Chicago Bulls

Chicago Bulls 2022-23 Salary Cap

Bulls 2022-23 Salary Cap

An updated look at the Chicago Bulls 2022 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
LaVine Zach LaVine SG $37,096,500 $37,096,500 - - - $37,096,500 24.23 30.00 Free Agent (Max) / Bird
DeRozan DeMar DeRozan SF $27,300,000 $27,300,000 - - - $27,300,000 17.83 22.08 Acquired via S&T
Vucevic Nikola Vucevic C $22,000,000 $22,000,000 - - - $22,000,000 14.37 17.79 Acquired via Trade
Ball Lonzo Ball PG $19,534,884 $19,534,884 - $1,000,000 - $19,534,884 12.76 15.80 Acquired via Trade
Caruso Alex Caruso SG $9,030,000 $9,030,000 - - - $9,030,000 5.90 7.30 Free Agent / NT-MLE
Williams Patrick Williams SF $7,775,400 $7,775,400 - - - $7,775,400 5.08 6.29 Drafted / Rookie Scale
White Coby White PG $7,413,955 $7,413,955 - - - $7,413,955 4.84 6.00 Drafted / Rookie Scale
Drummond Andre Drummond C $3,200,000 $3,200,000 - - - $3,200,000 2.09 2.59 Free Agent / NT-MLE
Jones Jr. Derrick Jones Jr. SF $3,200,000 $3,200,000 - - - $3,200,000 2.09 2.59 Free Agent / Early Bird
Terry Dalen Terry SG $3,191,400 $3,191,400 - - - $3,191,400 2.08 2.58 Drafted / Rookie Scale
Green Javonte Green SG $1,815,677 $1,815,677 - - - $1,815,677 1.19 1.47 Free Agent / Minimum
Dosunmu Ayo Dosunmu PG $1,563,518 $1,563,518 - - - $1,563,518 1.02 1.26 Drafted / Minimum
Simonovic Marko Simonovic C $1,563,518 $1,563,518 - - - $1,563,518 1.02 1.26 Drafted / NT-MLE
Beverley Patrick Beverley PG $506,508 $801,614 - - - $506,508 0.33 0.41 RoS / Minimum
Jones Carlik Jones PG $357,717 $357,717 - - - $357,717 0.23 0.29 RoS / NT-MLE


2022-23 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.
LewisJustin Lewis SF          
TaylorTerry Taylor G          


2022-23 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 (2) Pos. Base Salary Likely
Incent.
Unlikely
Incent.
Trade Bonus Cap Figure Cap % Notes
BradleyTony Bradley C $2,036,318 - - - $2,036,318 1.33 Waived
DragicGoran Dragic PG $2,905,851 - - - $1,836,090 1.20 Waived


2022-23 Cap Holds

Cap holds represent "placeholders" for pending free agents, unsigned draft picks, offer sheets, etc... Since the Bulls are currently over the league salary cap, these cap holds do not count against their Total Cap figure. Renouncing these cap holds will NOT afford the team any new cap space. These figures are not counted toward a team's Luxury Tax Allocation.

Player (2) Pos. Qualifying Offer Likely Incent. Unlikely Incent. Trade Kicker Cap Figure Rights
ThomasMatt Thomas SG - $1,836,090 Non-Bird
ThompsonTristan Thompson C - $1,836,090 Non-Bird


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 ($156,983,000) 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 ($156,983,000), 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
Andre Drummond ($3,200,000), Carlik Jones ($357,717)
$10,490,000 $6,932,283
Bi-Annual
$4,105,000 $4,105,000


2022-23 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
2022 NBA Luxury Tax Threshold $150,267,000
Total Taxable Salaries $149,464,753
Current Luxury Tax Space $802,247


2022-23 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 $145,549,077
Dead Money $3,872,408
Cap Holds $3,672,180
Total Cap Allocations $153,093,665
Salary Cap Maximum
2022 NBA Salary Cap Max $123,655,000
Current Cap Space $-29,438,665




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

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
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