Name | 2020-21 |
---|---|
Nikola Vucevic | $26,000,000 |
Zach LaVine | $19,500,000 |
Thaddeus Young | $13,545,000 |
Tomas Satoransky | $10,000,000 |
Al-Farouq Aminu | $9,720,900 |
Cristiano Felicio | $7,529,020 |
Patrick Williams | $7,068,360 |
Lauri Markkanen | $6,731,508 |
Coby White | $5,572,680 |
Daniel Theis | $5,000,000 |
Garrett Temple | $4,767,000 |
Denzel Valentine | $4,642,800 |
Troy Brown Jr | $3,372,840 |
Ryan Arcidiacono | $3,000,000 |
Javonte Green | $1,517,981 |
Noah Vonleh (waived) | $97,261 |
Adam Mokoka (two-way) | |
Devon Dotson (two-way) | |
Total | $128,065,350 |
Quick: Over the cap.
Salary Cap: $109,140,000
Luxury Tax Threshold: $132,627,000
Roster Count: 15 guaranteed, two two-ways
Depth Chart:
PG: Coby White, Tomas Satoransky, Ryan Arcidiacono, Devon Dotson (two-way)
SG: Zach LaVine, Denzel Valentine, Javonte Green, Adam Mokoka (two-way)
SF: Garrett Temple, Al-Farouq Aminu, Troy Brown Jr
PF: Patrick Williams, Thaddeus Young, Lauri Markkanen (injured)
C: Nikola Vucevic, Daniel Theis, Cristiano Felicio
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
Waived Players: Noah Vonleh, Simi Shittu, Zach Norvell Jr
Traded Players: Luke Kornet, Chandler Hutchison, Daniel Gafford, Otto Porter Jr, Wendell Carter Jr
G-League Affiliate: Windy City Bulls (Brad Seymour president, Josh Kreibich general manager, Damian Cotter head coach)
Two-Way Contracts: Adam Mokoka, Devon Dotson
Note: Two-Way Contracts pay $449,115 for the full 2020-21 season, pro-rated based on in-season signing date. Once a player reaches 50 games played, his salary will jump to the minimum for his years of service.
Governor: Michael Reinsdorf
Basketball Executives:
- Arturas Karnisovas — executive vice president of basketball operations
- Marc Eversley — general manager
- Pat Connelly — vice president of player personnel
- JJ Polk — assistant general manager
- Steve Weinman — assistant general manager
- Brian Hagen — associate general manager
- Jim Paxson — director of pro personnel
- Doug Collins — senior advisor of basketball operations
- John Paxon — senior advisor of basketball operations
Coaching Staff
Head Coach: Billy Donovan
Assistants: Maurice Cheeks, Chris Fleming, Josh Longstaff, John Bryant, Damian Cotter, Billy Schmidt
Training Staff: Chip Schaefer (director of performance health), Todd Campbell (head athletic trainer), Arnold Lee (assistant athletic trainer), Matthew Johnson (head strength coach), Geoffrey Puls (assistant strength coach)
Pick Swaps
- 2021 — The Bulls can swap second-rounders with the New Orleans Pelicans (Nikola Mirotic).
- 2021 — Owe a first-rounder (top-4 protected in 2021, top-3 in 2022, otherwise converts to 2024 and 2025 second-rounders) to the Orlando Magic (Nikola Vucevic).
- 2022 — The Bulls can swap second-rounders with the Detroit Pistons (Jameer Nelson), may go to the Sacramento Kings (James Ennis, Xavier Tillman Jr). May swap with the Los Angeles Lakers second-rounder from the Washington Wizards (Tomas Satoransky).
- 2023 — Owe a first-rounder (two years after the 2021 obligation to the Orland Magic, top-4 protected in 2023, top-3 in 2024, otherwise converts to 2026 and 2027 second-rounders) to Orlando (Nikola Vucevic).
- 2023 — Owe a second-rounder to the Washington Wizards (Otto Porter).
Cash Paid ($5,617,000 max): $0
Cash Received ($5,617,000 max): $1,300,000 from the Boston Celtics (Daniel Theis) — $4,317,000 remaining
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.
- 12/6/20 — Signed Simi Shittu to a non-guaranteed 898,310 minimum summer contract (Exhibit 9).
- 12/14/20 — Waived Noah Vonleh.
- 12/19/20 — Picked up the third-year rookie-scale option on Coby White.
- 12/19/20 — Picked up the fourth-year rookie-scale options on Wendell Carter Jr and Chandler Hutchison.
- 12/19/20 — Waived Simi Shittu and Zach Norvell Jr.
- 12/21/20 — Extension deadline on Lauri Markkanen elapsed.
- 3/25/21 — Traded Daniel Gafford and Chandler Hutchison to the Washington Wizards and Luke Kornet to the Boston Celtics for Troy Brown Jr from the Wizards, and Daniel Theis, Javonte Green and $1,300,000 from the Celtics.
- 3/25/21 — Traded Otto Porter Jr, Wendell Carter Jr, a 2021 first-rounder (top-4 protected in 2021, top-3 protected in 2022 otherwise converts to 2024 and 2025 second-rounders and a 2023 first-rounder (two-years after the 2021 obligation, top-4 protected (initially in 2023), then top-3 protected (initially in 2024) otherwise converts to 2026 and 2027 second-rounders) to the Orlando Magic for Nikola Vucevic and Al-Farouq Aminu.
Trade Kickers
- None
Note: Players can waive their trade bonuses.
No-Trade: Denzel Valentine (One-Year Bird)
Expired 10-Day Contracts: None
Qualifying Offers
- None
Rookie-Scale Options
- None
Free Agents (with Cap Holds)
- None
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*
- None
* Players and teams can agree to push back cut-down dates but not past January 7 each year.
Rookie-Scale Extension Eligible
- None
Arena: United Center
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(Updated on 5/24/21)