Chicago Bulls

Chicago Bulls 2020-21 Salary Cap

Bulls 2020-21 Salary Cap

An updated look at the Chicago Bulls 2020 salary cap table, including team cap space, dead cap figures, and complete breakdowns of player cap hits, salaries, and bonuses.

Player Option
Club Option
Non-Guaranteed
Estimate
Player (15) Pos. Cap Figure Base
Salary
Likely
Incent.
Unlikely
Incent.
Trade
Bonus
Cap
Figure
Cap %
Team
Cap %
League
Notes
Vucevic Nikola Vucevic C $26,000,000 $26,000,000 - - - $26,000,000 20.30 23.82 Acquired via Trade
Groin
LaVine Zach LaVine SG $19,500,000 $19,500,000 - - - $19,500,000 15.23 17.87 / Space
Young Thaddeus Young PF $13,545,000 $13,545,000 - $1,000,000 - $13,545,000 10.58 12.41 Free Agent / Space
Satoransky Tomas Satoransky SG $10,000,000 $10,000,000 - - - $10,000,000 7.81 9.16 Acquired via Trade
Aminu Al-Farouq Aminu PF $9,720,900 $9,720,900 - - - $9,720,900 7.59 8.91 Acquired via Trade
Felicio Cristiano Felicio PF $7,529,020 $7,529,020 - - - $7,529,020 5.88 6.90 / Space
Williams Patrick Williams SF $7,068,360 $7,068,360 - - - $7,068,360 5.52 6.48 Drafted / Rookie Scale
Markkanen Lauri Markkanen PF $6,731,508 $6,731,508 - - - $6,731,508 5.26 6.17 Drafted / Rookie Scale
White Coby White PG $5,572,680 $5,572,680 - - - $5,572,680 4.35 5.11 Drafted / Rookie Scale
Theis Daniel Theis C $5,000,000 $5,000,000 - - - $5,000,000 3.90 4.58 Acquired via Trade
Temple Garrett Temple SG $4,767,000 $4,767,000 - - - $4,767,000 3.72 4.37 Free Agent / NT-MLE
Valentine Denzel Valentine SG $4,642,800 $4,642,800 - - - $4,642,800 3.63 4.25 / Qualifying Offer
Brown Jr. Troy Brown Jr. SF $3,372,840 $3,372,840 - - - $3,372,840 2.63 3.09 Acquired via Trade
Ankle
Arcidiacono Ryan Arcidiacono PG $3,000,000 $3,000,000 - - - $3,000,000 2.34 2.75 Free Agent / Space
Green Javonte Green SG $1,517,981 $1,517,981 - - - $1,517,981 1.19 1.39 Acquired via Trade


2020-21 Two-Way

Players signed to Two-Way contracts that are currently designated to G-League affiliate. Two-way salaries do not count against a team's Total Cap/Tax Allocations.

Player (2) Pos.
DotsonDevon Dotson PG          
MokokaAdam Mokoka SG          


2020-21 Dead/Retained Cap

Cap breakdowns for players who have been released or served 10-day contracts. All count against the team's Total Cap Allocations.

Player (1) Pos. Base Salary Likely
Incent.
Unlikely
Incent.
Trade Bonus Cap Figure Cap % Notes
VonlehNoah Vonleh PF $97,261 - - - $97,261 0.08 Waived


Exceptions

Exceptions are essentially "grants" offering teams an additional way to sign players. Exceptions can be split up for multiple player signings, however only one of these exceptions may be used in a season and they cannot be combined.

Non-Taxpayer Mid-Level Exception Details is awarded annually to teams who are above the cap but below the Luxury Tax Apron ($138,928,000) and can be used for contracts up to 4 years in length.

Bi-Annual Exception Details is available to any teams who are below the Luxury Tax Apron ($138,928,000), and did not use this exception in the previous season. It can be used for contracts up to 2 years in length.

Trade Exception Details becomes available when a team relinquishes more salary than it acquires during a trade. The "credit" balance remains as an exception that can be used within the next year to acquire salary via trade without further relinquishing additional salary.

Type Reason (Used On) Original Available
Non-Taxpayer Mid-Level
Garrett Temple ($4,767,000)
$9,258,000 $4,491,000
Bi-Annual
Tristan Thompson ($1,000,000)
$3,623,000 $2,623,000


2020-21 Luxury Tax Totals

Denotes the Bulls current standing in terms of the luxury tax threshold. Teams that spend over the threshold pay fines (estimated below).

Type Totals
2020 NBA Luxury Tax Threshold $132,627,000
Total Taxable Salaries $128,065,350
Current Luxury Tax Space $4,561,650


2020-21 Chicago Bulls Salary Cap Totals

The Bulls are currently over the league salary cap. This means Cap Holds & Exceptions are NOT included in their Total Cap Allocations, and renouncing these figures will not afford them any cap space. The team may only sign outside players using any available exceptions or at league minimum salaries.

Cap Type Cap Total
Active Roster Cap $127,968,089
Dead Money $97,261
Total Cap Allocations $128,065,350
Salary Cap Maximum
2020 NBA Salary Cap Max $109,140,000
Current Cap Space $-18,925,350




Deadlines

Deadline Date Player Type Value
6/29/2024 Henri Drell 2024-25 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way $1,867,722
6/29/2024 Adama Sanogo 2024-25 Qualifying Offer $1,867,722
6/29/2024 Lonzo Ball 2024-25 Player Option $21,395,348
6/29/2024 Julian Phillips 2026-27 Club Option $2,406,205
6/29/2024 Torrey Craig 2024-25 Player Option $2,845,342
6/30/2024 Alex Caruso 2024-25 Guaranteed $9,890,000
7/07/2024 Terry Taylor 2024-25 Guaranteed $2,196,970
10/22/2024 Onuralp Bitim 2024-25 Guaranteed — Opening Night - TBD $350,000
10/31/2024 Dalen Terry 2025-26 Club Option $5,399,118
1/10/2025 Onuralp Bitim 2024-25 Guaranteed $1,891,857
6/29/2025 Jevon Carter 2025-26 Player Option $6,809,524
6/29/2025 Andrew Funk 2025-26 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way $2,054,495
6/29/2025 Onuralp Bitim 2025-26 Guaranteed $554,419
10/21/2025 Onuralp Bitim 2025-26 Guaranteed — Opening Night - TBD $1,110,838
1/10/2026 Onuralp Bitim 2025-26 Guaranteed $2,221,677
6/29/2026 Dalen Terry 2026-27 Qualifying Offer $7,661,348
6/29/2026 Zach LaVine 2026-27 Player Option $48,967,380
6/29/2026 Onuralp Bitim 2026-27 Qualifying Offer $2,999,264




Unsigned Draft Picks

Draft Year Player Age Position Country College
2011 Jon Diebler 35 SG USA Ohio State
2004 Albert Miralles 41 PF ESP


Future Draft Picks

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2024
CHI
POR
Top-14 Protected (from CHI)
CHI
15-30
2025
CHI
Top-10 Protected (from SAS)
SAS
11-30
POR
Top-14 Protected (if not already settled with CHI)
CHI
15-30 (if not already settled)
2026
CHI
Top-8 Protected (if not already settled with SAS)
SAS
9-30 (if not already settled)
POR
Top-14 Protected (if not already settled with CHI)
CHI
15-30 (if not already settled)
2027
CHI
Top-8 Protected (if not already settled with SAS)
SAS
9-30 (if not already settled)
POR
Top-14 Protected (if not already settled with CHI)
CHI
15-30 (if not already settled)
2028
CHI
Top-8 Protected (if not already settled with SAS)
SAS
9-30 (if not already settled)
POR
Top-14 Protected (if not already settled with CHI)
CHI
15-30 (if not already settled)
2029
CHI
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
2024
BOS
More favorable of CHI and NOP then other to NOP (via CHI to NOP; via SAS to BOS)
2025
SAS
2026
WAS
2027
WAS
2028
CHI    SAS
CHI pick if CHI conveys 1st to SAS by 2027 or 2028; SAS pick if CHI does not convey 1st to SAS by 2027 or 2028
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
CHI