Editing Chicago Bulls (section)

====2008–2010: Appearance of Derrick Rose====
[[File:Derrick Rose 2.jpg|thumb|left|upright|[[Derrick Rose]] was drafted first overall by the Bulls in 2008. He was the 2010–11 NBA MVP.]]
With only a slim 1.7% chance of winning the rights to draft first overall, the Bulls won the 2008 [[NBA draft lottery]] and selected first overall.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Johnson |first1=K. C. |title=May 20, 2008: With a 1.7% chance, Bulls win the NBA draft lottery |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/bulls/ct-2008-bulls-win-nba-draft-lottery-derrick-rose-story.html |website=chicagotribune.com |access-date=June 8, 2020 |date=May 16, 2017 |archive-date=June 7, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607173806/https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/bulls/ct-2008-bulls-win-nba-draft-lottery-derrick-rose-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> With this, the Bulls became the team with the lowest chance of winning to ever win the lottery since it was modified for the [[1994 NBA draft]], and second-lowest ever. On June 26, 2008, the Bulls drafted Chicago native [[Derrick Rose]] from the [[University of Memphis]] as the number 1 draft pick, and [[Sonny Weems]] at number 39. The Bulls later traded Weems to the [[Denver Nuggets]] for Denver's 2009 regular second-round draft pick. The Bulls also made several trades, including one that brought [[Ömer Aşık]] to the team. The team re-signed Luol Deng to a six-year deal, although he was sidelined for much of the season due to injury.

In February 2009, the Bulls made multiple trades to strengthen the roster, including a deal with the Sacramento Kings for [[Brad Miller (basketball)|Brad Miller]] and [[John Salmons]], and another with the Oklahoma City Thunder for a first-round pick. These moves helped the team secure a playoff spot, finishing the season at .500 with a 41–41 record. In the playoffs, they faced the Boston Celtics in a dramatic seven-game series. In Game 1, Derrick Rose scored 36 points, along with 11 assists, tying [[Kareem Abdul-Jabbar]]'s record for most points scored by a rookie in a playoff debut.<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.si.com/nba/bulls/old-school/a-look-back-at-derrick-roses-historic-playoff-debut-14-years-ago |title=A look back at Derrick Rose's historic playoff debut: "I just thought about it like I was playing in a regular game" |last=Glassbrook |first=Harvey |date=22 April 2023 |magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]] |publisher= |access-date=18 November 2024 |quote=}}</ref> After breaking the record for most overtimes played in an [[NBA Playoffs]] Series, the [[Boston Celtics]] managed to overcome the Bulls after 7 games and 7 overtime periods played.<ref>{{cite web |last=Golen |first=Jimmy |date=May 3, 2009 |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/recap?gid=2009050202 |title=OT hold-down: Celtics top Bulls in regulation&nbsp;– NBA&nbsp;– Yahoo! Sports |publisher=Sports.yahoo.com |access-date=August 1, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090506180951/http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/recap?gid=2009050202 |archive-date=May 6, 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref>

In the 2009 NBA Draft, the Bulls selected [[James Johnson (basketball, born 1987)|James Johnson]] and [[Taj Gibson]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nba.com/bulls/news/draft_090629.html |title=Bulls introduce James Johnson and Taj Gibson |last= |first= |date= |website=NBA.com |publisher= |access-date=18 November 2024 |quote=}}</ref> They also lost Ben Gordon to the Detroit Pistons in free agency. The following season, the team made further trades, including sending John Salmons to the Milwaukee Bucks and Tyrus Thomas to the Charlotte Bobcats. The Bulls finished with the eighth seed in the 2010 playoffs but were eliminated in five games by the Cleveland Cavaliers. In May 2010, the team fired head coach Vinny Del Negro.<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=4 May 2010 |title=Del Negro Fired as Bulls' Coach |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/04/sports/04dribble.html |work=[[New York Times]] |location= |access-date=18 November 2024}} </ref>