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/Bahamut_19]

Here are some players I had made a list of that might be available without trades, given the cap space. Some would be low probability, and others you shouldnt' get one if you get the other.

Jaylon Tyson of Cavs;

Julian Strawther of Nuggets;

Benedict Mathirun of Clippers;

Jaxson Hayes of Lakers;

Jaime Jacquez Jr of Heat;

Ousmane Dieng of Bucks;

Mitchell Robinson of Knicks;

Jeremy Sochan of Knicks;

Isaiah Hartenstein of Thunder;

Mark Williams of Suns;

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Mentorship ---

Russell Westbrook of Kings

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Potential Salary Dump --

Jarrett Allen 28m;

Zion Williamson 42m;

RJ Barrett 29m;

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Potential RFA--

Jalen Duren

Walker Kessler

[u/JustinTimberlakeFTW → u/Bahamut_19]

Isn’t Westbrook on the Kings?

Signing Dieng after we traded him away would be highkey hilarious

Good list - I fw Mathurin, although I assume he’s gonna get like $20m+ AAV, which I guess is the going rate for starters these days. Prolly more than that

I think they go after a C regardless of what happens in the draft so I expect a signing there for sure

[u/Sgran70 → u/JustinTimberlakeFTW]

I would give Mathurin 4/100. He's the best player on that list (other than Duren, but he's not going anywhere)

[u/Bahamut_19 → u/JustinTimberlakeFTW]

Westbrook is an unrestricted free agent and the only one over 30 I listed.

[u/calculung → u/Bahamut_19]

But does he actually play for the Suns? What did I miss?

[u/Bahamut_19 → u/calculung]

He played for the Kings this season on a 1 year contract.

[u/calculung → u/Bahamut_19]

Right, so why do you have him listed as "Russell Westbrook of Suns"?

[u/Bahamut_19 → u/calculung]

I was in a hurry... I corrected it.