The Windy City Bulls are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. They are affiliated with the Chicago Bulls, and play their home games at Now Arena. It became the 13th G-League team to be owned by an NBA team.
History In October 2015, the Chicago Bulls began pursuing an expansion franchise in nearby Hoffman Estates to play in the Sears Centre Arena in time for the 2016–17 season. On November 9, 2015, the Hoffman Estates board unanimously approved the Bulls' proposed NBA Development League (D-League) team.
The team received its name through a contest on the Chicago Bulls' website. Fans submitted about 3,600 suggestions, which were narrowed down to three finalists: Great Lakes Bulls, Heartland Bulls and Windy City Bulls. Windy City was announced as the winner in a pep rally/press conference on February 24, 2016.
The D-League rebranded as the NBA G League, after a league-wide sponsorship by Gatorade, in 2017. Their home arena was renamed Now Arena in 2020.
Season-by-season SeasonDivisionRegular seasonPostseason resultsFinish Wins Losses Pct.Windy City Bulls2016–17 Central 5th 23 27 2017–18 Central 3rd 24 26 2018–19 Central 2nd 27 23 Lost First Round (Westchester) 82–952019–20 Central 5th 17 26 Season cancelled by COVID-19 pandemic 2020–21 Opted out of single-site season2021–22 Eastern 11th 15 19 2022–23 Eastern 7th 18 14 2023–24 Eastern 13th 15 19 2024–25 Eastern 16th 11 23 2025-26 Eastern 12th 15 21 Regular season record 165 181 Playoff record 0 1
Current roster
Head coaches # Head coach Term Regular season Playoffs Achievements G W L Win% G W L Win% 1 50 23 27 — — — — 2 100 51 49 1 0 1 3 43 17 26 — — — — 4 66 33 33 — — — — 5 70 26 44 — — — — 6 — — — —
NBA affiliates Chicago Bulls (2016–present)
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