Chicago Bulls Multi-Year Salary Cap Table

A summary of financial breakdowns for the Chicago Bulls, including multi-year cap totals, player cap hits & free agents.

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Active Roster

Non-Guaranteed
Player Option
Club Option
Pct of League Cap
Player (18) Pos Age 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30
Simons Anfernee Simons SG 26
Ext. Elig.
$27,678,571
17.9%
UFA / $41.5M
25.0%
Giddey Josh Giddey SG 23
$25,000,000
16.2%
$25,000,000
15.1%
$25,000,000
14.3%
$25,000,000
13.7%
UFA / $37.5M
19.5%
Sexton Collin Sexton PG 27
Ext. Elig.
$18,975,000
12.3%
UFA / $28.5M
17.1%
Collins Zach Collins C 28
Ext. Elig.
$18,080,496
11.7%
UFA / $27.1M
16.3%
Williams Patrick Williams PF 24
$18,000,000
11.6%
$18,000,000
10.8%
Ext. Elig.
$18,000,000
10.3%
$18,000,000
9.8%
UFA / $27.0M
14.1%
Okoro Isaac Okoro SG 25
$11,000,000
7.1%
$11,814,814
7.1%
UFA / $22.4M
12.9%
Ivey Jaden Ivey SG 23
$10,107,163
6.5%
RFA / $30.3M
18.3%
Smith Jalen Smith PF 25
$9,000,000
5.8%
Ext. Elig.
$9,428,571
5.7%
UFA / $17.9M
10.3%
Jones Tre Jones PG 26
$8,000,000
5.2%
$8,000,000
4.8%
Ext. Elig.
$8,000,000
4.6%
UFA / $15.2M
8.3%
Dillingham Rob Dillingham PG 21
$6,576,120
4.3%
$6,889,320
4.2%
Ext. Elig.
$8,763,216
5.0%
RFA / $26.3M
14.4%
Yabusele Guerschon Yabusele PF 30
$5,500,000
3.6%
UFA / $6.6M
4.0%
Buzelis Matas Buzelis SF 21
$5,455,560
3.5%
$5,715,360
3.4%
Ext. Elig.
$7,584,283
4.4%
RFA / $22.8M
12.4%
Essengue Noa Essengue PF 19
$5,429,520
3.5%
$5,701,200
3.4%
$5,972,760
3.4%
Ext. Elig.
$8,230,464
4.5%
RFA / $24.7M
12.8%
Richards Nick Richards C 28
Ext. Elig.
$5,000,000
3.2%
UFA / $9.5M
5.7%
Miller Leonard Miller SF 22
Ext. Elig.
$2,221,677
1.4%
$2,406,205
1.4%
UFA / $3.0M
1.7%
Kawamura Yuki Kawamura G 24
Two-Way
 
RFA / $2.2M
1.3%
McClung Mac McClung PG 27
Two-Way
 
RFA / $2.2M
1.3%
Olbrich Lachlan Olbrich C 22
Two-Way
 
RFA / $2.2M
1.3%

Dead Money

Player (1) Pos Age 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30
Carter Jevon Carter PG 30
$6,809,524
4.4%

Cap Hold

Player (2) Pos Age 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30
Horton-Tucker Talen Horton-Tucker SG 25
UFA / $2.3M
1.5%
UFA / $2.5M
1.5%
UFA / $2.6M
1.5%
UFA / $2.7M
1.5%
UFA / $2.9M
1.5%
Thomas Matt Thomas SG 31
UFA / $2.3M
1.5%
UFA / $2.5M
1.5%
UFA / $2.6M
1.5%
UFA / $2.7M
1.5%
UFA / $2.9M
1.5%
Incomplete Roster Charge
$0
0.0%
$4,098,942
2.5%
$8,607,780
4.9%
$13,557,258
7.4%
$18,980,160
9.9%

Summary

  CAP 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30
Cap Maximum
$154,647,000
$166,000,000
$174,300,000
$183,015,000
$192,166,000
Active Cap $176,024,107 $92,955,470 $73,320,259 $51,230,464  
Dead Cap $6,809,524        
Cap Holds $4,592,548 $159,147,867 $57,103,457 $83,234,747 $113,878,294
Total Cap Allocations $187,426,179 $252,103,337 $130,423,716 $134,465,211 $113,878,294
Cap Space $-32,779,179 $-86,103,337 $43,876,284 $48,549,789 $78,287,706
  1st Apron          
Threshold $195,945,000 $210,330,000 $220,847,000 $231,890,000 $243,485,000
Allocations $184,983,630 $94,727,691 $73,320,259 $51,230,464 $0
1st Apron Space $10,961,370 $115,602,309 $147,526,741 $180,659,536 $243,485,000
  2nd Apron          
Threshold $207,824,000 $223,081,000 $234,236,000 $245,948,000 $258,246,000
Allocations $184,983,630 $94,727,691 $73,320,259 $51,230,464 $0
2nd Apron Space $22,840,370 $128,353,309 $160,915,741 $194,717,536 $258,246,000
  TAX 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30
Tax Threshold
Active Tax $176,024,107 $92,955,470 $73,320,259 $51,230,464  
Dead Tax $6,809,524        
Total Tax $182,833,631 $92,955,470 $73,320,259 $51,230,464  
Tax Space $5,061,369 $108,734,530 $138,454,741 $171,133,536 $233,482,000
Est. Tax Bill
  CASH 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30
Total Cash $182,394,410 $92,955,470 $73,320,259 $51,230,464  

Deadlines

Deadline Date Player Type Value
6/29/2026 Leonard Miller
CLUB
2026-27 Club Option — non-guaranteed
6/29/2026 Mac McClung
RFA / QO
2026-27 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way
6/29/2026 Yuki Kawamura
RFA / QO
2026-27 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way
6/29/2026 Lachlan Olbrich
RFA / QO
2026-27 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way
6/29/2026 Jaden Ivey
RFA / QO
2026-27 Qualifying Offer 		$13,402,098
6/30/2026 Leonard Miller
GUARANTEED
2026-27 Guaranteed 		$2,406,205
7/8/2026 Jalen Smith
EXTENSION ELIGIBLE
2026-27 Extension Eligible
10/31/2026 Noa Essengue
CLUB
2027-28 Club Option 		$5,972,760
10/31/2026 Matas Buzelis
CLUB
2027-28 Club Option 		$7,584,283
10/31/2026 Rob Dillingham
CLUB
2027-28 Club Option 		$8,763,216
6/29/2027 Tre Jones
CLUB
2027-28 Club Option 		$8,000,000
6/29/2027 Matas Buzelis
RFA / QO
2028-29 Qualifying Offer 		$11,141,312
7/1/2027 Matas Buzelis
EXTENSION ELIGIBLE
2027-28 Extension Eligible
7/1/2027 Rob Dillingham
EXTENSION ELIGIBLE
2027-28 Extension Eligible
7/6/2027 Patrick Williams
EXTENSION ELIGIBLE
2027-28 Extension Eligible
7/6/2027 Tre Jones
EXTENSION ELIGIBLE
2027-28 Extension Eligible
10/31/2027 Noa Essengue
CLUB
2028-29 Club Option 		$8,230,464
6/29/2028 Rob Dillingham
RFA / QO
2028-29 Qualifying Offer 		$12,689,137
6/29/2028 Patrick Williams
PLAYER
2028-29 Player Option 		$18,000,000
7/1/2028 Noa Essengue
EXTENSION ELIGIBLE
2028-29 Extension Eligible
6/29/2029 Noa Essengue
RFA / QO
2029-30 Qualifying Offer 		$12,148,165

Unsigned Draft Picks

Draft Year Player Pos Age Country College
2011 Jon Diebler SG 37 United States Ohio State
2004 Albert Miralles PF 43 Spain

Future Draft Picks

2026
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
CHI
SAS
POR
If 1-14
CHI
If 15-30

2027
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
CHI
POR
If 1-14 if not already settled with CHI
CHI
If 15-30 if not already settled

2028
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
CHI
POR
If 1-14 if not already settled with CHI or swap with MIL
CHI
If 15-30 if not already settled

2029
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
CHI

2030
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
CHI

2031
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
CHI

2032
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
CHI

2026
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
HOU
(via WAS)
CHI
Less favorable of DEN and GSW then other to CHA (via DEN to PHX to CHA; via GOS to ATL to OKC to NYK to CHA; via CHA to PHX to MIN)
CHI
Most favorable of MIN, NOP, NYK and POR (via MIN to NYK; via NOP to POR to NOP; via POR to DET to BOS)

2027
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
DAL
(via WAS to NOP to WAS)
CHI
(via ATL to MIN)

2028
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
CHI
POR    CHI
POR pick if POR conveys 1st to CHI by 2028; CHI pick if POR does not convey 1st to POR by 2028

2029
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
CHI
CHI
Least favorable of DET, MIL and NYK then others to DET (via MIL to BRK to DET; via NYK to DET to SAC)

2030
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
CHI

2031
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
CHI
CHI
(via PHX to CHA)
CHI
Most favorable of GSW and MIN then other to DET (via MIN swap for GSW (via MIN))
CHI
(via DET to CHA)

2032
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
CHI
CHI
More favorable of HOU and PHX then other to PHX (via PHX to MIN)

TRANSACTIONS

Feb 10, 2026
Collin Sexton, PG

Fined $35,000 for making inappropriate gesture on playing court during CHI-BKN game

Feb 05, 2026
Guerschon Yabusele, PF

Chicago (CHI) declined an option for 2026-27 as part of the NYK-CHI trade

Feb 05, 2026
Nick Richards, C

Traded to Chicago (CHI) from Phoenix (PHX) as part of a 3-team trade: Chicago (CHI) traded Ousmane Dieng to Milwaukee (MIL); Milwaukee (MIL) traded Cole Anthony and Amir Coffey to Phoenix (PHX); Phoenix (PHX) traded Nigel Hayes-Davis to Milwaukee (MIL)

Feb 05, 2026
Mac McClung, PG

Signed a Two-Way contract with Chicago (CHI)

Feb 05, 2026
Leonard Miller, SF

Traded to Chicago (CHI) from Minnesota (MIN) with Rob Dillingham , 2026 2nd round pick [least favorable of DEN/GSW] , 2027 2nd round pick [CLE pick] , 2031 2nd round pick [more favorable of MIN/GSW] and 2032 2nd round pick [more favorable of PHX/HOU] for Ayo Dosunmu and Julian Phillips

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