Record: 50-32
(Second Place)
Left to Right: Doug McDermott, Tony Snell, E’Twaun Moore, Kirk Hinrich, Derrick Rose, Aaron Brooks, Jimmy Butler, Mike Dunleavy. (middle row): Equipment Manager John Ligmanowski, Director of Sports Performance Jennifer Swanson, Cameron Bairstow, Nazr Mohammed, Pau Gasol, Joakim Noah, Nikola Mirotić, Taj Gibson, Assistant Athletic Trainer Armando Rivas, Head Athletic Trainer Jeff Tanaka. (back row): Video Coordinator Daisuke Yoshimoto, Assistant Video Coordinator Paul Miller, Assistant Coach Mike Wilhelm, Assistant Coach Andy Greer, Head Coach Tom Thibodeau, Assistant Coach Adrian Griffin, Assistant Coach Ed Pinckney, Head Strength Coach Nick Papendieck, Assistant Strength Coach Matt Johnson, Strength Associate Ed Streit
20.0
Jimmy Butler
121
Aaron Brooks
11.8
Pau Gasol
4.9
Derrick Rose
1.8
Jimmy Butler
1.9
Pau Gasol
First round: Jusuf Nurkic (Croatia), Gary Harris (Michigan State); Second round: Cameron Bairstow (New Mexico).
Qualified for the 10th time in 11 seasons … defeated the Milwaukee Bucks in the First Round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs (4-2) … eliminated in the Eastern Conference Semifinals by the Cleveland Cavaliers (2-4).
Pau Gasol was selected as a starter for the 2015 NBA All-Star Game in New York, while Jimmy Butler was a reserve for the East squad … Nikola Mirotić was chosen to play in the Rising Stars Challenge at All-Star Weekend … Butler earned Eastern Conference Player of the Month honors for October/November … Mirotić was named Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month for December and March … Butler was named the NBA’s Most Improved Player and earned All-Defensive Second Team honors … Joakim Noah claimed the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award … Gasol won the Magic Johnson Award … Gasol earned All-NBA Second Team honors … Mirotić was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team … the franchise received the inaugural ESPN Sports Humanitarian Team of the Year Award.