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Chicago Bulls

Front office: GCNPlayer
Over cap
2026-27 payroll
$196.9M
15 standard · 3 two-way
Cap space
−$31.9M
Cap $165.0M
Under tax
$3.6M
Tax line $200.4M
Under 1st apron
$12.1M
$209.0M
Under 2nd apron
$24.8M
$221.7M
Exceptions left
MLE $0
BAE $0 · Tax offender

Payroll

# Player 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30 2030-31
1 Paul George $54,748,451 — — — —
2 Zach LaVine $48,967,380 — — — —
3 Onyeka Okongwu $19,720,000 $21,080,000 — — —
4 Fred VanVleet $11,550,000 TO$12,100,000 — — —
5 Donovan Clingan $10,015,920 $12,670,138 QO$17,978,927 — —
6 Derrick Jones Jr. $9,220,050 TO$9,659,100 — — —
7 Mattise Thybulle $7,350,000 $7,700,000 $8,050,000 — —
8 Matas Buzelis $6,332,760 $8,067,936 QO$11,738,847 — —
9 Keaton Wagler $5,502,000 $5,777,280 TO$6,052,200 TO$8,648,594 QO$12,825,865
10 G. G. Jackson $4,890,067 QO$7,740,977 — — —
11 Noa Essengue $4,887,720 $5,120,400 TO$7,849,573 QO$11,758,660 —
12 Thomas Sorber $4,643,520 $4,864,920 TO$7,462,787 QO$11,231,494 —
13 Terrence Shannon Jr. $3,658,560 $5,641,499 QO$8,648,418 — —
14 Nolan Traore $2,941,440 $3,081,840 TO$5,559,639 QO$8,800,908 —
15 Zuby Ejiofor $2,449,421 $2,571,895 $2,694,363 TO$2,918,152 —
Emanuel Sharp Two-way 2WTwo-Way 2WTwo-Way QO$2,694,363 — —
Jamir Watkins Two-way 2WTwo-Way QO$2,525,901 — — —
Graham Ike Two-way 2WTwo-Way 2WTwo-Way QO$2,694,363 — —
Total payroll $196,877,289 $108,601,886 $81,423,480 $43,357,808 $12,825,865
vs. salary cap −$31,916,289 $67,398,114* — — —
vs. luxury tax $3,550,711 $104,398,114* — — —
vs. 1st apron $12,137,711 $114,398,114* — — —
vs. 2nd apron $24,808,711 $127,398,114* — — —
  • Player Option
  • Team Option
  • Qualifying Offer
  • Extension
  • Veteran Minimum
  • Bi-Annual Exception
  • Cap Hold
  • Two-Way

* Projected cap figures. Seasons without cap figures in League Settings show —.

Draft picks

Draft board
  • Cleveland Cavaliers 2027 2nd (CLE) via CLE
  • Portland Trail Blazers 2027 2nd (POR) via MIN → POR
  • Sacramento Kings 2027 2nd (SAC) via POR → SAC
  • Utah Jazz 2027 2nd (UTA) via SAC → UTA
    top 55 protected reverts to SAC
  • Washington Wizards 2027 2nd (WAS) via WAS
  • New Orleans Pelicans 2028 1st (NOP) via NOP
    ) Knicks have right to swap, conveyed to CHI after swap
  • Cleveland Cavaliers 2028 2nd (CLE) via ATL → CLE
  • Chicago Bulls 2029 1st (CHI)
  • Chicago Bulls 2029 2nd (CHI)
  • Chicago Bulls 2030 1st (CHI) Frozen
  • Chicago Bulls 2030 2nd (CHI)
  • Chicago Bulls 2031 1st (CHI) Frozen Not tradeable
  • Chicago Bulls 2031 2nd (CHI) Not tradeable
Aug 2, 2026

Philadelphia 76ers Philadelphia 76ers receive

Oklahoma City Thunder Oklahoma City Thunder receive

Chicago Bulls Chicago Bulls receive

Jul 2, 2026

Chicago Bulls Chicago Bulls receive

  • Matisse Thybulle
  • Fred Van Vleet

Portland Trail Blazers Portland Trail Blazers receive

Brooklyn Nets Brooklyn Nets receive

  • rights to Mikel Brown Jr.
  • 2028 MIN 1st

Minnesota Timberwolves Minnesota Timberwolves receive

  • 2028 BKN 2nd (top 55 protected)

Minnesota Timberwolves Minnesota Timberwolves receive

  • rights to Rokas Jokubaitis

Golden State Warriors Golden State Warriors receive

  • 2027 GSW 1st
  • 2027 MIL 1st
  • RTS w/ 2027 SA 1st

Phoenix Suns Phoenix Suns receive

Toronto Raptors Toronto Raptors receive

Washington Wizards Washington Wizards receive

Houston Rockets Houston Rockets receive

Houston Rockets Houston Rockets receive

Los Angeles Clippers Los Angeles Clippers receive

Oklahoma City Thunder Oklahoma City Thunder receive

  • 2029 TOR 2nd (top 55 protected reverts back to TOR)

Toronto Raptors Toronto Raptors receive

  • 2028 OKC 1st
Jun 16, 2026

Chicago Bulls Chicago Bulls receive

  • 2028 NO 1st (conveyed after swap rights w/ NYK)

New Orleans Pelicans New Orleans Pelicans receive

  • rights to Jack Kayil
  • rights to Maliq Brown
Jun 15, 2026

Minnesota Timberwolves Minnesota Timberwolves receive

  • rights to Karim Lopez

Chicago Bulls Chicago Bulls receive

  • rights to Keaton Wagler

Washington Wizards Washington Wizards receive

Sacramento Kings Sacramento Kings receive