The NBA announced the complete 2012-13 season this evening. For the Bulls' complete 2012-2013 schedule, click here.
Here are the 10 most intriguing match-ups for the Bulls this season:
Sat., Nov. 3: Bulls vs. New Orleans Hornets: No. 1 overall pick Anthony Davis will make his homecoming three games into his NBA career, and the new-look Hornets -- complete with Davis, Austin Rivers and a healthy Eric Gordon -- will look much different than their 21-45 record a year ago.
Wed., Nov. 21: Bulls at Houston Rockets: The biggest decision the Bulls made in free agency was not to bring back center Omer Asik. Instead, he signed a three-year deal with the Rockets and will face his old team early in the year. Both teams will be out to prove they made the right decision.
Wed., Dec. 12: Bulls at Philadelphia 76ers: The spot where their season ended three months ago, the Bulls will certainly be looking for revenge when they face the 76ers. After losing leading scorer Lou Williams, the Sixers went and brought in sharpshooters Nick Young and Dorrell Wright.
Sat., Dec. 15: Bulls vs. Brooklyn Nets: It didn't take long for C.J. Watson to ruffle feathers once he signed on with the Nets. The veteran said new teammate Deron Williams, not old teammate Derrick Rose, was the league's best point guard. Whether Watson had a case or not, he should receive a loud chorus of boos as he enters the United Center.
Tues., Dec. 25: Bulls vs. Houston Rockets: Asik's homecoming, but more importantly the Bulls will play on Christmas Day for the third straight year. For the first time in that span, the game will be played in Chicago (at New York, at Los Angeles).
Mon., Jan. 14: Bulls vs. Atlanta Hawks: If Watson is set to be booed in his return to the United Center, Kyle Korver should receive just as loud a cheer. Korver's 5 million player option was not picked up this off-season, and was traded to the Hawks for a trade exception. This will also be the first meeting between brothers Jeff and Marquis Teague, as well as Kirk Hinrich facing his old team.
Mon., Jan. 21: Bulls vs. Los Angeles Lakers: The Bulls will welcome Steve Nash and Kobe Bryant to the United Center for the first time. Perhaps the biggest off-season acquisition, the combination of Nash, Bryant, Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum should make for an exciting matchup against the Bulls.
Friday, Jan. 25: Bulls vs. Golden State Warriors: The off-season rumor that the Bulls were attempting to trade Luol Deng to the Warriors in order to move up to draft Harrison Barnes never came to fruition, but the Warriors ironically ended up drafting the North Carolina sophomore. The Bulls will get their first look at what could have been with the 21-year-old Barnes.
March 27 and April 14: Bulls vs. Miami Heat: The Bulls will face the NBA Champions twice before these last two meetings (Jan. 4, Feb. 21), but these are significant because there's a chance Derrick Rose is back for them. The final meeting is the third-to-last game of the regular season, and both teams could be fighting for respective playoff position.
Sun., Feb. 24: Bulls at Oklahoma City Thunder: The Bulls visit the Western Conference champion Thunder on this date in what should be one of the more challenging games of their season.dstb()