Doug Thonus of Chicago Bulls Confidential joins Mitch & E on the second show of this week's "Starting 5" - 5 pods in 5 days to get you ready for the upcoming Bulls' season.

Christopher Cason of examiner.com joins Mitch to talk the Bulls' undefeated run in the preseason despite an assortment of injuries and Derrick Rose possibly being better than ever.

The radio voice of Chicago Bulls basketball, Chuck Swirsky joins Nillz to reflect on the offseason and help us get ready for the 2013/2014 campaign less than 2 months away.

We are back with the first episode in over a month and we've brought along special guest KC Johnson of the Chicago Tribune. We run the gamut of offseason topics - from free agency to the draft to of course, Derrick Rose. If you're missing the Bulls (or just want to cure your hangover from celebrating the Blackhawks Stanley Cup victory last night), we got you covered. It's never too early to start thinking about the team's chances next season.

We welcome back Aggrey Sam of Comcast Sports Net for the latest insight on Derrick Rose's impending (or uncertain?) return this season. Is Thursday night's game now or never? We also get an injury report on the rest of the sidelined cavalry and predictions on when we should be seeing Kirk, Taj, and Rip back in the lineup... if at all. We do actually talk basketball at some point on the show to reflect on the controversial goal-tends and replays from Monday night's loss to Denver.

Aggrey Sam of Comcast Sports joins us to shed some light on the "D-Rama" from last week's Derrick Rose news. Hear Aggrey's take on Rose's status and whether he thinks the former MVP will return this season. Aggrey also discusses any potential plans of the front office with the trade deadline approaching, the team's recent epidemic of injuries, and his expectations for the second half of the regular season.

Mitch & Nillz welcome to the show Bulls beat writer and insider Chris Cason of Examiner.com. Chris dishes on the controversy surrounding Joakim Noah's benching and the emergence of Jimmy Butler from Friday night's loss to Memphis. Listen in as Chris also shares his insight on this Bulls season, including the team's playoff chances and the timetable of Derrick Rose's return.

ESPN’s very own Nick Friedell joins Mitch & Nillz to discuss training camp and preview the Bulls’ season. Nick offers his opinions on D. Rose’s return, the current roster, Nikola Mirotic, and his prediction for this year’s NBA champion. Make sure you stay tuned for the end of the podcast for details on the Mitch & Nillz preseason ticket giveaway and upcoming fantasy basketball league.

The Bulls Show welcomes its first professional basketball player to the show. Former Bull, Joe Alexander joins Nillz to discuss his NBA career as a lottery pick out of West Virginia and share some insight on his time in Chicago. Learn about life in the league and Joe's aspirations for the future. Also listen in on "Vanilla Sky's" first hand experience with everyone from Derrick Rose to Vinny Del Negro (!).

Just when you thought there couldn’t be any more news & notes to discuss during these dog days of summer, the guys are back with Episode 10 of the Bulls Show. Listen in as Mitch & Nillz set their 2012/13 season expectations for each player on the current roster and give their thoughts on the US team’s continued pursuit for gold. Who should have a breakout year this season and who might underperform? Also, is an Olympic upset brewing in London? The guys wrap up the show with a trip down video game memory lane in light of recent NBA 2K13 news.