The 2009–10 Chicago Bulls season was the 44th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). They finished with a record of 41-41 (.500) for the third time in their past five seasons. In the playoffs, the Bulls lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers in five games in the First Round.

Key dates

Offseason

On May 20, the Bulls promoted Gar Forman to General Manager. Former GM John Paxson accepted a new role as executive vice president of basketball operations. Forman's top priority for the offseason was to re-sign Ben Gordon. Ben Gordon signed with the Detroit Pistons on July 1, 2009.

NBA draft

Free agency

On July 13, 2009, the Bulls signed guard Jannero Pargo to a one-year deal, helping to fill the void Ben Gordon made in leaving the team. On July 14, the Bulls re-signed guard Lindsey Hunter with a one-year contract.

Regular season summary

On January 25, 2010, the Bulls traded center Aaron Gray for guard Devin Brown of the New Orleans Hornets. On February 18, 2010, the Bulls traded guard John Salmons for forwards Hakim Warrick and Joe Alexander of the Milwaukee Bucks. Meanwhile, the Bulls traded forward Tyrus Thomas for guards Ronald Murray and Acie Law of the Charlotte Bobcats.

Roster

Pre-season

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Regular season

Standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

21,412 18,624 15,865 19,789 20,562 21,108 21,409 16,310 21,837 12,634 18,997 15,823 20,383 19,911 13,684 21,523 20,562 20,481 17,872 16,808 18,803 21,257 21,416 19,791 21,381 19,631 19,763 22,008 21,887 22,076 21,162 18,838 13,749 18,717 20,255 21,014 18,624 20,304 19,208 16,794 18422 18,119 18,581 17,562 16,578 19,335 13,295 18,729 22,352 12,945 21,566 20,989 19,763 18,183 22,147 14,113 20,363 21,508 18,165 19,011 19,187 21,737 18,451 17,461 19,600 15,413 20,406 23,129 16,098 19,834 21,592 20,592 22,076 21,169 18,002 20,996 20,268 21,707 15,909 19,515 20,649 17,439

Playoffs

The Bulls managed to clinch the 8th seed in the Eastern Conference over the Toronto Raptors near the final day of the regular season. This marked the fifth time in six years Chicago has made the playoffs. With the lowest seed they faced the number one ranked Cleveland Cavaliers. Poised to win a championship LeBron James and the Cavs defeated the Bulls 4 games to 1 with the over-matched Bulls making a valiant effort in game 5, losing 96–94.

Game log

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Player statistics

Season

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Playoffs

Awards, records and milestones

Awards

Week/Month

All-Star

Season

Milestones

First team to win five consecutive games over opponents over .500 on the road

Injuries and surgeries

Transactions