Chicago's 2025 lottery pick will undergo shoulder surgery and miss significant time, ending the French wing's rookie season.

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Bulls rookie forward Noa Essengue, the 12th overall pick in the NBA Draft, will have surgery on his left shoulder and miss the remainder of the season, coach Billy Donovan said Wednesday night before a game against Brooklyn.

The Chicago Bulls were 6-1 and leading the Eastern Conference after a big win at one point. They’ve gone 3-11 since, and that includes losses to the lowly Charlotte Hornets, Brooklyn Nets, and New Orleans Pelicans.

The New York Knicks have been connected to a very interesting trade for a Chicago Bulls rising star this NBA season.

Seven players missed Wednesday's 113-103 home loss to Brooklyn due to injury, including Coby White (calf), Kevin Huerter (hamstring) and Isaac Okoro (back). The Bulls also announced before tipoff that first-round draft pick Noa Essengue would need season-ending surgery on his left shoulder.

Chicago Bulls rookie Noa Essengue will miss the rest of the regular season due to injury, head coach Billy Donovan said Wednesday.

The Chicago Bulls are hurting on the court, and the recent Noa Essengue injury news is pouring salt on the wound.

Ravaged by injuries and unable to beat the Eastern Conference's most lowly teams, Chicago is right back in the hopeless place of years past.

Facing off against another team that sits below them in the Eastern Conference standings, the Chicago Bulls came up short. They are now 3-11 in their last 14 g