Chicago Bulls Team Salary

Quick: Over the cap.

Salary Cap: $109,140,000

Luxury Tax Threshold: $132,627,000

Projection for 2021-22 ($112,414,000 cap): Up to $52.2 million in cap space.

Roster Count: 15 guaranteed, two non/partially-guaranteed, two two-ways

Depth Chart:
PG: Tomas Satoransky, Coby White, Ryan Arcidiacono, Devon Dotson (two-way)
SG: Zach LaVine, Denzel Valentine, Zach Norvell Jr., Adam Mokoka (two-way)
SF: Otto Porter, Chandler Hutchison, Garrett Temple
PF: Lauri Markkanen, Thaddeus Young, Patrick Williams
C: Wendell Carter Jr., Luke Kornet, Cristiano Felicio, Daniel Gafford, Noah Vonleh

Note: Teams often adjust their depth chart throughout the season, sometimes game by game.

Exceptions

Mid-Level Exception — $4,491,000 (Garrett Temple)
Bi-Annual Exception — $3,623,000

Unsigned Draft Picks:

First-rounders: None
Second-rounders: Marko Simonovic (2020-44th), Jon Diebler (2011-51st), Albert Miralles (2004-39th)

Non-Guaranteed Salaries — Next Cut-Down Date*

Noah Vonleh $2,028,594 — 12/22/20
Zach Norvell Jr. $1,445,697 — 2/24/21

* Players and teams can agree to push back cut-down dates.

Free Agents (with Cap Holds)

Full Bird: None
Early Bird: Shaquille Harrison ($1,620,564)
Non-Bird: None

Rookie-Scale Extension Eligible

Lauri Markkanen

Rookie-Scale Options

Coby White
Wendell Carter Jr.
Chandler Hutchison

Waived Players: None

Traded Players: None

G-League Affiliate: Windy City Bulls (Brad Seymour president, Josh Kreibich general manager, Damian Cotter head coach)

Two-Way Contracts: Adam Mokoka, Devon Dotson

Coaching Staff

Head Coach: Billy Donovan

Assistants: Maurice Cheeks, Josh Longstaff, John Bryant, Damian Cotter, Billy Schmidt, Henry Domercant, Ronnie Burrell, Ty Abbott, Max Rothschild

Training Staff: Chip Schaefer (director of performance health), Todd Campbell (head athletic trainer), Wendy Borlabi (performance coach), Arnold Lee (assistant athletic trainer), Matthew Johnson (head strength coach), Geoffrey Puls (assistant strength coach)

Basketball Executives:

Arturas Karnisovas — executive vice president of basketball operations
Marc Eversley — general manager
Pat Connelly — vice president of player personnel
Brian Hagen — associate general manager
JJ Polk — assistant general manager
Steve Weinman — assistant general manager
Jim Paxson — director of pro personnel
Doug Collins — senior advisor of basketball operations
John Paxon — senior advisor of basketball operations

Pick Swaps

2021 — The Bulls can swap second-rounders with the New Orleans Pelicans (Nikola Mirotic).
2022 — The Bulls can swap second-rounders with the Detroit Pistons (Jameer Nelson), may go to the Memphis Grizzlies (James Ennis). May swap with the Los Angeles Lakers via the Washington Wizards (Tomas Satoransky).
2023 — Owe a second-rounder to the Washington Wizards (Otto Porter).

Cash Paid ($5,617,000 max): $0

Cash Received ($5,617,000 max): $0

Deadlines

12/2/20 — No-trade restriction lifts on Patrick Williams.
12/21/20 — Extension deadline on Lauri Markkanen
12/22/20 — First day of the 2021-22 season.
12/1/20 — First day of training camp.
12/2/20 — No-trade restriction lifts on Devon Dotson.
12/3/20 — No-trade restriction lifts on Adam Mokoka.
12/9/20 — Deadline to stretch a player on the 2020-21 books.
12/22/20 — Noah Vonleh’s $2,028,594 guarantees for 2020-21.
12/22/20 — First day of the 2021-22 season.
12/29/20 — Team options on Wendell Carter Jr., Coby White and Chandler Hutchison .
2/6/21 — No-trade restriction lifts on Zach Norvell Jr., Garrett Temple and Noah Vonleh.
2/23/21 — Ten-day contracts can be signed.
2/24/21 — Zach Norvell’s $1,445,697 guarantees for 2020-21.
3/3/21 — No-trade restriction lifts on Denzel Valentine.
7/31/21 — Team option on Ryan Arcidiacono.
7/31/21 — Qualifying offer deadlines for Lauri Markkanen and Zach Norvell Jr.
8/1/21 — Thaddeus Young’s $15,190,000 (incentives TBD) guarantees for 2021-22.
8/1/21 — Tomas Satoransky’s $10 million guarantees for 2021-22.
8/1/21 — Final Day of 2020-21 season.
8/2/21 — Start of 2021-22 season and moratorium.
Before the first day of 2021-22 season — Extension deadlines on Wendell Carter Jr. and Chandler Hutchison.
10/31/21 — Team options on Coby White and Patrick Williams.
1/10/22 — Daniel Gafford’s $1,782,621 guarantees for 2021-22.
6/29/22 — Team option on Daniel Gafford.
6/29/22 — Qualifying offer deadlines on Wendell Carter Jr. and Chandler Hutchison.
Before the first day of 2022-23 season — Extension deadline on Coby White.
10/31/22 — Team option on Patrick Williams.
1/10/23 — Daniel Gafford’s $1,930,681 guarantees for 2022-23.
6/29/23 — Qualifying offer deadline on Coby White.
Before the first day of 2023-24 season — Extension deadline on Patrick Williams.
6/29/24 — Qualifying offer deadline on Patrick Williams.

Teams and players can renegotiate guarantee dates but not later than 2/24/21.

Transactions

8/14/20 — Fired coach Jim Boylen.
9/22/20 — Hired coach Billy Donovan.
11/16/20 — Otto Porter’s opted into his contract.
11/16/20 — Issued a $4,698,198 qualifying offer to Denzel Valentine.
11/16/20 — Issued one-year two-way contract ($50,000 guaranteed) qualifying offer to Adam Mokoka.
11/18/20 — Drafted Patrick Williams (2020-4th) and Marko Simonovic (2020-44th).
11/19/20 — Declined to issue qualifying offers to Kris Dunn, Max Strus and Shaquille Harrison.
11/21/20 — Signed Patrick Williams (2020-4th) to a $32,101,641 rookie-scale contract.
11/21/20 — Denzel Valentine signed his $4,642,800 qualifying offer.
11/21/20 — Signed Devon Dotson to a two-way contract ($50,000 guaranteed).
11/22/20 — Re-signed Adam Mokoka to a two-way contract ($50,000 guaranteed).
11/27/20 — Signed Zach Norvell Jr. to a non-guaranteed $1,445,697 minimum summer contract (Exhibit 9).
11/27/20 — Signed Garrett Temple to a $4,767,000 contract.
11/27/20 — Signed Noah Vonleh to a non-guaranteed $2,028,594 minimum contract.