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  • Scottie Pippen Had No Sympathy For Crying John Paxson Who Called Him To Apologize For How He Treated Him As Bulls’ Vice President: ‘Why He Was Crying, I Couldn’t Be Sure, And Honestly, I Didn’t Care’
    • Scottie Pippen Had No Sympathy For Crying John Paxson Who Called Him To Apologize For How He Treated Him As Bulls’ Vice President: ‘Why He Was Crying, I Couldn’t Be Sure, And Honestly, I Didn’t Care’
    Scottie Pippen and John Paxson won three NBA championships together on the Chicago Bulls in the ’90s. By all accounts, they got along as teammates. However, Pippen and Paxson’s relationship became sour when the latter was the Bulls’ general manager and vice president of basketball operations. In the summer of 2003, Pippen turned down an offer from […] The post Scottie Pippen Had No...2024
  • Inside Coby White’s grueling summer to become NBA’s most improved player for Bulls
    • Inside Coby White’s grueling summer to become NBA’s most improved player for Bulls
    Coby White attacked the summer to level up for the Chicago Bulls. Weeks after Coby White realized his dream of being selected in the 2019 NBA Draft, he returned to his North Carolina roots at the behest of his first pro mentor. It was only a few years earlier that White had starred for Chris Paul’s grassroots club, Team CP3, on the Nike EYBL circuit. Now Paul had invited White to his Elite Guard c...2024
  • Cubs ownership and management is pretty good — consider these 6 other cautionary tales
    • Cubs ownership and management is pretty good — consider these 6 other cautionary tales
    Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports You can criticize Cubs leadership at times... but it could be a whole lot worse. It’s a parlor game, really, or what used to be called that: Complaining about the ownership and/or front-office management of your favorite baseball team. Cubs fans are no different than any other in this regard; rightly or wrongly, Tom Ricketts and Jed Hoyer get their share ...2023
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  • Midseason regime change a first for Jerry Reinsdorf
    • Midseason regime change a first for Jerry Reinsdorf
    Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports Williams and Hahn are the first White Sox executives dismissed mid-season under current ownership After 40 years of ownership under the group led by Jerry Reinsdorf, the White Sox are in new territory. They’ll enter 2024 with a new General Manager for the first time since 2012, and it’ll be the first year since 1998 that Ken Williams won’t be heading up t...2023
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  • Midseason regime change a first for Jerry Reinsdorf
    • Midseason regime change a first for Jerry Reinsdorf
    Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports Williams and Hahn are the first White Sox executives dismissed mid-season under current ownership After 40 years of ownership under the group led by Jerry Reinsdorf, the White Sox are in new territory. They’ll enter 2024 with a new General Manager for the first time since 2012, and it’ll be the first year since 1998 that Ken Williams won’t be heading up t...2023
  • • The one thing John Paxson finally did right amid massive Bulls overhaul
    It wasn’t long ago that the Chicago Bulls were stuck in the mud and going nowhere. The Bulls had become irrelevant and something of a laughingstock after the Jimmy Butler trade, and fans were sick of the front-office duo of John Paxson and Gar Forman. Chicago finally made big changes in the front office in […] The post The one thing John Paxson finally did right amid massive Bulls over...2021
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John Paxson injury and suspension

  • • Inside Coby White’s grueling summer to become NBA’s most improved player for Bulls
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    2023
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  • • Bulls Begin Search For New Front Office Authority
    The Chicago Bulls have begun their search for a new top-level executive with full authority on basketball decisions, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports. The organization plans to have new leadership in place before NBA action resumes following the suspension of play. Current executive vice president of basketball operations John Paxson and general manager Gar Foreman may […] The post Bu...2020
  • • Bulls announce rookies Hutchison and Carter are done for the season
    Forward Chandler Hutchison and center Wendell Carter Jr., who had their rookie seasons cut short by injuries, have officially been ruled out for the rest of the season, the Bulls announced on Twitter. Executive VP of basketball operations John Paxson relayed the information to reporters before tonight’s game, adding the same fate may apply to Otto Porter, who is sidelined with a shoulder injury, t...2019
  • • Bobby Portis to return for Bulls vs. Nets, expected to be on minutes restriction
    Bulls forward Bobby Portis will return to the lineup on Sunday against the Nets, making the team the healthiest it's been since originally starting its rebuild, writes Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times. Portis had missed the past seven games with a right ankle injury and is expected to be on a minutes restriction against Brooklyn. Chicago coped with several key injuries to start the season, begi...2019
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  • • Denzel Valentine's season debut not imminent
    Denzel Valentine has yet to appear in a game this season for the Bulls, and his 2018-19 debut isn’t imminent. As The Chicago Sun-Times relays (via Twitter), executive VP of basketball operations John Paxson indicated on Wednesday that Valentine’s left ankle isn’t responding well, prompting the team to pump the brakes on his rehab and rule him out indefinitely. With Valentine still on the shelf, th...2018
  • • Bulls, Bobby Portis envision long-term fit
    The Bulls and Bobby Portis couldn’t come to an agreement on a long-term deal before this year’s deadline for rookie extensions, though both sides envision Portis staying in Chicago past this season. “My game won’t change. I’ll still give it all I got. This is where I want to be long-term,”said Portis (via K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune in a series of Twitter links). “I couldn’t see myself in ...2018
  • • John Paxson defends Bulls’ handling of Mirotic-Portis fight
    Chicago Bulls vice president John Paxson continues to try to navigate the minefield that was laid down when two of his players fought in practice.Paxson tried to defend himself and the team over accusations that the Bulls have thrown Nikola Mirotic under the bus for his role in a fight with Bobby Portis that severely injured Mirotic.Word leaked publicly that the Bulls felt that Mirotic was the agg...2017
  • • John Paxson preaches patience on Mirotic-Portis saga
    Chicago Bulls executive vice president John Paxson made an unscheduled appearance in front of the media before the team’s practice Friday to address the ongoing saga involving Nikola Mirotic and Bobby Portis.Multiple outlets have reported that Mirotic will not play with Portis once he returns to the team. Mirotic remains sidelined after Portis punched him during a confrontation in practice. Miroti...2017
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  • • Bulls suspend Portis eight games for punching Mirotic
    The Chicago Bulls came down hard on forward Bobby Portis for injuring teammate Nikola Mirotic in a fight during practice on Tuesday.The Bulls announced Wednesday that Portis has been suspended eight games by the team for his actions, which sent Mirotic to the hospital with a concussion and facial injuries. Bulls general manager John Paxson said both players had acted inappropriately leading up to ...2017

Timeline

  • 2024
    "The Bulls had already proven to be a terrible team by that time once again, so much so that front office leader John Paxson decided to step aside."

  • 2023
    "Reinsdorf has been known for years to be too loyal to his favorites, just as he was with John Paxson and Gar Forman with the Bulls."

  • 2021
    "The Bulls had become irrelevant and something of a laughingstock after the Jimmy Butler trade, and fans were sick of the front-office duo of John Paxson and Gar Forman."

  • 2020
    "John Paxson and Gar Forman have led the operation since 2009."

  • 2019
    "Bulls VP John Paxson stands behind Jim Boylen despite 9-18 start; 'We're committed to Jim'"

  • 2018
    "Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine will make his season debut against the Detroit Pistons this Saturday (8 ET, NBA League Pass), GM John Paxson confirmed on Tuesday morning."

  • 2017
    "The Bulls, executive vice president John Paxson said Thursday night with the trade of Jimmy Butler, selected a direction."

  • 2016
    "Chicago Bulls Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf, Vice President of Basketball Operations John Paxson and General Manager Gar Forman i"

  • 2015
    "Johnson of the Chicago Tribune received confirmation from vice president of basketball operations John Paxson regarding the team's feelings: The comments make Nick Friedell of ESPN Chicago believe Rose will indeed return this season:  The team announced that Rose, 26, is scheduled to undergo surgery Friday on his right knee, and it's unknown when he injured it."

  • 2014
    " As Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times puts it: Vice president of basketball operations John Paxson and general manager Gar Forman generally have shown an ability to make the right decisions at the right times, but playing chicken with an elite NBA coach such as Thibodeau isn’t good for business."

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John Paxson trade rumors, contract, salary rumors

  • • Scottie Pippen Had No Sympathy For Crying John Paxson Who Called Him To Apologize For How He Treated Him As Bulls’ Vice President: ‘Why He Was Crying, I Couldn’t Be Sure, And Honestly, I Didn’t Care’
    2024
  • • Inside Coby White’s grueling summer to become NBA’s most improved player for Bulls
    2024
  • • Cubs ownership and management is pretty good — consider these 6 other cautionary tales
    2023
  • • Midseason regime change a first for Jerry Reinsdorf
    2023
  • • Midseason regime change a first for Jerry Reinsdorf
    2023
  • • Report: Bulls interested in Thunder executive Sam Presti
    As the Bulls consider changes to their front office, Sam Presti‘s name is one that has now surfaced multiple times.  Discussing the situation last week, Joe Cowley of The Chicago Sun-Times cited the Thunder‘s head of basketball operations as an example of a big-name candidate Chicago could pursue. This week, David Kaplan said during an appearance on ESPN 1000 that Presti is the Bulls’ top target (...2020
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  • • Paxson Talks to Media After Slower than Expected Start
    John Paxson didn't expect to be offering explanations, clarifications and a mini state of the team...2019
  • John Paxson Pleased with Bulls' Draft Night Additions
    • John Paxson Pleased with Bulls' Draft Night Additions
    John Paxson feels that the Bulls draft night additions, Coby White & Daniel Gafford, both set the t...2019
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  • • Paxson: Bulls on right path; may extend Boylen
    Despite a 22-60 season, executive John Paxson believes the Chicago Bulls are on the right path, saying Thursday that Jim Boylen is the right coach for the job. Paxson added that Boylen could get a contract extension this offseason....2019
  • • Bulls announce rookies Hutchison and Carter are done for the season
    2019

John Paxson stats and results

  • • Inside Coby White’s grueling summer to become NBA’s most improved player for Bulls
    2024
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  • • Cubs ownership and management is pretty good — consider these 6 other cautionary tales
    2023
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  • • 4 bold predictions for Chicago Bulls in 2020-21 NBA season
    The Chicago Bulls are a franchise still in search of direction. Years of toiling under the John Paxson-Gar Forman front office duo yielded poor results, beginning in earnest when Chicago’s front replaced Tom Thibodeau with Fred Hoiberg, who later turned into Jim Boylen. However, the Bulls are hoping to round the corner with former Denver […] The post 4 bold predictions for Chicago Bull...2020
  • • Bobby Portis to return for Bulls vs. Nets, expected to be on minutes restriction
    2019
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  • • Cavs player bemoans Kyrie Irving's trade to Celtics
    While the Cavaliers could still land an impact player with the Nets’ 2018 first-round pick (No. 8 overall), the on-court results from the Kyrie Irving trade have been extremely underwhelming to date. Isaiah Thomas and Jae Crowder were ineffective in Cleveland and were flipped at the deadline for players like Jordan Clarkson, Rodney Hood, and Larry Nance, who haven’t made an impact in the postseaso...2018
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  • • 30 years ago, MJ dropped 50-plus points in consecutive playoff games
    In the throes of the NBA Playoffs, it’s only right to reminisce about one of the most entertaining rivalries in the 1980s. Long before LeBron James squared off against Derrick Rose, Jimmy Butler and Joakim Noah, the Cleveland Cavaliers and Chicago Bulls comprised of one of the best rivalries in basketball.The Cavs assembled a talented roster, featuring players like Larry Nance Sr., Brad Daugherty,...2018
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    2016
  • • Joakim Noah to Sign with Knicks: Latest Contract Details, Comments and Reaction
    2016
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  • • Top 2016 Offseason Priorities for the Boston Celtics
    2016
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John Paxson parents, kids, wife / husband, girlfriend / boyfriend

  • • Inside Coby White’s grueling summer to become NBA’s most improved player for Bulls
    2024
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  • • Cubs ownership and management is pretty good — consider these 6 other cautionary tales
    2023
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  • • Danny Ainge warned Suns not to allow 3-pointers before go-ahead John Paxson shot
    Former Phoenix Suns All-Star guard and current Boston Celtics president and general manager Danny Ainge has painfully relived the final shot of the 1993 NBA Finals on “ESPN’s The Lowe Post.” This turn of events, of course, was featured as one of the defining moment of the Chicago Bulls dynasty in ESPN’s hit docu-series “The […] The post Danny Ainge warned Suns not to ...2020
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  • • With each win in NBA Playoffs, Chicago Bulls gambling on future
    Unless you’re into suffering, rooting for the opposition doesn’t seem ideal. Unless you’re fans of the Chicago Bulls, the eighth seed in this season’s NBA Eastern Conference playoffs.For Bulls fans, the last nine months have been filled with numerous, head-scratching moments. After tipping off the free agency period by signing a playmaker in Rajon Rondo, the Bulls’ front office felt the need to si...2017
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  • • Chicago Bulls Complete 2016-17 Season Preview
    2016
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  • • Top 2016 Offseason Priorities for the Boston Celtics
    2016
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  • • The Ultimate 1996 Bulls-2016 Warriors Comparison (Minus the Basketball Part)
    2016
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  • • Offseason Trade Ideas for Chicago Bulls to Round out Their Roster
    2015
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  • • Tom Brady's Patriots Dynasty Will End Soon, but Not That Soon
    2015
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  • • Are Chicago Bulls Locked into a Two-Year Title Window?
    2014
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Top John Paxson news

  • • Chicago Bulls statements on Joakim Noah
    2016
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  • • Derrick Rose Injury Update: Bulls Hope Star PG Will Return This Season
    2015
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  • • Statement from Chicago Bulls Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf
    Tonight, Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations John Paxson and General Manager Gar Forman spoke...2016
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  • • Tom Brady's Patriots Dynasty Will End Soon, but Not That Soon
    2015
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  • • Bulls VP John Paxson: ‘We’ve Had One Bad Year’
    2016
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  • • Sources: Bulls likely to make front office changes
    Bulls president Michael Reinsdorf is looking to make changes to the front office, sources confirmed to ESPN. John Paxson and Gar Forman have led the operation since 2009. The Chicago Sun-Times first reported the expected shift in leadership....2020
    See also Gar Forman
  • • Sources: Bulls start search to hire top executive
    The Bulls are now searching for a top executive who will have full authority on basketball decisions, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. John Paxson, the current executive VP of basketball operations, is expected to continue in an advisory role....2020
  • • Zach LaVine to make Chicago Bulls debut on Saturday
    2018
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John Paxson schedule, game

  • • Inside Coby White’s grueling summer to become NBA’s most improved player for Bulls
    2024
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  • • Cubs ownership and management is pretty good — consider these 6 other cautionary tales
    2023
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  • • Zach LaVine throws shade at Bulls’ old front office led by John Paxson, Gar Forman
    Chicago Bulls star shooting guard Zach LaVine is excited about the team’s new front office led by Arturas Karnisovas and Marc Eversley, and he’s already noticing a major difference from the last regime led by John Paxson and Gar Forman. LaVine spoke about this at Tuesday’s media availability at the start of training camp: Zach […] The post Zach LaVine throws shade at Bulls&...2020
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  • • Otto Porter providing more than just leadership for young Bulls
    The Bulls traded for Otto Porter last month with the intention of making him a team leader, writes Michael Lee of The Athletic. VP John Paxson and GM Gar Forman made Porter’s role clear in their first meeting with him after the deal with Washington was complete. “They said, ‘We want a bunch of high character guys to play for one another.’ It’s really rebuilding a culture here and they brought me h...2019
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  • • Buyout for Robin Lopez remains unlikely
    After the Bulls held onto Robin Lopez at the trade deadline, one report indicated that the two sides would likely engage in buyout talks. However, executive VP of basketball operations John Paxson downplayed that possibility the next day, and it sounds like the team’s stance hasn’t changed much since then. As Mike McGraw of The Daily Herald tweets, a Lopez buyout still appears very unlikely with a...2019
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  • • Bobby Portis to return for Bulls vs. Nets, expected to be on minutes restriction
    2019
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  • • 30 years ago, MJ dropped 50-plus points in consecutive playoff games
    2018
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  • • John Paxson preaches patience on Mirotic-Portis saga
    2017
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  • • Bulls on potential Dwyane Wade buyout: ‘Some dialogue is going on’
    We’re not too sure that Dwyane Wade will even start the 2017-18 NBA season in a Chicago Bulls uniform. There’s also a reasonable chance that he will conclude the season with the team. That’s pretty much the vibe Bulls president John Paxson and the organization is putting out leading up to the start of training camp in Chicago. “Some dialogue is going on,” Paxson said, via The Chicago Tribune. “We ...2017
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  • • Bulls open to Wade buyout only if ‘advantageous’ to team
    The Chicago Bulls start training camp next Monday, and surprisingly, Dwyane Wade still remains a member of the team. The prevailing belief was that a buyout was in the offing this offseason, as the team does not need an aging player as it embarks upon a total rebuild. Whether or not the Bulls do indeed buy out Wade before the 2017-18 NBA season is up to one person: Wade himself, as was intimated b...2017
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John Paxson rumors, scandals

  • • 5 Best Potential NBA Lottery Picks For The Bulls, Ranked
    The Chicago Bulls are officially entering a new era. After 11 years, the John Paxson-Gar Forman partnership is over, with former Denver Nuggets general manager Arturas Karnisovas taking over as team president and former Philadelphia 76ers executive Marc Eversley joining the team as Karnisovas’ GM. After an abundance of offseason speculation, the Bulls also parted […] The post 5 Best Po...2020
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  • "Change is difficult": John Paxson on last week's events
    • "Change is difficult": John Paxson on last week's events
    So you think the Bulls are ashamed, embarrassed, chagrined about the events of the last week that included a coaching change and what som...2018
  • • Doug Collins leaving broadcast job for reunion with Bulls
    Doug Collins’ original stint with the Chicago Bulls lasted all of three seasons and included the start of Michael Jordan’s eventually iconic career in the Windy City. Now, 30 years after he was let go by the organization, Collins is leaving his ESPN broadcasting job to rejoin the Bulls as a senior advisor to John Paxson. “In an out-of-the-blue announcement, the Bulls hired Doug Collins as senior a...2017
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  • • Power Ranking Each Chicago Bulls Player for NBA's Stretch Run
    2016
  • • Tom Brady's Patriots Dynasty Will End Soon, but Not That Soon
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  • • Separation Feels Inevitable Between Tom Thibodeau, Chicago Bulls
    2015
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