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All posts by Alan Draper| Name | 2017-18 |
|---|---|
| Dwyane Wade (waived) | $15,550,000 |
| Robin Lopez | $13,788,500 |
| Omer Asik | $10,595,505 |
| Cristiano Felicio | $7,843,500 |
| Justin Holiday | $4,615,385 |
| Kris Dunn | $4,046,760 |
| Quincy Pondexter (waived) | $3,853,931 |
| Lauri Markkanen | $3,821,640 |
| Noah Vonleh | $3,505,233 |
| Zach LaVine | $3,202,218 |
| Rajon Rondo (waived) | $3,000,000 |
| Cameron Payne | $2,203,440 |
| Denzel Valentine | $2,186,400 |
| Sean Kilpatrick | $2,163,006 |
| Jerian Grant | $1,713,840 |
| Bobby Portis | $1,516,320 |
| Tony Allen (waived) | $1,471,382 |
| Willie Reed (waived) | $1,471,382 |
| Paul Zipser | $1,312,611 |
| David Nwaba | $1,312,611 |
| Kay Felder (waived) | $489,448 |
| Isaiah Canaan (waived) | $200,000 |
| Jaylen Johnson | $87,552 |
| Jarell Eddie (expired 10-day) | $83,129 |
| C.J. Fair (waived) | $82,944 |
| Diamond Stone (waived) | $50,000 |
| Jarell Eddie (waived) | $17,224 |
| Antonio Blakeney (two-way) | |
| Ryan Arcidiacono (two-way) | |
| Total | $90,183,961 |
2017-18 Team-By-Team Salary Summary
Quick: Over the cap but can get to $8.9 million under; hard-capped.
Salary Cap: $99,093,000
Luxury Tax Threshold: $119,266,000
Exceptions
- Trade Exception (Jimmy Butler, expiring 6/22/18) — $861,893
- Trade Exception (Nikola Mirotic, expiring 2/1/19) — $8,994,767
- Trade Exception (Jameer Nelson, expiring 2/8/19) — $1,429,818
- Mid-Level Exception: $1,627,609 (Justin Holiday, Sean Kilpatrick)
- Bi-Annual Exception: $3,290,000
Note: Trade exceptions would be renounced if team goes under the cap.
Roster Count: 15 guaranteed, two two-ways
Depth Chart:
PG: Cameron Payne, Jerian Grant, Ryan Arcidiacono (two-way), Kris Dunn (injured)
SG: Justin Holiday, David Nwaba, Sean Kilpatrick, Antonio Blakeney (two-way, injured), Zach LaVine (injured)
SF: Denzel Valentine, Paul Zipser
PF: Lauri Markkanen, Bobby Portis, Noah Vonleh
C: Cristiano Felicio, Robin Lopez, Omer Asik
Note: Teams often adjust their depth chart throughout the season, sometimes game by game.
G-League Affiliate: Windy City Bulls (Brad Seymour president, Brian Hagen general manager, Charlie Henry head coach)
Two-Way Contracts: Antonio Blakeney (two-year), Ryan Arcidiacono (one-year)
Two-Way Daily Rate in NBA/G-League: $4,608/$528
Coaching Staff
Head Coach: Fred Hoiberg (five-year, $25 million deal, starting with 2015/16 season)
Assistants: Jim Boylen (associate head coach), Randy Brown, Mike Wilhelm, Peter Myers, Nate Loenser
Trainer: Jeff Tanaka, Chip Schaefer (director of sports performance), Arnold Lee (assistant athletic trainer), Armando Rivas (assistant athletic trainer), Matt Johnson (strength coach), Ed Streit (assistant strength coach)
Basketball Executives:
- Gar Forman — general manager
- Doug Collins — senior advisor of basketball operations
- Randy Brown — assistant general manager
- Brian Hagen — assistant general manager
- John Paxson — director of basketball operations
- Jay Hillock — director of pro personnel
- Shawn Respert — director of player development
Pick Swaps
- 2018 — Owed first-rounder (top-five protected, top-eight in 2019, top-10 in 2020, top-9 in 2021, top-six in 2022, otherwise converts to 2022 and 2023 second-rounders) from New Orleans Pelicans (Nikola Mirotic).
- 2018 — Owe second-rounder to New York Knicks (Taj Gibson, Carmelo Anthony).
- 2019 — Owe second-rounder to Los Angeles Lakers (Jose Calderon).
- 2021 — Bulls can swap second-rounders with New Orleans Pelicans (Nikola Mirotic).
- 2022 — Bulls can swap second-rounders with Detroit Pistons (Jameer Nelson), may go to Memphis Grizzlies (James Ennis).
Cash Paid ($5.1 million max): $0
Cash Received ($5.1 million max): $2.5 million from New Orleans Pelicans (Quincy Pondexter); $2.6 million from Portland Trail Blazers — $0 remaining
Acquisitions
- 6/22/17 — Traded Jimmy Butler and the rights to Justin Patton (2017-16th) to Minnesota Timberwolves for Zach LaVine, Kris Dunn and the rights to Lauri Markkanen (2017-7th).
- 6/22/17 — Traded the rights to Jordan Bell (2017-38th) to Golden State Warriors for $3.5 million.
- 6/28/17 — Issued qualifying offers to Nikola Mirotic, Joffrey Lauvergne and Cristiano Felicio.
- 7/5/17 — Signed Lauri Markkanen (2017-7th) to a $20.4 million rookie-scale contract.
- 7/6/17 — Signed Cristiano Felicio to a four-year, $32 million contract.
- 7/8/17 — Rescinded qualifying offer to Joffrey Lauvergne.
- 7/10/17 — Signed Justin Holiday to a two-year, $9,000,001 million contract.
- 7/14/17 — Claimed David Nwaba off waivers (Los Angeles Lakers).
- 7/14/17 — Signed Antonio Blakeney to a two-way contract.
- 9/1/17 — Traded the rights to Ater Majok (2011-58th) to New Orleans Pelicans for Quincy Pondexter, a 2018 second-rounder and $2.5 million.
- 9/13/17 — Signed Diamond Stone to a partially-guaranteed two-year, $2,857,562 contract.
- 9/21/17 — Signed Jarell Eddie to a non-guaranteed one-year, $1,524,305 summer contract.
- 9/21/17 — Signed Jaylen Johnson to a non-guaranteed one-year, $815,615 summer contract with exhibits nine and 10.
- 9/25/17 — Signed Nikola Mirotic to a partially-guaranteed two-year, $27 million contract (with incentives TBD), team option on final season.
- 9/27/17 — Signed Bronson Koenig to a non-guaranteed one-year, $815,615 summer contract with exhibits nine and 10.
- 10/27/17 — Picked up team options for Denzel Valentine, Kris Dunn, Bobby Portis, Cameron Payne and Jerian Grant.
- 1/10/18 — David Nwaba’s $1,312,611 guarantees for 2017-18.
- 1/15/18 — No-trade restrictions lifted on Cristiano Felicio and Nikola Mirotic.
- 2/1/18 — Picked up team option on Nikola Mirotic.
- 2/1/18 — Traded Nikola Mirotic and a 2018 second-rounder (the New Orleans Pelicans’ own pick) to the Pelicans for Omer Asik, Tony Allen, Jameer Nelson, a protected 2018 first-rounder and 2021 second-rounder swap rights for Nikola Mirotic and a 2018 second-rounder (the Pelicans’ own pick).
- 2/8/17 — Traded Jameer Nelson to Detroit Pistons for Willie Reed and 2022 second-round swap rights.
- 2/8/18 — Traded the rights to Milovan Rakovic (2007-60th) to Portland Trail Blazers for Noah Vonleh and $2.6 million.
- 2/23/18 — Taj Gibson trade exception expired.
- 3/1/18 — Signed Jarell Eddie to a 10-day, $86,119 contract.
- 3/24/18 — Signed Jaylen Johnson for the rest of the season at $87,552.
- 3/25/18 — Signed C.J. Fair for the rest of the season at $82,944.
- 3/26/18 — Signed Sean Kilpatrick to a partially-guaranteed $6,272,718 contract.
Waived Players: Rajon Rondo, Isaiah Canaan, Dwyane Wade, Jarell Eddie, Diamond Stone, Jaylen Johnson, Bronson Koenig, Kay Felder, Quincy Pondexter, Willie Reed, Tony Allen, Jaylen Johnson, C.J. Fair
Traded Players: Jimmy Butler, Nikola Mirotic, Jameer Nelson, C.J. Fair
Expired 10-Day Contracts: Jarell Eddie
Unsigned Draft Picks:
- First-rounders: None
- Second-rounders: Tadija Dragicevic (2008-53rd), Albert Miralles (2004-39th)
Arena: United Center
Free Agents (with Cap Holds)
- None
Non-Guaranteed Salaries
- None
Trade Kickers
- None
Note: Players can waive their trade bonuses.
No-Trade: None
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