Chicago Bulls: Most anticipated aspects of the 2018-19 season schedule
By Jason Parini
The full NBA schedule was released on Friday. Let’s break down the five most intriguing parts of the 2018-19 Chicago Bulls schedule.
Let’s face it. There are probably two types of people in this world. The first type hears that the 2018-19 NBA schedule was released on Friday and thinks “Already?! Didn’t the season just end?!” The second type hears that the 2018-19 NBA schedule was released and thinks “Finally! There are less than two months until the season starts.”
If you’re the first person, you may want to stop reading now.
Wait, don’t do that.
In all reality, there are just over seven weeks until the Bulls first preseason game, and the regular season will be here before you know it.
Perhaps the most exciting aspect of the 2018 offseason was the acquisition of hometown star Jabari Parker. The Bulls signed Parker to a two-year, $40 million contract after Milwaukee rescinded their qualifying offer. Despite coming off of knee injuries in recent years, it will nonetheless be exciting to have Parker on the roster as well as watching power forward Lauri Markkanen continue to build off of his rookie season that saw him named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team.
Without further ado, let’s break down the five most intriguing aspects of the 2018-19 Bulls schedule, which begins on October 18 in Philadelphia.