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executive v.p. – basketball operations B

john paxsonexecutive v.p. - basketball operations

Paxson remains at the forefront of the organization in his role asExecutive Vice President of Basketball Operations and works in tandemwith General Manager Gar Forman in an effort to bring an NBAChampionship back to Chicago … Paxson has been a part of the organi-zation as a player, coach, broadcaster or front office executive since 1985… Paxson is the sixth individual to head basketball operations in the his-tory of the Chicago Bulls, joining Dick Klein (1966-69), Pat Williams (1969-73), Dick Motta (1973-76), Rod Thorn (1978-85) and Jerry Krause (1985-2003) … Paxson has positively implemented change upon the Bulls roster,coaching staff and basketball operations department, with the Bulls mak-ing playoff appearances in seven of his nine years as head of basketballoperations (2005-07, 2009-2012) … in 2004-05, the Bulls won 47 games (a

24-game improvement from the previous season) with 13 of his player acquisitions leading the way … in oversee-ing five NBA Drafts (the Bulls were without a pick in 2005), Paxson selected four NBA First-Team All-Rookie selec-tions … in 2003, with his first draft pick, he selected Kansas guard Kirk Hinrich with the seventh selection—Hinrichwas selected to the All-Rookie First Team … in 2004, at the helm for his second draft, Paxson chose Connecticutguard Ben Gordon third overall and traded for the draft rights to Duke forward Luol Deng, selected seventh over-all … in Gordon’s rookie season he was named NBA Sixth Man of the Year and Deng joined Gordon on the NBA All-Rookie First Team … Paxson drafted Memphis guard Derrick Rose with the first overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft,Rose went on to be named 2009 NBA Rookie of the Year, as well as named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team … alsoactive on the free agent front, Paxson signed Spanish League star Andrés Nocioni prior to the 2004-05 seasonand watched the Argentina native significantly bolster the Bulls’ frontline … Paxson has also proven an adeptplayer in the free agent market, signing four-time All-Star and four-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year BenWallace in the summer of 2006 … John spent seven seasons as a color analyst on both the Bulls’ radio and televi-sion networks, providing expert analysis to Bulls’ broadcasts … spent one season (1995-96) as an assistant coach,helping the Bulls to an NBA-record 72-10 mark and the 1996 NBA World Championship … Paxson spent nine of his 11NBA seasons as a player with Chicago, helping the Bulls to three consecutive NBA World Championships (1991,1992, 1993) … Paxson was also responsible for one of the most memorable shots in NBA history during the 1993NBA Finals, sinking a game-and-series-winning three-pointer with 0:3.9 seconds remaining to defeat the PhoenixSuns on the road in Game 6, giving the Bulls their third straight NBA World Championship … his NBA career beganafter being selected by the San Antonio Spurs in the first round (19th overall) of the 1983 NBA Draft … he becamea Bull after signing as a free agent on Oct. 30, 1985 … a 1983 graduate of the University of Notre Dame … John’sfather Jim, played two seasons in the NBA during the 1950’s (1956-58) … John and his wife, Carolyn, reside in LakeBluff, Ill., and have two sons, Ryan and Drew.

2003Kirk Hinrich (seventh)Mario Austin (36th)Matt Bonner (45th) - traded to TorontoTommy Smith (53rd)

2004Ben Gordon (third)Jackson Vroman (31st) - traded to PhoenixChris Duhon (36th)

2006LaMarcus Aldridge (second) - traded to PortlandRodney Carney (16th) - traded to Philadelphia

2007Joakim Noah (ninth)Aaron Gray (49th)JamesOn Curry (51st)

2008Derrick Rose (first)Sonny Weems (39th) – traded to Denver

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FREE AGENT SIGNEESMalik Allen, Eddie Basden, Corie Blount, Tyson Chandler, Jamal Crawford*, Eddy Curry*, Luol Deng, Chris Duhon, Ronald Dupree,Lawrence Funderburke, Kendall Gill, Stephen Graham, Adrian Griffin, Othella Harrington, Kirk Hinrich, Randy Holcomb, LindseyHunter, Linton Johnson III, Randy Livingston, DeMarcus Nelson, Demetris Nichols, Andrés Nocioni, Jannero Pargo, Scottie Pippen,Jared Reiner, Luke Schenscher, Paul Shirley, Joe Smith, Darius Songaila, James Thomas and Ben Wallace.

* indicates the player re-signed with Chicago in a sign-and-trade deal with another team

Bold indicates free agent signee is still on Chicago’s roster

TRADESJUNE 26, 2003 - Conveyed to Toronto the draft rights to No. 45 pick Matt Bonner in exchange for a future second round selection.

DEC. 1, 2003 – Acquired Antonio Davis, Chris Jeffries and Jerome Williams from Toronto in exchange for Jalen Rose, Donyell Marshalland Lonny Baxter.

DEC. 16, 2003 – Acquired Rick Brunson from Toronto in exchange for Roger Mason, Jr.

JUNE 24, 2004 – Acquired the draft rights to No. 7 pick Luol Deng from Phoenix in exchange for a future conditional first-round pick,the draft rights to 31st pick Jackson Vroman and cash considerations.

AUG. 5, 2004 – Acquired Dikembe Mutombo, Othella Harrington, Frank Williams and Cezary Trybanski from New York in exchange forJamal Crawford and Jerome Williams.

SEPT. 8, 2004 – Acquired Eric Piatkowski, Adrian Griffin and Mike Wilks from Houston in exchange for Dikembe Mutombo.

OCT. 4, 2005 – Conveyed to the New York Knicks the contract of Antonio Davis and the signed-and-traded contract of Eddy Curry. Inexchange, New York conveyed to Chicago the contracts of Tim Thomas and Michael Sweetney, the signed-and-traded contract ofJermaine Jackson, New York’s conditional 2006 first-round pick and New York’s regular second-round draft choice in 2007 and2009.

JUNE 28, 2006 – Acquired the draft rights to No. 4 pick Tyrus Thomas and Viktor Khryapa from Portland in exchange for the draftrights to No. 2 pick LaMarcus Aldridge and a future second-round pick.

JUNE 28, 2006 – Acquired the draft rights to No. 13 pick Thabo Sefolosha from Philadelphia for the draft rights to No. 16 pick RodneyCarney, New York’s 2007 second-round pick and cash.

JULY 14, 2006 – Acquired P.J. Brown and J.R. Smith from New Orleans/Oklahoma City for Tyson Chandler.

JULY 20, 2006 – Traded J.R. Smith to Denver in exchange for two future second-round draft picks.

AUG. 18, 2006 – Acquired Martynas Andriuskevicius from Cleveland in exchange for Eddie Basden.

FEB. 21, 2008 – Acquired Drew Gooden, Larry Hughes, Shannon Brown and Cedric Simmons from Cleveland in exchange for BenWallace, Joe Smith and Chicago’s 2009 regular second round draft pick; also traded Adrian Griffin to Seattle.

JUNE 26, 2008 – Acquired the draft rights to No. 36 pick Omer Asik from Portland in exchange for the draft rights to No. 39 pickSonny Weems, along with Denver’s 2009 regular second-round pick, New York’s 2009 regular second-round pick and Chicago’s 2010regular second-round draft pick.

FEB. 18, 2009 – Acquired Brad Miller and John Salmons from the Sacramento Kings for Andrés Nocioni, Drew Gooden, CedricSimmons and Michael Ruffin.

FEB. 19, 2009 – Acquired Tim Thomas, Jerome James and Anthony Roberson from the New York Knicks in exchange for LarryHughes.

FEB. 19, 2009 – Traded Thabo Sefolosha to the Oklahoma City Thunder for a 2009 first-round draft pick (which resulted in the selection of Taj Gibson with the 26th pick in the 2009 NBA Draft).

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general Manager B B B B

gar ForMangeneral Manager

Entering his 15th season with the Chicago Bulls and fourth as General Manager, Gar Forman hasthe team positioned for success in the present and into the future through a combination ofcareful planning and constant evaluation of staff and personnel from player to administrativelevels … Forman oversees all basketball-related matters, including personnel, coaching, scouting,player development, medical staff, strength/athletic training and administrative staff … Formanheaded a plan to build and develop a base of talent through carefully researched draft selectionsand to augment that core through trades and free agency, while sticking to the long-held organi-zational emphasis on defense and character has resulted in the best record in the NBA the pasttwo consecutive seasons, four straight post-season appearances, and advancing to the EasternConference Finals in 2010-11 … awarded the 2011 NBA Executive of the Year (along with Miami’s PatRiley) following a season which saw the Bulls catapult from a 41-win team to a league-best 62-20

following a dizzying array of transactions heading into the 2010-11 campaign … Forman named eventual 2011 NBA Coach of the Year TomThibodeau to Thibodeau’s first head coaching position on June 23, 2010 following a detailed and expansive search … named GM in May of2009, Forman oversaw his first draft in the GM chair in June of 2009 … with the 26th pick, he plucked eventual First Team All-Rookie selec-tion Taj Gibson from USC … prior to being elevated to his current post, Forman spent 10 years in various capacities with the Bulls, includingfive seasons as Director of Player Personnel under Executive Vice President John Paxson … as Paxson’s trusted advisor, Forman provided astructured information-gathering system which hauled an eventual MVP and member of the First Team All-NBA (Derrick Rose), six mem-bers of the NBA All-Rookie Team, a Rookie of the Year (Rose), two members of the All-Defense team (Kirk Hinrich and Thabo Sefolosha) anda Sixth Man of the Year (Ben Gordon) … Forman began his career with the Bulls in 1998, as a Scout before being elevated to SpecialAssistant to the Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations in 2002 … prior to the Bulls, Forman was an assistant coach/recruitingcoordinator at Iowa State from 1994-98, helping lead the Cyclones to the 1996 Big Eight Championship, three consecutive NCAATournament appearances and three Top 25 finishes ... prior to Iowa State, he was assistant coach/recruiting coordinator from 1988-94 atNew Mexico State, where the team went to five straight NCAA Tournaments, including the Sweet Sixteen in 1992 and earned five consecu-tive Top 25 finishes … during that time, NMSU won four Big West Conference Championships, posted a 123-35 overall record and finished ashigh as 11th in the nation (1991) … he was assistant coach/recruiting coordinator at Cal Poly Pomona in 1987-88 ... he was an in-house assis-tant coach at New Mexico State University from 1985-87 ... his first head coaching position was at the College of the Desert (Palm Desert,Calif.) from 1983-85, leading the team to consecutive 20-win seasons and to a school record 13 conference wins in 1984-85 ... he was anassistant coach at the College of the Desert in 1982-83 ... his first coaching position was at his alma mater, Utah State University, as a grad-uate assistant/JV coach in 1981-82 ... he received his B.A. degree in Marketing and Education in 1982 from Utah State ... Gar and his wife,Leslie, Vice President of Chicago Bulls Charities, reside in the northern suburbs with their sons, Braeden and Jaxsen.

FREE AGENT SIGNEESMarco Belinelli, Keith Bogans, Carlos Boozer, Ronnie Brewer, Rasual Butler, Aaron Gray, Richard Hamilton, Kirk Hinrich, Mike James, Kyle Korver, John Lucas III, Nazr Mohammed, Jannero Pargo, Lindsey Hunter, Vladimir Radmanovic, Chris Richard, Nate Robinson, Brian Scalabrine, Kurt Thomas

TRADESJAN. 25, 2010 - Traded Aaron Gray to New Orleans in exchange for Devin Brown.

FEB. 18, 2010 – Traded John Salmons and two second round picks to Milwaukee for Hakim Warrick and Joe Alexander.

FEB. 18, 2010 – Traded Tyrus Thomas to Charlotte for Ronald “Flip” Murray, Acie Law and a future first round pick.

JULY 8, 2010 – Traded Kirk Hinrich, the draft rights to Kevin Seraphin and cash considerations to Washington in exchange to the draftrights to forward Vladimir Veremeenko (Belarus).

JULY 9, 2010 – Signed and traded the contract of Hakim Warrick to Phoenix in exchange for a second round draft choice.

JULY 22, 2010 – Acquired C.J. Watson from Golden State in exchange for a future second round draft choice.

FEB. 22, 2011 – Assigned the contract of forward James Johnson to the Toronto Raptors in exchange for Miami’s 2011 regular first-round draft choice held by Toronto.

JUNE 24, 2011 – Acquired the draft rights to No. 23 pick Nikola Mirotic from Minnesota in exchange for the draft rights to the No. 28 pickNorris Cole, No. 43 pick Malcolm Lee and cash considerations.

JULY 16, 2012 – Traded Kyle Korver to Atlanta in exchange for a trade exception and cash considerations.

2009 James Johnson (16th), Taj Gibson (26th)2010 Kevin Seraphin (17th)

2011 Norris Cole (28th), Jimmy Butler (30th) Malcolm Lee (43rd)2012 Marquis Teague (29th)

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toM thiboDeauheaD coach

A veteran of 21 years along the NBA sidelines, Tom Thibodeau (pronounced Thib-uh-DOE)was named the 18th head coach in franchise history on June 23, 2010 … is the onlycoach in NBA history to win the most games in the league each of his first two seasons… finished as runner-up to Gregg Popovich for the 2011-12 NBA Coach of the Year award… enters the 2012-13 season with a career record of 112-36 and has a career winning per-centage of .757, which ranks first in NBA history … in his second year with the Bulls,Chicago posted a league-best record of 50-16 (.758), including a league-best road recordof 24-9 (.727), en route to a second consecutive Central Division crown … broke the NBArecord for reaching the 100-win plateau the fastest by winning his 100th game in his130th contest as a head coach (03/19/12) … in 2011-12, Chicago set a franchise record byallowing just 88.2 ppg (the fewest points allowed in the NBA since 2004) … Chicago alsoranked first in the NBA in points allowed, first in scoring margin (+8.1), first in rebound

margin (a franchise record 6.7), first in rebounds per game (46.7) and offensive boards per game (13.9), and second in opponentfield goal percentage (.421) … the Bulls ranked second in defensive efficiency at .975 points per possession and fifth in offensiveefficiency at 1.062 points per possession in 2011-12 … he and his coaching staff coached Derrick Rose, Luol Deng and the rest ofthe Eastern Conference All-Stars at the 2012 All-Star Game in Orlando … from Feb. 9, 2011-April 1, 2012, the Bulls did not lose con-secutive games, a span of 86 games without a losing streak of two straight games (the second-longest streak of its kind in NBAhistory) … he was named Eastern Conference Coach of the Month for Dec./Jan. 2012 (18-5) and March 2012 (13-3) … in his firstseason as head coach, Thibodeau guided the Bulls to the Eastern Conference Finals, the team’s first appearance in theConference Finals since the 1997-98 season … the Bulls also won the Central Division title, en route to the franchise’s sixth 60-win season in team history with a record of 62-20 (.756) … his 62 wins in 2010-11 broke Phil Jackson’s franchise mark (55 in 1989-90) for most wins by a first-year Bulls head coach … he is just one of three coaches (along with Paul Westphal and Bill Russell)in NBA history to win 60 or more games in his first year as a head coach, and his 62 victories ties Westphal for the most winsby a first-year head coach in league history … was named the 2010-11 NBA Coach of the Year … he was named NBA EasternConference Coach of the Month on three occasions (January 12-4, March 13-3 and April 8-0) … he is the first Bulls head coach towin the award three times in a season … Chicago finished the 2010-11 regular season with the best record in the NBA, and alsoclaimed the top seed in the Eastern Conference … his 62 wins in his first season with the Bulls marked a 21-game improvementfrom the team’s record of 41-41 in 2009-10, the third-best single-season turnaround in team history … Chicago went 36-5 (.878)at the United Center, good for the best home record in the NBA … during the 2010-11 season, Chicago was 16-4 following a loss …the Bulls posted an NBA-best record of 27-10 (.730) against teams with a winning record … in his first season with the Bulls,Chicago finished the year ranked first in the NBA in opponent field goal percentage (.430), first in opponent three-point fieldgoal percentage (.326), first in opponent rebounds per game (38.4), first in rebound margin (plus-5.7), second in point differen-tial (plus-7.3), second in opponent points per game (91.3), second in opponent assists per game (19.0), second in the NBA inrebounds per game (44.2) and fifth in blocks per game (5.71) ... Chicago also ranked first in defensive efficiency at .995 pointsper possession and 11th in offensive efficiency at 1.072 in 2010-11 … Thibodeau served as the Associate Head Coach of the BostonCeltics from 2007-10, where the Celtics made two trips to the NBA Finals and won the 2008 NBA Championship … prior to joiningthe Bulls, his teams won .530 of their games (896-794) in the regular season and .527 of their postseason contests (88-79) …including his two years in Chicago, his teams have advanced to the NBA postseason 16 times, including three trips to the NBAFinals (1999, 2008 and 2010) … he implemented and oversaw Boston’s defensive principles during his time on Doc Rivers’ staff …in 2007-08, his first year with the Celtics, Boston held its opponents to 90.3 ppg, an improvement of 8.9 ppg from the previousseason, and limited its foes to an NBA-low .419 field goal shooting, down from .468 the year before … during Boston’s 2008 play-off run that culminated in the franchise’s NBA-record 17th world championship, the Celtics held the Los Angeles Lakers to 93.8ppg and .441 field-goal shooting in the NBA Finals (L.A. averaged 102.4 ppg and shot .468 from the field in the 2008 playoffs) …he has helped his teams rank in the NBA’s top 10 in team defense 19 times, including finishing in the top two in opponent fieldgoal percentage 13 times … his teams have ranked in the top two in opponent scoring nine times … he has also coached for theMinnesota Timberwolves (1989-91), the San Antonio Spurs (1992-94), the Philadelphia 76ers (1994-96), the New York Knicks (1996-2003) and the Houston Rockets (2003-07) … he spent the 1991-92 season as an advance scout with the Seattle SuperSonics …while serving as an assistant coach in the NBA, he worked under Bill Musselman, Jerry Tarkanian, John Lucas, Jeff Van Gundy,Don Chaney and Doc Rivers … in 2000-01 with New York, the Knicks established a then-NBA record when they held 33 consecu-tive opponents to under 100 points … he was a four-year letter winner in basketball at Salem State University (Salem, Mass.) …he was team captain his senior season, and a member of back-to-back MASCAC Conference Champion squads in 1980 and 1981(the first two basketball teams in school history to qualify for the Division III NCAA Tournament) … in 1981, upon completion ofhis collegiate career, he took his first coaching job as an assistant on the Vikings staff … following three years as an assistant,he was promoted to head coach at Salem State University, a position he held for one season … in 1985, he was hired as an assis-tant coach at Harvard University, where he spent four seasons on campus, before accepting a spot on Bill Musselman’s coach-ing staff with the expansion Minnesota Timberwolves in 1989 … Thibodeau, 54, was born in New Britain, Conn., on Jan. 17, 1958 …he holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Counseling from Salem State University … he was inducted into the New BritainSports Hall of Fame in 1998.

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ron aDaMs assistant coach

Adams is in his second stint with the Bulls after spending two seasons with the Oklahoma CityThunder (2008-10) … prior to joining the Thunder, Adams spent six seasons with the Bulls as anassistant coach (2003-08) and as a special assignments scout (2008) … while as an assistant,Adams helped guide the Bulls to three consecutive playoff appearances (2004-07) … Adams hasalso held assistant coaching stints with the Milwaukee Bucks (1998-03), San Antonio Spurs (1992-94) and the Philadelphia 76ers (1994-96) … he has served as a player personnel scout for thePortland Trail Blazers (1996-98) … prior to his work in the NBA, Adams coached at the collegiatelevel as an assistant coach at his alma mater, Fresno Pacific University in 1969 and was promoted

to head coach in 1972 … he also served assistant coaching stints at U.S. International, University of Cal-Santa Barbara, FresnoState University and University of Nevada-Las Vegas … he was head coach at Fresno State during a second tour of duty from1986-90 … he has coached professional basketball in Belgium, consulted and coached with the Canadian National basketballprogram and two Japanese professional basketball clubs, as well as the Belgian Basketball Federation … he graduated with adegree in History and Political Science from Fresno Pacific University in 1969 and received a master’s degree in PhysicalEducation from Fresno State in 1974 … Ron and his wife Leah, have two children, Jerid and Hayley.

anDY greer assistant coach

Greer is in his third season as assistant coach for the Chicago Bulls … prior to joining the Bulls,Greer was a scout for the Portland Trail Blazers primarily responsible for evaluating talent fortrades and free agency … he has held three different assistant coaching positions in the NBA, mostrecently with the Memphis Grizzlies (2007-09), as a member of Marc Iavaroni’s staff … prior to histime with the Grizzlies, Greer spent four seasons with the Houston Rockets (2003-07) under JeffVan Gundy and two seasons with the New York Knicks (2001-03) under head coach Don Chaney …in addition to his NBA experience, Greer has coached at the collegiate level for nearly two decades… he spent four years as head coach at the United States Merchant Marine Academy … Greer also

spent four years at Northern Illinois University, where he logged three-and-a-half seasons as an assistant coach and a half-season as the team’s interim head coach … Greer received his first coaching job as an assistant coach at Genesee CommunityCollege in 1983 … he has also coached collegiately at Mansfield University, Brandeis University, Boston University and theUniversity of Southern California … Greer holds a bachelor of science degree in Physical Education from SUNY-Brockport anda master’s degree in Education from Mansfield University … his younger brother, Larry, is an assistant basketball coach withArizona State University … Greer and his wife Lesley, have a son Zachary, and two daughters, Haley and Blake.

aDrian griFFin assistant coach

Griffin begins his third season as assistant coach for the Chicago Bulls … prior to joining the Bullscoaching staff, he spent two seasons as an assistant coach/player development with the MilwaukeeBucks … Griffin enjoyed a nine-year NBA career that included stops in Boston (1999-01), Dallas (2001-03, 2005-06), Houston (2003-04), Chicago (2004-05, 2006-08) and Seattle (2007-08) … undraftedout of Seton Hall, Griffin played one season in Italy and three seasons in the CBA and was namedleague MVP, and Finals MVP, while playing with CBA champion Connecticut Pride in 1998-99 … theWichita, Kan., native advanced to the postseason in five of his nine seasons in the NBA … Griffin andhis wife Audrey, have two daughters, Vanessa and Aubrey, and two sons, Alan and Adrian, Jr.

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ranDY brown

special assistant to the general Manager

Former Bull Randy Brown is in his third season as Special Assistant to the General Manager …Brown served as Director of Player Development for the Bulls during the 2009-10 season … prior to his return to Chicago, Brown spent the previous two seasons as an assistant coach for theSacramento Kings … a 12-year veteran of the NBA, Brown played for the Sacramento Kings (1991-1995), Chicago Bulls (1995-2000), Boston Celtics (2000-02), and Phoenix Suns (2002-03) … duringhis five seasons as a member of the Bulls, the Chicago native was a member of three NBAChampionship teams (1996, 1997, 1998), including the 1996 squad that won an NBA-record 72 games

during the regular season … originally drafted by the Kings in the second round (31st overall) of the 1991 NBA Draft … Brown, 44, and his wife Tamara, have three children, Justin, Janel and Diamond.

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eD pinckneY assistant coach

Pinckney is in his third season as an assistant coach on Tom Thibodeau’s staff … was head coach ofthe Egyptian National Team and an assistant coach on the Ukrainian National Team staff under MikeFratello (2011) … prior to joining the Bulls coaching staff, he was the television analyst for thePhiladelphia 76ers … Pinckney spent two seasons as an assistant coach for the MinnesotaTimberwolves (2007-2009) … he spent four seasons as an assistant coach at his alma mater,Villanova University (2003-2007) … he also served as a member of the Miami Heat radio and televi-sion and broadcasting team after his retirement from basketball in 1997 … a first-round draft choiceof the Phoenix Suns in 1985, Pinckney spent 12 seasons in the NBA with Phoenix, Sacramento,

Boston, Milwaukee, Toronto, Philadelphia and Miami … as a collegian, he was one of the greatest players in Villanova history,helping lead the Wildcats to the 1985 NCAA National Championship over Georgetown and was named Most Outstanding Playerof the Final Four … Ed and his wife Rose, have three sons, Shae, Spencer, and Austin and a daughter, Andrea.

Mike wilhelM assistant coach

Mike is currently in his eleventh season with the Chicago Bulls as an assistant coach and his19th year overall in the NBA … prior to joining the Bulls, Wilhelm spent the 2001-02 season as aregional advance scout for the Denver Nuggets … first entered the NBA with the ClevelandCavaliers on Mike Fratello’s staff during the 1993-94 season, where he served as the team’sassistant video coordinator … Wilhelm became the head video coordinator in 1996, a position heheld until 1999 when he became the team’s advance scout on Randy Wittman’s staff … duringthat time, he also served as assistant coach for the WNBA’s Cleveland Rockers from 1997through the 1999 season, winning the Eastern Conference Championship with the Rockers in

1998 … his coaching career began in Sweden’s professional league, where he directed the Sundsvall Dragons for two sea-sons from 1990-92 … worked the NBA’s Basketball Without Borders in China in 2006 … played basketball at SouthamptonCollege in Long Island from 1986 through 1990 … was captain of the team in both his junior and senior seasons … graduat-ed with a degree in history … received a master’s degree in Sports Administration from Ohio University in 1993 … Wilhelm,a native Clevelander, played his high school basketball at St. Ignatius in Cleveland … did a post grad year at WorcesterAcademy where he played basketball and ran track ... Wilhelm, 46 and his wife Annika have two children, Max and Isabella.

brian hagen assistant general Manager

Hagen begins his first season with the Chicago Bulls as Assistant General Manager … spent theprevious nine seasons in basketball operations with the New Orleans Hornets, most recently asthe Director of Player Personnel … he was responsible for coordinating the team’s amateur andprofessional scouting operations and assisted in the evaluation of free agents and prospectivetrade acquisitions … while with the Hornets, he also spent time as the team’s video coordinator,Director of Basketball Operations, Director of Scouting and Assistant to the General Manager …prior to joining the Hornets, he was an Assistant Coach at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (2002-03)…a native of Joice, Iowa, he graduated from Iowa State in 2000, with a degree in ManagementInformation Systems.

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ivica Dukan Director oF international scouting

In his 22nd season with the Bulls ... Ivica Dukan began his role as Director of International Scouting forthe Bulls on Aug. 20, 1992 ... he divides his scouting time between Europe, the NBA and U.S. colleges ...worked as a scout for the Bulls during the 1991-92 season on a part-time basis ... Dukan, 54, had an outstanding 14-year professional career overseas, as he played in England, Switzerland, France andYugoslavia ... was known throughout Europe as a defensive specialist and a strong three-point shooter ...a Croatia native, he served as captain of the team in Split ... played for the Yugoslavia National Team ...Ivica and his wife, Gordana, reside in Deerfield, Ill., with their son, Duje.

jaY hillock Director oF pro personnel

In his ninth season with the Bulls organization … named to his current position on May 3, 2004 …prior to joining the Bulls, spent two-plus seasons with the New York Knicks as Director of PlayerPersonnel scouting the NBA and other professional leagues … before joining New York, Hillock spentfive years with the Vancouver Grizzlies as Director of Scouting … has also served as an advancescout, spending three seasons with the Washington Bullets and one with the Utah Jazz … began hiscoaching career as an assistant at Santa Barbara City College and was head coach at his alma materGonzaga University from 1981-85 … during his four seasons at Gonzaga, he guided the Bulldogs to a60-50 record … in addition, while at Gonzaga he coached future hall of fame player, John Stockton …

in 1990, he was named head coach at Loyola Marymount University posting a 31-28 record … Hillock is a native of Indianapolisand was raised in Santa Barbara … graduated from Gonzaga in 1971 and received a master’s degree from Cal Poly in 1975 … Jayand his wife, Cindy, reside in Ventura, Calif.

jiM paxson Director oF basketball operations

In his seventh season with the Chicago Bulls … Paxson spent seven seasons with the ClevelandCavaliers, first as Vice President of Basketball Operations in 1998-99, and then as President andGeneral Manager from 1999-2005 … prior to working in Cleveland, Paxson was Assistant GeneralManager for the Portland Trail Blazers from 1995-98 … he also served as Offensive Skills Coach with theTrail Blazers during the 1993-94 season … played 11 seasons in the NBA, spending eight-plus seasonswith Portland … Paxson was a two-time NBA All-Star and earned All-NBA Second Team honors in 1984 …became the first Trail Blazer to score 10,000 points … traded to the Boston Celtics in 1988, where heplayed his final two NBA seasons before retiring in 1990.

Dave bollwinkel scout

Bollwinkel begins his eighth season with the Bulls as a Scout … has nearly 30 years of coaching expe-rience, mostly on the collegiate level … prior to coming to Chicago, was an Advance Scout with thePhiladelphia 76ers during the 2004-05 campaign and with the Boston Celtics from 2001-03 … heldassistant coaching jobs at the University of California (1976-77), Cal Poly-Pomona (1977-78), Oregon(1978-80), Colorado State (1980-82), San Jose State (1982-87), Dayton (1992-94) and Saint Mary’sCollege in California (1996-97) … also served as head coach at Cal Poly-Pomona (1987-92) and SaintMary’s College (1997-2001) and was named Coach of the Year at both schools … was associate headcoach at the University of Wisconsin during the 1994-95 season … a 1972 honors graduate of the

University of California-Berkeley with a degree in Political Science and he received his master’s in Athletic Administration fromSt. Mary’s College in 1983 … wife’s name is Alix Mitgang … Dave has two children, Stephanie and Aaron.

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FreD teDeschi heaD athletic trainer

In his 15th season as the Bulls’ head athletic trainer ... Fred Tedeschi was hired on Aug. 6, 1998 …voted the NBATA Joe O’Toole Athletic Trainer of the Year in 2007 … served as president of theNational Basketball Athletic Trainers Association (NBATA) from 2005-07 ... certified as a PerformanceEnhancement Specialist (PES) and a Corrective Exercise Specialist (CES) by the National Academy ofSports Medicine (NASM) … served as athletic trainer for NBA’s Basketball Without Borders in Paris,France in August 2007 and Johannesburg, South Africa in September 2006 … was a speaker forNBA/China Basketball Association Coaches Symposium in Beijing, China in July 2004 … served asEastern Conference representative to the NBATA executive board (2001-03) … a member of the

National Athletic Trainers Association since 1983 … Gatorade Sports Science Institute (GSSSI) BASE member (2000-02) … mem-ber of Athletico Professional Advisory Board since 2001 … prior to joining the Bulls, he was the head athletic trainer at theUniversity of California-Berkeley for four years ... before working with the Golden Bears, he was the head athletic trainer atVanderbilt for three years ... began his career as a training assistant with the San Francisco 49ers from 1983-84 ... he was thehead athletic trainer for the U.S. Men’s and Women’s volleyball teams in 1985 ... he rejoined the 49ers in May 1986 as an athletictrainer ... during his seven years with San Francisco, the 49ers won Super Bowl XIX (1985), Super Bowl XXIII (1989) and SuperBowl XXIV (1990) ... he received a B.A. degree in Physical Education and a M.A. in Physical Education from the University of thePacific ... a member of the golf team at the University of the Pacific (1978-82) … is a frequent speaker on sports medicine top-ics and has been an adjunct faculty member for the A.T. Still University College of Health Sciences since 2008 … Fred and hiswife, Toni, have two children, Kelly and Matt, and reside in Deerfield, Ill.

erik hellanD strength & conDitioning coach

In his 26th season with the Bulls … certified by the National Strength and Conditioning Associationand USA weightlifting as a Level I Coach … in 2011, Erik was named the NBA Strength and ConditioningCoach of the Year by his peers in the NBSCA … he currently serves as the Vice President of the NBSCA… he has previously coached at Elk Mound (Wis.) High School and the University of Wisconsin – EauClaire … Erik has consulted with numerous college and professional strength and conditioning pro-grams, and has worked extensively with athletes from the NFL and the NHL, as well as professional,collegiate and high school athletes from nearly every sport … he is a 1987 graduate of the Universityof Wisconsin – Eau Claire, where he earned his degree in Physical Education with an emphasis onCoaching and Athletic Training … Erik, and his wife, Michele, have two sons, Gunnar and Trevar.

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Director oF basketball aDMinistration

In her 28th season with the Bulls organization ... Karen oversees all business and facility mattersat the Berto Center, including team and individual travel arrangements ... she attendedNorthwestern University and played basketball there from 1980-83 ... upon graduation, Karenplayed in France for one season ... Karen resides in Northfield with her husband, Mark, and daughters, Kasey and Lindsay.

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Director of Team Security

ERIC BUCK

Assistant Strength &Conditioning Coach

NICK PAPENDIECK

Assistant Athletic Trainer

JEFF TANAKA

Manager,Basketball Administration

WENDY KNOLL

Team Locker Room Security

JOHN CAPPS

Senior Manager,Basketball AdministrationKRISTINE WATSON

Equipment Manager

JOHN LIGMANOWSKI

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Basketball OperationsAssistant

STEVE WEINMAN

Video Coordinator

DAISUKE YOSHIMOTO

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Head Team Physician

DR. BRIAN COLETeam Physician/

Head Primary Care Physician

DR. KATHY WEBER

Team Physician

DR. BERNARD BACH

Dental Consultant

DR. TODD JENSENDental Consultant

DR. MIKE STEICHENTeam Ophthalmologist

DR. JACK COHENTeam Ophthalmologist

DR. DAVID ORTH

Team Physician

DR. MARK COHENTeam Physician

DR. JOHN FERNANDEZTeam Physician

DR. GEORGE HOLMESTeam Physician

DR. WILLIAM KEHOE

Team Physician

DR. SIMON LEETeam Physician

DR. GREG NICHOLSONTeam Physician

DR. SCOTT PALMERTeam Physician

DR. ANTHONY ROMEO

Team Physician

DR. NIK VERMA Dental Consultant

DR. PETE CHEMELLODental Consultant

DR. STEPHEN DOUGLASDental Consultant

DR. MATTHEW GAUTHIER

Team Physician

DR. CHARLES BUSH-JOSEPH

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SHERI L. BERTO CENTERThe Chicago Bulls broke ground for the Sheri L. Berto Centeron Oct. 21, 1991, and less than a year later the finest facility ofits kind was up and running. The building itself is as uniqueand impressive as the individual whose name it bears.

Sheri L. Berto, who had been Bulls Chairman JerryReinsdorf’s long-time assistant, was a favorite among every-one in the organization. On Nov. 23, 1991, the entire Bullsorganization experienced a great loss when Sheri passedaway suddenly from undiagnosed internal bleeding while apatient at Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge.

In her position as Mr. Reinsdorf’s assistant, Sheri had theopportunity to touch and brighten the lives of countlesspeople from fans to heads of state. Her wonderful senseof humor and ability to bring joy to any situation wereimmediately missed even more than her considerable professional skills.

During the remainder of the 1991-92 season, the team woreblack patches on their jerseys in memory of Sheri. When thenew training facility opened in September 1992, it wasnamed The Sheri L. Berto Center and dedicated to her mem-ory. The building continues to serve as a tribute to thecountless contributions Sheri made to the Bulls, their fansand the community, as she is still greatly missed by all whohad the pleasure of meeting her.