They finished the regular season with a record of 48–34, heading into the playoffs with the 4th seed in the Eastern Conference.
After a year absence, Derrick Rose returned to action during the season opener in Miami against the two-time defending champion Miami Heat, but on November 22, 2013, at Portland he injured his meniscus in his right knee and was once again put on injured reserve, ending his season after 10 games.
The San Antonio Spurs signed Marco Belinelli on July 11.
[2] On October 7, Vladimir Radmanović announced that he would be retiring after 12 seasons in the NBA.
[5] The Bulls had signed Patrick Christopher, Mike James, Dahntay Jones, Kalin Lucas, Dexter Pittman, and D. J.