Bulls On Tap Tasting Flight: Chicago Bulls News for Oct. 20, 2024

What's On Tap in Chicago Bulls news ? Welcome to the 19th edition of "Tasting Flight," a daily newsletter to keep fans updated on all the latest news in Bulls Nation.

Chicago Bulls Finalize Their 2024-2025 Roster

The concluding transition from the training camp roster to the official 2024-2025 regular season for the Chicago Bulls started with the waiving of Onuralp Bitim and Kenneth Lofton Jr. on Oct 17, 2024.

Fast forward to the Bulls securing a win in their 2024 preseason finale against the Cleveland Cavaliers and reports already emerged that E.J. Liddell had secured the final Bulls two-way contract. The Bulls subsequently made the transaction official on Oct 19, 2024.

On the same day as the Bulls formally announced the two-way contract signing of EJ Liddell, Jamal Collier of ESPN also reported that Chicago local product and training camp signing Talen Horton-Tucker secured the Bulls' final main roster spot after a dazzling 2024 NBA preseason performance.

What real impact Horton-Tucker will create in Billy Donovan's guard-heavy Bulls roster during the 2024-2025 NBA regular season remains to be seen. However, it is encouraging to see young frontcourt players such as Liddell and Adama Sanogo represented in the Bulls' two-way roster slots that have typically been occupied by unremarkable guard signings such as Andrew Funk, Malcolm Hill, and Terry Taylor during the Arturas Karnisovas administration.

Chicago Bulls Under-the-Radar Roster Addition

Morten Jensen of Yahoo Sports cited Bulls backup big man Jalen Smith as an under-the-radar player for the 2024-2025 NBA season. For broader context, Jensen views Smith along with a handful of other NBA players as talent capable of making performance leaps that traditionally receive NBA Most Improve Player award consideration.

Lonzo Ball's New Music Release

Bulls guard Lonzo Ball capped off a historic week, that included his long-awaited return to NBA basketball, by releasing new music on Oct 18, 2024, per his social media account. Ball's new music single is titled "C Notes".

Bulls On Tap 2024-2025 NBA Central Division Preview Series: Milwaukee Bucks

Mark your calendars for Sunday, Oct 20, 2024, at 7:30 PM CT. That is when the next Bulls On Tap 2024-2025 NBA Central Division Preview Series conversation will take place on X Spaces (formerly Twitter Spaces) on the Bulls On Tap X account (@BullsOnTap).

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