After a relatively quiet offseason, the Chicago Bulls enter the 2025-26 season aiming to improve upon their 39-43 record from last year and make a run toward the playoffs.
The Bulls agreed to trade Lonzo Ball to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for Isaac Okoro on June 28. The team also re-signed Tre Jones to a three-year contract and drafted Noa Essengue (12th pick) and Lachlan Olbrich (55th pick).
Chicago currently has 14 players signed to guaranteed contracts for the upcoming season, excluding free agent Josh Giddey. The front office is still in the process of negotiating with Giddey, with a four-year, $88 million contract reportedly on the table.
With the team opening training camp on Sept. 30, Rookie Wire examined the Bulls’ depth chart and offered an early projection of the starters and backups entering the season.
PG
- Josh Giddey: T.B.D.
- Tre Jones: $8,000,000
- Jevon Carter: $7,518,518
SG
- Coby White: $12,888,889
- Ayo Dosunmu: $7,518,518
- Dalen Terry: $5,399,118
SF
- Isaac Okoro: $11,000,000
- Kevin Huerter: $17,991,071
- Julian Phillips: $2,221,677
PF
- Matas Buzelis: $5,455,560
- Patrick Williams: $18,000,000
- Noa Essengue: $5,429,520
C
- Nikola Vučević: $21,481,181
- Zach Collins: $18,080,496
- Jalen Smith: $9,000,000
Two-Way Contracts
- Yuki Kawamura
- Emanuel Miller
- Lachlan Olbrich
Bulls salary information via Spotrac
This article originally appeared on Rookie Wire: Bulls depth chart: Projecting starters, backups for 2025-26 season
