No. 1
DOUNOBALL Team History
Chicago Bulls
The franchise story: championships, record holders, retired jerseys, identities and the seasons that shaped it.
All NBA teams
Image credit
1966
Archive begins
6
Championships
5
Retired jerseys
After 1994
Franchise archive
Chicago Bulls at the United Center
A Bulls home game at the United Center, photographed after the arena opened in 1994.
Carol M. Highsmith · Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress
In the rafters
Retired jerseys
The numbers and people permanently honoured by this franchise.
League-wide honour
Retired across the NBA
League-wide retired numbers are shown separately from this franchise's own rafters.
No. 6
Bill Russell
Title history
Championship banners
Every NBA championship season in the franchise archive.
Franchise record book
All-time leaders
Regular-season totals credited to this franchise in the DOUNOBALL stats archive. Historical categories begin when the NBA officially started recording that statistic.
PTS
Points
Michael Jordan
Franchise #1
29,277
REB
Rebounds
Michael Jordan
Franchise #1
5,836
AST
Assists
Michael Jordan
Franchise #1
5,012
STL
Steals
Official NBA steals have been recorded since 1973–74.
Michael Jordan
Franchise #1
2,306
BLK
Blocks
Official NBA blocks have been recorded since 1973–74.
Artis Gilmore
Franchise #1
1,029
3PM
Three-pointers made
The NBA introduced the three-point line in 1979–80.
Zach LaVine
Franchise #1
1,130
GP
Games played
Michael Jordan
Franchise #1
930
Team names
Through the years
Franchise archive
History timeline
1966
Franchise origin
Chicago Bulls founded
Earliest canonical team identity season currently recorded for this franchise is 1966.
1966
Team identity
Chicago Bulls era begins
Team identity era begins in 1966-67. Runs through 2026-27. Abbreviation: CHI.