Editing Chicago Bulls (section)

====2017–2020: Final years of GarPax and rebuilding====
[[File:Zach Lavine 2022.jpg|thumb|Zach Lavine (seen here in 2022) was brought to the Bulls in 2017]]
In June 2017, the Chicago Bulls traded Jimmy Butler and their 2017 first-round pick to the Minnesota Timberwolves for [[Zach LaVine]], [[Kris Dunn]], and a pick used to select [[Lauri Markkanen]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.si.com/nba/bulls/old-school/why-did-the-chicago-bulls-let-jimmy-butler-go |title=Why did the Chicago Bulls let Jimmy Butler go? |last=Glassbrook |first=Harvey |date=26 April 2023 |magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]] |publisher= |access-date=18 November 2024 |quote=}}</ref> They also waived [[Rajon Rondo]] and [[Isaiah Canaan]], and allowed [[Michael Carter-Williams]] to enter free agency. [[Justin Holiday]] rejoined the Bulls on a two-year, $9 million contract, while [[Dwyane Wade]] reached a buyout agreement, returning $8 million of his $23.2 million contract.<ref>{{cite news |author=[[Adrian Wojnarowski]] and [[Brian Windhorst]] |date=24 September 2017 |title=Sources: Cavs, Spurs, Heat among Dwyane Wade's top suitors |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/20809443/dwyane-wade-chicago-bulls-agree-contract-buyout |work=[[ESPN]] |location= |access-date=18 November 2024 |quote=Dwyane Wade, after he agreed to a buyout agreement with the Chicago Bulls on Sunday, sources told ESPN.com. Wade agreed to leave about $8 million of his $23.8 million salary on the table after talks between the two sides about a resolution intensified ahead of Monday's start of training camp.}} </ref>

On October 17, 2017, a fight broke out between [[Bobby Portis]] and [[Nikola Mirotić]] during practice. Portis punched Mirotić in the face, causing a concussion and facial fractures.<ref name="MiroticTrade">{{cite web |last1=Johnson |first1=K.C. |title=Bulls trade Nikola Mirotic to Pelicans for 1st round pick and 3 players |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/basketball/bulls/ct-spt-bulls-trade-nikola-mirotic-pelicans-20180201-story.html |website=chicagotribune.com |access-date=February 23, 2018 |date=February 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180223051148/http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/basketball/bulls/ct-spt-bulls-trade-nikola-mirotic-pelicans-20180201-story.html|archive-date=February 23, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Portis was suspended eight games,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sykes II |first1=Michael D. |title=Bobby Portis suspended 8 games for punching teammate Nikola Mirotic in face |url=https://www.sbnation.com/2017/10/18/16497832/bobby-portis-suspended-apology-bulls-fight-nikola-mirotic |website=SBNation.com |access-date=February 23, 2018 |date=October 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180223051523/https://www.sbnation.com/2017/10/18/16497832/bobby-portis-suspended-apology-bulls-fight-nikola-mirotic|archive-date=February 23, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>  and Mirotić missed 23 games. The incident led to Mirotić being traded to the New Orleans Pelicans in February 2018 for a first-round draft pick and [[Ömer Aşık]], [[Tony Allen (basketball)|Tony Allen]], and [[Jameer Nelson]].<ref>{{cite news |author=[[Adrian Wojnarowski]] |date=1 February 2018 |title=Pelicans acquire Nikola Mirotic for three players, first-round pick |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/22287175/new-orleans-pelicans-acquire-nikola-mirotic-chicago-bulls |work=[[ESPN]] |location= |access-date=18 November 2024}} </ref> The Bulls finished the 2017-18 season with a 27–55 record.<ref>Anon, [https://abc7chicago.com/sports/nba-draft-lottery-bulls-get-7th-pick-in-draft/3478143/ "2018 NBA Draft Lottery results: Chicago Bulls to pick 7th in NBA Draft, Suns get top pick"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200704215937/https://abc7chicago.com/sports/nba-draft-lottery-bulls-get-7th-pick-in-draft/3478143/ |date=July 4, 2020 }}, [[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]], May 16, 2018.</ref>

In 2018, the Bulls drafted [[Wendell Carter Jr.]] and [[Chandler Hutchison]], and re-signed Zach LaVine to a four-year, $78 million deal. They also signed [[Jabari Parker]] to a two-year, $40 million contract. After a poor start to the 2018-19 season, [[Fred Hoiberg]] was fired and replaced by [[Jim Boylen]]. In February 2019, Bobby Portis, Jabari Parker, and a second-round pick were traded for [[Otto Porter]]. The Bulls ended the season with a 22-60 record, missing the playoffs.

In 2019, the Bulls selected [[Coby White]] and signed veterans [[Tomáš Satoranský]] and [[Thaddeus Young]]. After the COVID-19 disruption, [[Artūras Karnišovas]] became the Bulls' executive vice president, and [[Marc Eversley]] was hired as general manager.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Seligman |first1=Andrew |title=Karnisovas sets course to boost Bulls toward ultimate prize |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/bulls-fire-forman-announce-karnisovas-hire-reassign-paxson-70122178 |website=ABC News |access-date=April 14, 2020 |date=April 13, 2020 |archive-date=June 30, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200630104213/https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/bulls-fire-forman-announce-karnisovas-hire-reassign-paxson-70122178 |url-status=live }}</ref>  Jim Boylen was fired, and [[Billy Donovan]] became head coach in 2020.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bulls fire head coach Jim Boylen after 2 seasons |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/29660386/bulls-fire-head-coach-jim-boylen-2-seasons |access-date=August 14, 2020 |work=ESPN.com |date=August 14, 2020 |archive-date=August 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814221512/https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/29660386/bulls-fire-head-coach-jim-boylen-2-seasons |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/29947235/billy-donovan-reaches-agreement-next-bulls-coach|title=Chicago Bulls hire Billy Donovan as coach to replace Jim Boylen|last=Wojnarowski|first=Adrian|publisher=ESPN|date=September 23, 2020|access-date=November 29, 2022|archive-date=May 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230522172106/https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/29947235/billy-donovan-reaches-agreement-next-bulls-coach|url-status=live}}</ref> The Bulls drafted [[Patrick Williams (basketball)|Patrick Williams]] with the fourth overall pick.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nba.com/bulls/features/bulls-select-patrick-williams-florida-state-no-4|title=The Bulls select Patrick Williams from Florida State at No. 4|last=Smith|first=Sam|date=November 18, 2020|access-date=November 29, 2022|website=NBA.com|publisher=NBA|archive-date=November 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108045621/https://www.nba.com/bulls/features/bulls-select-patrick-williams-florida-state-no-4|url-status=live}}</ref>

In March 2021, the Bulls traded for [[Nikola Vučević]] and [[Al-Farouq Aminu]], sending [[Wendell Carter Jr]], Otto Porter and draft picks to Orlando.<ref>{{cite news |last=Patt |first=Jason |date=6 June 2022 |title=Revisiting The Chicago Bulls' Blockbuster Trade For Nikola Vucevic |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonpatt/2022/05/31/revisiting-the-chicago-bulls-blockbuster-trade-for-nikola-vucevic/ |work=[[Forbes]] |location= |access-date=18 November 2024}} </ref> Despite these moves, the Bulls finished the 2020-21 season with a 31-41 record, missing the playoffs for the fourth consecutive year.