NBA Power Rankings Roundup: Where do the experts rank the Bulls this week?

The Chicago Bulls had a fittingly .500 week from Nov. 18 to Nov. 23, going 2-2 with wins over the Detroit Pistons and Atlanta Hawks and losses to the Milwaukee Bucks and Memphis Grizzlies.

Unsurprisingly, Zach LaVine led the Bulls in scoring in three of those contests. Nikola Vucevic led Chicago with 29 points in the win over Detroit and, again unsurprisingly, led the team in rebounding three out of those four games.

Head coach Billy Donovan dusted off veteran Torrey Craig in the loss to Milwaukee, and the 33-year-old led Chicago in rebounding that night with a whopping six boards.

Where does another .500 week and an overall record of 7-11 through the first month of the season leave the Bulls in this week's plethora of power rankings?

NBA Power Rankings Roundup: Chicago Bulls

NBA.com: 22nd, up two spots from No. 24

The most recent rankings come from John Schumann of NBA.com, which were released early on Nov. 25, one day before the Bulls play at Washington. (The Wizards are ranked dead last at No. 30).

Chicago is sandwiched between Brooklyn at No. 21 and Atlanta at No. 23.

Donovan's team still leads the league in pace ... and is still near the bottom of the league in defensive rating at 28th.

The Bulls' spot in the power rankings may have changed, but those numbers will stay pretty much the same for the rest of the season.

Schumann notes that Chicago's three most efficient offensive performances of the season came in the wins over Detroit and Atlanta and the loss to the Grizzlies. He adds, however, that the Bulls are one of the worst defensive teams in the NBA in terms of shots and points given up in the paint.

No surprises there.

RealGM: 22nd

The folks at RealGM use a computer-derived model to put together their power rankings and still end up handing the Bulls an identical ranking to Schumann.

Oddly, however, they project the Bulls to win 29 games this season - one more than the Portland Trail Blazers, who are ranked one spot ahead of Chicago at No. 21.

RealGM is also far less bullish on the Hawks, who they rank 27th. That makes Chicago's 2-0 record against Atlanta feel a little less impressive.

Bleacher Report: 24th

Andy Bailey of B/R released his most recent rankings the day before the Bulls' loss to Memphis at the United Center. It's doubtful that defeat would have changed things much, if at all.

Bailey stated the obvious: Chicago began the season well, has tailed off (4-9 in its last 13 games) and is "starting to feel like a good candidate to enter the tanking race."

Another obvious point Bailey makes? It's time to keep "juicing" the trade values of LaVine and Vucevic.

This week, the Bulls play at the Wizards on Tuesday, Nov. 26, at the Orlando Magic the following night as part of a back-to-back and then host the Boston Celtics on Friday, Nov. 29.