The Season in Brief
The 2008-09 Chicago Bulls went 41-41. Led by Joakim Noah, Derrick Rose and Ben Gordon, they posted a -0.16 SRS and went 3-4 in the playoffs.
Each segment is one player's share of the team's fame - Joakim Noah leads at 16%.
Honors & Awards
Team Leaders
| Points | Ben Gordon | 20.7 |
| Rebounds | Drew Gooden | 8.6 |
| Assists | Derrick Rose | 6.3 |
| Steals | Kirk Hinrich | 1.3 |
| Blocks | Tyrus Thomas | 1.9 |
| True Shooting | John Salmons | 59.6 |
| 3-Pointers | Ben Gordon | 173 |
| Def. Win Shares | Tyrus Thomas | 3.4 |
The Roster, by Fame
Joakim Noah2702Derrick RoseROYAll-Rookie 1st2603Ben Gordon184Luol Deng185Tyrus Thomas★156Kirk Hinrich127Drew Gooden128Brad Miller109John Salmons810Andres Nocioni711Larry Hughes512Thabo Sefolosha313Aaron Gray314Lindsey Hunter215Tim Thomas116Linton Johnson017Cedric Simmons018Anthony Roberson019Demetris Nichols0
Full Stat Line
Tap a column to re-sort. ★ marks a career year.
| Player | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joakim Noah | 80 | 6.7 | 7.6 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 59.4 | 0 | 2.7 | 27 |
| Derrick Rose | 81 | 16.8 | 3.9 | 6.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 51.6 | 16 | 1.5 | 26 |
| Ben Gordon | 82 | 20.7 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 57.3 | 173 | 1.7 | 18 |
| Luol Deng | 49 | 14.1 | 6.0 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 51.1 | 8 | 1.6 | 18 |
| Tyrus Thomas★ | 79 | 10.8 | 6.4 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 52.5 | 3 | 3.4 | 15 |
| Kirk Hinrich | 51 | 9.9 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 55.1 | 69 | 1.3 | 12 |
| Drew Gooden | 31 | 13.1 | 8.6 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 51.4 | 0 | 1.1 | 12 |
| Brad Miller | 27 | 11.8 | 7.4 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 57.4 | 3 | 0.9 | 10 |
| John Salmons | 26 | 18.3 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 59.6 | 49 | 0.7 | 8 |
| Andres Nocioni | 53 | 10.4 | 4.2 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 54.7 | 79 | 1.1 | 7 |
| Larry Hughes | 30 | 12.0 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 52.5 | 40 | 0.8 | 5 |
| Thabo Sefolosha | 43 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 50.3 | 15 | 0.9 | 3 |
| Aaron Gray | 56 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 50.8 | 0 | 0.8 | 3 |
| Lindsey Hunter | 28 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 43.3 | 16 | 0.3 | 2 |
| Tim Thomas | 18 | 5.8 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 53.1 | 19 | 0.2 | 1 |
| Linton Johnson | 8 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 40.9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Cedric Simmons | 11 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 51.5 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Anthony Roberson | 6 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 35.3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Demetris Nichols | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Roster Profile
- Avg age (minutes-weighted): 24.9
- Youngest: Derrick Rose (20)
- Oldest: Lindsey Hunter (38)
Rookies & Newcomers
- Derrick Rose - rookie
- Brad Miller - new to the team
- John Salmons - new to the team
- Lindsey Hunter - new to the team
- Tim Thomas - new to the team
- Linton Johnson - new to the team
- Anthony Roberson - new to the team
Draft Pedigree
- Joakim Noah - pick #9 (2007)
- Derrick Rose - pick #1 (2008)
- Ben Gordon - pick #3 (2004)
- Luol Deng - pick #7 (2004)
- Tyrus Thomas - pick #4 (2006)
The Playoff Run
3-4 overall
Season fame across franchise history
Every season the Chicago Bulls fielded a roster, scored by the combined fame of that year's team. Click any season to lock it in the panel, then use its Full season page link.
1966-671995-962025-26
6 championship seasons marked above the arc.