Chicago Bulls

Chicago Bulls 2023 Salary Cap

Bulls 2023 Salary Cap

   
%: Pct of League Cap
Player Option
Club Option

Active Roster

Players (10) Pos. Age 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29
LaVine Zach LaVine
5 yr, $215,159,700 (AAV: $43.03M)
Free Agent / Maximum
SG 28 0$40,064,220
29.9%
0$43,031,940
30.1%
0$45,999,660
29.2%
0$48,967,380
PLAYER
28.3%
0UFA
$56.58M
Bird
 
DeRozan DeMar DeRozan
3 yr, $81,900,000 (AAV: $27.30M)
Free agent / Sign-and-Trade
SF 34
Ext. Eligible
0$28,600,000
21.3%
0UFA
$42.90M
Bird
       
Ball Lonzo Ball
4 yr, $80,000,000 (AAV: $20.00M)
Free agent / Sign-and-Trade
PG 26
Ext. Eligible
0$20,465,117
15.3%
0$21,395,348
PLAYER
15.0%
0UFA
$32.09M
Bird
     
Williams Patrick Williams
4 yr, $32,101,641 (AAV: $8.03M)
1st-Round / Rookie Scale
SF 22
Ext. Eligible
0$9,835,881
CLUB
7.3%
0RFA
$29.51M
Bird
       
Caruso Alex Caruso
4 yr, $36,980,000 (AAV: $9.25M)
Free Agent
SG 29
Ext. Eligible
0$9,460,000
7.1%
0$9,890,000
$3M GTD
6.9%
0UFA
$18.79M
Bird
     
Drummond Andre Drummond
2 yr, $6,560,000 (AAV: $3.28M)
Free Agent
C 30 0$3,360,000
PLAYER
2.5%
0UFA
$4.37M
Early Bird
       
Jones Jr. Derrick Jones Jr.
2 yr, $6,560,000 (AAV: $3.28M)
Free Agent
SF 26 0$3,360,000
PLAYER
2.5%
0UFA
$6.38M
Bird
       
Terry Dalen Terry
4 yr, $15,451,758 (AAV: $3.86M)
1st-Round / Rookie Scale
SG 21 0$3,350,760
2.5%
0$3,510,480
CLUB
2.5%
Ext. Eligible
0$5,399,118
CLUB
3.4%
0RFA
$16.20M
Bird
   
Jones Carlik Jones
3 yr, $4,377,957 (AAV: $1.46M)
Rest-of-Season
PG 26 0$1,927,896
$0M GTD
1.4%
0$2,092,344
$0M GTD
1.5%
0UFA
$2.23M
Bird
     
Simonovic Marko Simonovic
3 yr, $4,324,872 (AAV: $1.44M)
2nd-Round
C 24
Ext. Eligible
0$1,836,096
$0M GTD
1.4%
0RFA
$2.30M
Bird
       
   

Cap Holds

Cap holds represent "placeholders" for pending free agents, unsigned draft picks, offer sheets, etc.

Players (8) Pos. Age 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29
Vucevic Nikola Vucevic C 33 0UFA
$33.00M
Bird
         
White Coby White PG 23 0RFA
$22.24M
Bird
         
Dosunmu Ayo Dosunmu PG 24 0RFA
$5.22M
Early Bird
         
Thomas Matt Thomas SG 29 0UFA
$1.99M
Non-Bird
0UFA
$2.16M
Non-Bird
0UFA
$2.37M
Non-Bird
0UFA
$2.61M
Non-Bird
0UFA
$2.87M
Non-Bird
 
Green Javonte Green SG 30 0UFA
$1.81M
Bird
         
Lewis Justin Lewis SF 21 0RFA
$1.77M
Two-Way
         
Taylor Terry Taylor SF 24 0RFA
$1.77M
Two-Way
         
Beverley Patrick Beverley PG 35 0UFA
$0.00M
         

Summary

2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29
Cap Summary
Cap Maximum $134,000,000 $143,000,000 $157,300,000 $173,030,000 $190,333,000 $209,366,300
Active Roster Cap $122,259,970 $79,920,112 $51,398,778 $48,967,380 - -
Dead/Retained Cap - - - - - -
Cap Holds $67,803,090 $87,610,919 $55,483,344 $18,806,303 $59,451,660 -
Total Cap Allocations $190,063,060 $167,531,031 $106,882,122 $67,773,683 $59,451,660 $0
Cap Space $-56,063,060 $-24,531,031 $50,417,878 $105,256,317 $130,881,340 $209,366,300
Tax Summary
Tax Threshold $162,000,000 $172,881,000 $190,170,000 $209,187,000 $230,106,000 $253,117,000
Taxable Salaries $122,259,970 $79,920,112 $51,398,778 $48,967,380 $0 $0
Tax Space $39,740,030 $92,960,888 $138,771,222 $160,219,620 $230,106,000 $253,117,000
Tax Bill (Estimated) - - - - - -


Exceptions

Exceptions are essentially "grants" offering teams an additional way to sign players.

Type Reason (Used On) Original Available
Non-Taxpayer Mid-Level
$12,221,000 $12,221,000
Bi-Annual
$4,448,000 $4,448,000




Deadlines

Deadline Date Player Type Value
6/23/2023 Ayo Dosunmu 2023-24 Qualifying Offer $5,216,324
6/24/2023 Derrick Jones Jr. 2023-24 Player Option $3,360,000
6/29/2023 Andre Drummond 2023-24 Player Option $3,360,000
6/29/2023 Terry Taylor 2023-24 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way $1,774,999
6/29/2023 Justin Lewis 2023-24 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way $1,774,999
6/30/2023 Coby White 2023-24 Qualifying Offer $7,744,600
7/07/2023 Marko Simonovic 2023-24 Guaranteed $1,836,096
10/16/2023 Carlik Jones 2023-24 Guaranteed — Opening Night - TBD $250,000
10/31/2023 Dalen Terry 2024-25 Club Option $3,510,480
1/10/2024 Carlik Jones 2023-24 Guaranteed $1,927,896
6/29/2024 Lonzo Ball 2024-25 Player Option $21,395,348
6/30/2024 Alex Caruso 2024-25 Guaranteed $9,890,000
10/14/2024 Carlik Jones 2024-25 Guaranteed — Opening Night - TBD $250,000
10/31/2024 Dalen Terry 2025-26 Club Option $5,399,118
1/10/2025 Carlik Jones 2024-25 Guaranteed $2,092,344
6/29/2026 Zach LaVine 2026-27 Player Option $48,967,380
6/29/2026 Dalen Terry 2026-27 Qualifying Offer $7,661,348


Unsigned Draft Picks

Draft Year Player Age Position Country College
2011 Jon Diebler 34 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
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 and if 1st conveyed to ORL by 2024 or if 1st not conveyed to ORL by 2024 if not already settled with SAS
SAS
9-30 and if CHI conveys 1st to ORL by 2024 or if 1st not conveyed to ORL by 2024 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
SAS
More favorable of CHI and NOP to SAS then other to NOP (via CHI to NOP)
2025
SAS
2026
CHI    ORL
CHI pick if CHI conveys 1st to ORL by 2024; ORL pick if CHI does not convey 1st to ORL by 2024
2027
CHI    ORL
CHI pick if CHI conveys 1st to ORL by 2024; ORL pick if CHI does not convey 1st to ORL by 2024
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