sweeten the pot for the Bulls if a sign-and-trade emerges in July.”</p><p>Williams was a decent rotational piece for <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bulls-patrick-williams-to-undergo-season-ending-foot-surgery">Chicago before going down</a> with a season-ending foot injury. The 22-year-old registered 10.0 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.5 assists a game with a 44.3% shooting clip across 43 games.</p><p>However, that’s not quite enough production for a top-five pick. That’s why the Bulls are willing to bring him back, but only up to a certain price.</p><p>“A league source said the Bulls offered Williams a contract north of $16 million annually when the two sides were negotiating last fall,” Mayberry continued. “That will now be the number to beat for Williams, who is set to become a restricted free agent this summer. But because a season-ending foot injury in January limited Williams to 43 games, he didn’t get the chance to prove his value to be higher.”</p><p>Restricted free agents can sign an offer sheet with any team, but their original squad can retain them by matching that offer.</p><p>Will Williams stick it out in the Windy City, or will he head for greener pastures?</p><h2><b>Don’t be surprised if the Thunder miss out on Williams…for now</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Bulls-Patrick-Williams.jpg"><figcaption>© Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Typically, general managers are more attached to the players they draft. That’s why Artūras Karnišovas, Chicago’s front office leader, may be inclined to run it back with Williams for at least one more year.</p><p>“How much the Bulls value Williams will now be fascinating to watch play out,” Mayberry said. “He was Karnišovas’ first draft selection, picking him fourth in 2020. The front office and coaching staff have supported, and at times defended, Williams through everything from ineffective play to injuries.”</p><p>This sometimes can be detrimental, as team executives can be in denial about their draft failures. However, Williams is still young, so he still has time to ascend.</p><p>The Florida State alum<a href="https://twitter.com/KCJHoop/status/1761451670431469858" rel="noopener"> also expressed interest</a> after his injury, via NBC Sports’ K.J. Johnson.</p><p>“Williams said he doesn’t know how his restricted free agency will play out but he’d welcome a return to the Bulls,” Johnson tweeted on February 24th.</p><p>However, if the Thunder offer $20 million or more per year, that could be too rich for the Bulls’ blood. Chicago will keep their price limit close to the vest, so Oklahoma City may have to take its best guess on what will be a high enough number to lure him away.</p><p>If Williams does join the Thunder, though, he could create a tantalizing tandem with fellow big man Chet Holmgren.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Thunder hold ‘great interest’ in Bulls’ Patrick Williams

<!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-outlines-plan-sixth-man-patrick-williams-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bulls’ Billy Donovan outlines plan for sixth man after Patrick Williams injury');   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/2024/02/bulls-news-billy-donovan-outlines-plan-for-sixth-man-after-patrick-williams-injury.webp"></figure><h1>Bulls’ Billy Donovan outlines plan for sixth man after Patrick Williams injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-02-27T18:20:02-08:00">February 27th, 6:20pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-02-27T18:20:02-08:00">February 27th, 6:20pm</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 the University of Southern California and is now serving as an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Bulls are having a decent year based off off preseason expectations, but they can’t avoid the injury bug. Injuries have been a big problem all year long, and it is taking a toll on the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bulls-news-coby-whites-feelings-chicagos-trust-after-early-struggles" rel="noopener">depth of the Bulls</a>. Patrick Williams and Zach LaVine are both out for the season, and that creates <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bulls-news-zach-lavines-critical-next-step-after-surgery-billy-donovan-update" rel="noopener">some issues for Chicago</a> in terms of lineups.</p><p>Chicago has a consistent starting five right now that is healthy, but depth is certainly a concern. The Bulls have to put out some unique lineups, and in terms of the sixth man, it is going to have to be a team effort. The Bulls tested out Terry Taylor <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4279815/terry-taylor" rel="noopener">a little bit</a> against the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday, but it will be a bit of an experiment throughout the remainder of the season.</p><p>“We will probably [use the power forward by committee] moving forward,” Billy Donovan told the media on Tuesday. “With Alex [Caruso], we’re just trying to manage him. It was probably unrealistic for him to be an entire game matchup on Zion [Williamson], and obviously we needed another bigger body and wanted to try early in the game to see what Terry [Taylor] would look like. I thought he did a good job while he was in [the game]. He played well and made some good plays on both ends of the floor. So, I thought for the limited time he played, he gave us pretty good minutes. But with where we’re at with Torrey [Craig] and Patrick [Williams], and the size – whether it’s playing Andre [Drummond] and ‘Vuc’ [Nikola Vucevic] together or sometimes using Terry [Taylor] – we feel like we have a little bit of flexibility to utilize both those guys.”</p><p>It’s going to be interesting to see what the Bulls are able to do down the stretch, and hopefully they can keep everyone healthy in the process.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bulls’ Billy Donovan outlines plan for sixth man after Patrick Williams injury

<!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-patrick-williams-dishes-on-upcoming-free-agency-after-season-ending-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bulls’ Patrick Williams dishes on upcoming free agency after season-ending injury');   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/2024/02/Bulls_news_Patrick_Williams_dishes_on_upcoming_free_agency_after_season-ending_injury.webp"></figure><h1>Bulls’ Patrick Williams dishes on upcoming free agency after season-ending injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-02-24T11:58:36-08:00">February 24th, 11:58am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-02-24T11:58:36-08:00">February 24th, 11:58am</time><address><a>Sonny Giuliano</a>Sonny Giuliano has been covering the NFL, College Football, NBA and College Basketball for well over a decade, but he's never claimed to be an expert ... just a sports fan who cares WAY too much. Follow Sonny on Twitter (or X, whatever Elon's calling it) @SonnyCG for his sports and pop culture takes</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After playing just a single season in Tallahassee for the Florida State basketball team, Patrick Williams entered the NBA Draft, and despite not starting a single game for the Seminoles, Williams was made the 4th pick in the 2020 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls. Had the rest of the lottery not been made up a parade of players who haven’t lived up to their pre-draft hype — we’re talking <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-news-james-wiseman-confusion-about-why-it-didnt-work-out-with-warriors-will-have-fans-rolling-eyes">guys like James Wiseman</a>, Isaac Okoro, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pistons-news-killian-hayes-released-after-no-trade-partner">Killian Hayes</a>, Jaylen Smith, and Kira Lewis Jr., among others — perhaps more would’ve been made of Chicago’s historic whiff on the Williams pick. Instead, now as Patrick Williams’ fourth-season with Chicago nears its end, we’re just left wondering, “What next?”</p><p>Even Patrick Williams himself doesn’t have the answer to that question.</p><p>“Williams said he doesn’t know how his restricted free agency will play out but <a href="https://twitter.com/KCJHoop/status/1761451670431469858">he’d welcome a return</a> to the Bulls,” according to KC Johnson of NBC Sports Chicago.</p><p>Whether or not the Bulls match any offers for Williams is still a mystery. I’m not even sure what kind of market there would be for a player who, through four years of his career, A) Has <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bulls-patrick-williams-to-undergo-season-ending-foot-surgery">been injury prone</a>, and B) Failed to show any kind of progress or growth.</p><p>In his one year at Florida State, Williams was named ACC Sixth Man of the Year. He averaged 9.2 points and 4.0 rebounds per game for a Seminoles squad that was likely on their way to a #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament had it not been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Williams was raw, and projected to develop at a fast pace once he joined the NBA. Comparisons ranged anywhere between Marvin Williams, and for the optimists, Kawhi Leonard.</p><p>In 213 career games with the Bulls, Williams is averaging 9.7 points and 4.2 rebounds per game. His numbers, in 22 minutes per game at Florida State, are practically the same as his numbers in 28 minutes per game in the NBA.</p><p>With all of this said, Patrick Williams is still only 22 years old, and we’ve seen late-developing players come into their own in the past. He’s a 41 percent three-point shooter, and that’s an encouraging number even on low volume. He’ll get another opportunity to carve out a spot in the rotation, it just may not be in Chicago.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bulls’ Patrick Williams dishes on upcoming free agency after season-ending injury

<!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-patrick-williams-to-undergo-season-ending-foot-surgery');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bulls’ Patrick Williams to undergo season-ending foot surgery');   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/2024/02/Patrick_Williams_to_undergo_season-ending_foot_surgery.webp"><figcaption>2/23/24</figcaption></figure><h1>Bulls’ Patrick Williams to undergo season-ending foot surgery</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-02-23T14:07:30-08:00">February 23rd, 2:07pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-02-23T15:03:50-08:00">February 23rd, 3:03pm</time><address><a>Jack Winter</a>Jack Winter is a veteran NBA writer and editor based on the West Coast. He currently lives in Oakland, covering the last legs of the Golden State Warriors' dynasty.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Chicago Bulls will be forced to make their post-All-Star push toward the postseason without a key contributor. Fourth-year forward Patrick Williams is set to undergo surgery to repair a stress reaction in his foot and will miss the remainder of 2023-24, the <a href="https://twitter.com/chicagobulls/status/1761148348965261765?s=20" rel="noopener">team announced</a> on Friday.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Injury Update: Patrick Williams, who has been sidelined since Jan 25 with initial bone edema in his left foot, recently underwent routine subsequent imaging revealing the progression of his foot stress reaction.</p><p>He will undergo surgery and be out for the remainder of the season.</p><p>— Chicago Bulls (@chicagobulls) <a href="https://twitter.com/chicagobulls/status/1761148348965261765?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Williams last played in Chicago’s blowout loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on January 25th. A few days later, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bulls-news-patrick-williams-miss-least-two-weeks-left-foot-injury" rel="noopener">Bulls revealed that Williams</a> was dealing with acute bone adema in his left foot and would be sidelined for at least the next two weeks. Coach <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bulls-news-patrick-williams-crucial-injury-update-ahead-all-star-break" rel="noopener">Billy Donovan updated Williams’ status</a> entering the All-Star break, noting that while his discomfort was gone the best indicator of the 22-year-old’s potential return timeline would be how he reacted to increased physical activity.</p><p>“The hope is now that once we get into the tail end of the All-Star break that he can actually start doing some more things,” he said of Williams on February 14th, per Julia Poe of the <i><a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/14/chicago-bulls-patrick-williams-injury/" rel="noopener">Chicago Tribune</a>. </i>“That’s going to be the real big thing of how did he respond to that. But in terms of his progress of what they’ve been trying to do in terms of calming the foot down and eliminating some of the discomfort he was having while walking, that’s gone. Now the step is, ok, he’s starts running, jogging, cutting. What does that look like?”</p><p>There was subsequent optimism Williams might be active for Chicago’s first post All-Star game against Boston Celtics on Thursday night, but he remained out for the blowout loss, paving the way for Friday’s unfortunate news. His season ends averaging 10.0 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game, shooting 44.3% overall and 39.9% on a low volume of three-point attempts—numbers right in ling with career-long norms.</p><h2>What’s next for Patrick Williams, Bulls?</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Bulls__Patrick_Williams_dribbles_the_basketball.webp"><figcaption>Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Already absent <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bulls-news-zach-lavine-finally-undergoes-foot-surgery-trade-deadline-day" rel="noopener">Zach LaVine for the rest of the reason</a> due to surgery on his balky right foot, Chicago’s depth will be tested even further going forward with Williams joining him on the shelf. Williams had re-entered Donovan’s starting lineup on January 20th upon LaVine going down again, his defensive versatility looming large at de facto power forward.</p><p>Expect Ayo Dosunmu to continue starting in his place. Alex Caruso might be the best perimeter defender in basketball and is comfortable guarding up and down the lineup, while Dosunmu is a clear plus defensively, too. But Williams’ season-ending injury leaves Chicago without a physical, athletic big wing to check the likes of Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jayson Tatum, Julius Randle and Paolo Banchero,  a major void as the ninth-place Bulls hope to make noise in the play-in tournament and beyond come April.</p><p>As much as ownership and management want fans to believe Chicago really does have something to play for in 2023-24, Williams’ surgery means more the organization’s big-picture outlook. The Bulls opted against giving the former top-five pick the massive extension he wanted before the regular season tipped off, a prescient decision considering his lack of development before going under the knife.</p><p>The breakout campaign so many believe lies within Williams seems less likely than ever to come. His overall efficiency regressed a tick this season and his low three-point rate barely budged, more damning stasis for a young player in a limited offensive role who just hasn’t shown the self-creation or playmaking chops to sop up more on-ball opportunities. Williams shot an ugly <a href="https://www.nba.com/stats/players/drives?Season=2023-24&amp;TeamID=1610612741&amp;dir=D&amp;sort=DRIVES" rel="noopener">38.0%</a> on drives this season, per NBA.com/stats, and his below-average usage rate barely moved even when he wasn’t on the floor with LaVine and DeMar DeRozan.</p><p>Williams will be a restricted free agent in July. Dreams of a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-jaden-mcdaniels-agrees-to-5-year-136-million-extension" rel="noopener">Jaden McDaniels-like payday</a> vanished long before further testing confirmed he needed surgery. How should both Williams and the Bulls approach his free agency now that stardom seems further away than ever and he’s  still yet to make a sizable impact on winning basketball? Would he consider playing next season on a $12.9 million qualifying offer, hoping to prove he’s worthy of a big, lengthy contract as an unrestricted free agent in summer 2025?</p><p>Williams’ season ending prematurely is definitely a shot to Chicago’s lofty ambitions of postseason success this spring. Unfortunately for the Bulls, it definitely won’t make their already fraught long-term team-building plans any easier, either.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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2024-25 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
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