Chicago Bulls
Chicago Bulls 2025-26 Salary Cap
Bulls 2025-26 Salary Cap
An updated look at the Chicago Bulls 2025 salary cap table, including team cap space, dead cap figures, and complete breakdowns of player cap hits, salaries, and bonuses.
| Player (8) | Pos. | Cap Figure | Base Salary |
Likely Incent. |
Unlikely Incent. |
Trade Bonus |
Cap Figure |
Cap % Team |
Cap % League |
Cash Remaining (Guaranteed) |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach LaVine | SG | $45,999,660 | $45,999,660 | - | - | - | $45,999,660 | 27.49 | 29.66 |
$94,967,040
($94,967,040)
|
Free Agent (Max) / Bird |
| Nikola Vucevic | C | $21,481,481 | $21,481,481 | - | - | - | $21,481,481 | 12.84 | 13.85 |
$21,481,481
($21,481,481)
|
Vet Extension / Bird |
| Coby White | PG | $12,888,889 | $12,888,889 | - | $1,333,333 | - | $12,888,889 | 7.70 | 8.31 |
$12,888,889
($12,888,889)
|
Free Agent / Bird |
| Ayo Dosunmu | PG | $7,518,518 | $7,518,518 | - | - | - | $7,518,518 | 4.49 | 4.85 |
$7,518,518
($7,518,518)
|
Free Agent / Early Bird |
| Jevon Carter | PG | $6,809,524 | $6,809,524 | - | - | - | $6,809,524 | 4.07 | 4.39 |
$6,809,524
($6,809,524)
|
Free Agent / NT-MLE |
| Dalen Terry | SG | $5,399,118 | $5,399,118 | - | - | - | $5,399,118 | 3.23 | 3.48 |
$5,399,118
($0)
|
Drafted
/ Rookie Scale
G'teed: $0
|
| Onuralp Bitim | SG | $2,221,677 | $2,221,677 | - | - | - | $2,221,677 | 1.33 | 1.43 |
$2,221,677
($0)
|
RoS
/ NT-MLE
G'teed: $0
|
| Julian Phillips | SF | $2,221,677 | $2,221,677 | - | - | - | $2,221,677 | 1.33 | 1.43 |
$4,627,882
($2,221,677)
|
Drafted / 2nd Round |
2025-26 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 (5) | Pos. | Qualifying Offer | Likely Incent. | Unlikely Incent. | Trade Kicker | Cap Figure | Rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lonzo Ball | PG | - | $32,093,022 | Bird | |||
| Alex Caruso | SG | - | $18,791,000 | Bird | |||
| Torrey Craig | SF | - | $2,443,854 | Early Bird | |||
| Matt Thomas | SG | - | $2,303,001 | Non-Bird | |||
| Andrew Funk | SG | $2,054,495 | $2,054,495 | Two-Way | |||
| Incomplete Roster Charge | 4 spots | 4 spots | $5,106,396 |
2025-26 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 NBA Luxury Tax Threshold | $188,447,000 | |
| Total Taxable Salaries | $104,540,544 | |
| Current Luxury Tax Space | $83,906,456 | |
2025-26 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 | $104,540,544 |
| Cap Holds | $62,791,768 |
| Total Cap Allocations | $167,332,312 |
| Salary Cap Maximum | |
| 2025 NBA Salary Cap Max | $155,100,000 |
| Current Cap Space | $-12,232,312 |
| Second Apron | |
| 2025 NBA Second Apron | $208,435,000 |
| Second Apron Space | $102,561,123 |
| Salary Cap Floor | |
| 2025 NBA Salary Cap Floor | $139,590,000 |
| Current Floor Space | $35,049,456 |
2025-26 Practical Cap Space
| Available Practical Cap Space: | $50,520,657 — $56,053,582 |
This is calculated by determining all guaranteed salaries + any dead cap from non-guaranteed salaries + estimated exercised and declined options + estimated retained cap holds and draft pool cap holds.
This is calculated by determining all guaranteed salaries + any dead cap from non-guaranteed salaries. All other options, cap holds, exceptions are assumed as declined, waived or renounced.
Deadlines
| Deadline Date | Player | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6/29/2024 | Julian Phillips | 2026-27 Club Option | $2,406,205 |
| 10/31/2024 | Dalen Terry | 2025-26 Club Option | $5,399,118 |
| 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 | Zach LaVine | 2026-27 Player Option | $48,967,380 |
| 6/29/2026 | Dalen Terry | 2026-27 Qualifying Offer | $7,661,348 |
| 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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