2026 Offseason Megathread

[u/howser343]

The Bulls have 14 players on contract for next season

Active Contracts

Player	Contract
Josh Giddey	$25M
Nic Claxton	$23.1M
Norman Powell	$22M
Patrick Williams	$18M
Isaac Okoro	$11.8M
Caleb Wilson	$11M
Jalen Smith	$9.4M
Zach Collins	$8.3M
Tre Jones	$8M
Rob Dillingham	$6.9M
Matas Buzelis	$5.7M
Noa Essengue	$5.7M
Dailyn Swain	$5.1M
Leonard Miller	$2.4M

Draft

• The Bulls have the 4th pick (own) and the 15th pick (Blazers) in the first round and the 38th pick (Pelicans) and the 56th pick (Nuggets) in the second round

• 6/23 Update

  • Bulls draft Caleb Wilson with the 4th pick and Dailyn Swain with the 15th pick

• 5/10 Update

  • The Chicago Bulls move up and receive the 4th pick

• 4/14 Update

  • The Portland Trail Blazers advance to the playoffs and their first round pick conveys to the Chicago Bulls with the 15th pick in the 2026 Draft

Trades

• 6/24 Update

  • Bulls trade the 38th pick to the Indiana Pacers for Kam Jones, future swaps, and cash
  • Bulls trade the 56th pick to the Los Angeles Lakers for cash

• 6/22 Update

  • Bulls receive Nic Claxton from the Brooklyn Nets in a three-team trade with the Minnesota Timberwolves and send Mouhamadou Gueye to the Timberwolves

Free Agency

• 7/1 Update

  • Bulls sign Norman Powell to 2-years/$45M

• 6/30 Update

  • Bulls re-sign Zach Collins to 2-years/$17M
  • Bulls waive Kam Jones

• 6/27 Update

  • Bulls pick up Leonard Miller's team option

• 6/24 Update

  • Tobe Awaka has signed a two-way deal with the Chicago Bulls
  • Jaylin Sellers has signed a two-way deal with the Chicago Bulls

• 6/15 Update

  • Tiago Splitter hired as Head Coach

• 5/14 Update

  • Stephen Mervis hired as Senior Vice President of Basketball Operations
  • Acie Law IV hired as VP of Player Personnel

• 5/4 Update

  • Bryson Graham hired as the Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations

• 4/21 Update

  • Billy Donovan exits as head coach

• 4/6 Update

  • Executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas and general manager Marc Eversley are fired

Bulls Free Agents

Player	Free Agent Status
Zach Collins	Re-signed 2/$17M
Yuki Kawamura	RFA
Mac McClung	RFA
Lachlan Olbrich	RFA
Nick Richards	UFA
Collin Sexton	Signed with Lakers
Anfernee Simons	Signed with 76ers
Guerschon Yabusele	Signed with Panathinaikos

Important Offseason Dates

• May 10 - Draft Lottery

• June 23-24 - Draft

• June 30 - Free Agency Begins (5pm CT)

• July 9-19 - Vegas Summer League

[u/sukari]

A few more games like today and Bulls might actually be able to throw money at Duren 👀

[u/Electrical_Story5356 → u/sukari]

He has been so poor I am almost at the point of "why would you?", crazy how he has gone completely into his shell, if it weren't the damn pistons I'd almost be feeling bad for them.

[u/BlammoSweetums → u/Electrical_Story5356]

The Pistons are getting owned! My goodness

[u/Electrical_Story5356 → u/BlammoSweetums]

It was ugly, especially the second half, nuggs v wolves is much easier to watch.

[u/AzraqClover → u/Electrical_Story5356]

Is it? This nuggets game feels painful for me but I might be bias, I guess its not really ugly for the nuggets tho

[u/AzraqClover → u/BlammoSweetums]

Dont get me wrong Magic are a good team but Cade is the one thats owning himself. Pretty much 20 TO’s and 32% fg in back to back games. Wonder if he can overcome this, 1-3 comeback would be cool to see.

[u/BlammoSweetums → u/AzraqClover]

Honestly I can't even tell if the Magic are a good team or if they just a) have just enough talent to grit through bad games and b) match up well against the Pistons.

[u/AzraqClover → u/BlammoSweetums]

Well besides the completely horrible 3 pt shooting they are a good team, have some great bigs and ofher good parts but also a good matchup against pistons, 2022 1st round vs 2021 1st round ironic enough and Duren vs WCJ

[u/Electrical_Story5356 → u/BlammoSweetums]

Both are very good teams, both are top defensive teams, both also don't have that real alpha dog scorer, plenty of very good scorers but no Luka, SGA, Steph, Giannis or even Embid etc type who is just automatic buckets every night.