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[Will Gottlieb @WillGottlieb]

Draft is less than a week away!

Check out my 5-min video breakdowns for @ALLCITY_NBA to familiarize yourself with the top guys⤵️ ⤵️ ⤵️

[CHGO Bulls @CHGO_Bulls]

CHGO Bulls LIVE at 4PM!! @BawlSports & @WillGottlieb discuss:

🗿Phil Jackson gets a statue
📰 Matas Buzelis feeling like the forgotten man
🤝Is Matas being disrespected league wide?
🏀 Top 40 Shooting Guards list
📈 Top 40 Forwards list (oh boy)
https://t.co/vUcZojjK8U

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CHGO Bulls LIVE at 4pm!! @Will_Gottlieb & @BawlSports breakdown:

🤝Pelicans and Grizzlies make a trade
📰 ESPN ranks Bulls offseason/previews new season
❌ Nic Claxton the BIGGEST X-Factor?
🤔 Did the Bulls take wrong approach to off-season?
🐐Goat back!
https://t.co/OMivhPkoED

[Will Gottlieb @WillGottlieb]

At least top 15

[NBARetweet @RTNBA]

The Chicago Bulls projected 15-man roster for the 2026-27 season:

PG: Josh Giddey
SG: Norman Powell
SF: Matas Buzelis
PF: Caleb Wilson
C: Nic Claxton

Bench:
• Tre Jones
• Isaac Okoro
• Dailyn Swain
• Patrick Williams
• Jalen Smith
• Rob Dillingham
• Noa Essengue
• Leonard Miller
• Lachlan Olbrich
• Zach Collins

Top __ seed out East 👀

[Will Gottlieb @WillGottlieb]

Let’s go ZP!

[Greensboro Swarm @greensboroswarm]

“𝐈 𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈 𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐤 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞: 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐨 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐝 𝐨𝐟.”

New Swarm Head Coach Zach Peterson is ready to get to work in Greensboro. 🐝

Read The Full Story From @sam_perley ⤵️
📰: https://t.co/ewVPyjGpGB

[Will Gottlieb @WillGottlieb]

Amen Thompson's 5-yr deal will start at $35.8M. His $41.6M AAV puts him in company with Bane, Ball, Maxey

[Will Gottlieb @WillGottlieb]

My goodness

[NBA Communications @NBAPR]

The NBA announced today that the LA Clippers and Kawhi Leonard have been penalized for violating the salary cap circumvention rules contained in the league’s Collective Bargaining Agreement with the National Basketball Players Association.

Full Release: https://t.co/EQgxDWSsBp

[Marc Stein @TheSteinLine]

Also today: Bulls assistant coach Jonah Herscu makes his debut as Romania’s head coach in a @FIBAWC qualifier away to Denmark.

[Will Gottlieb @WillGottlieb]

Hawkins fits into the room exception

[Keith Smith @KeithSmithNBA]

New Orleans will use some of the NTMLE to sign Bennedict Mathurin. In order for them to stay below the tax, and now a first-apron hard cap, some other salary will have to be shed first. @JakeLFischer reported that they were looking for trades for the $7M salary of Jordan Hawkins.

[Will Gottlieb @WillGottlieb]

Will likely be another moved involved with Pels about $5.7M from the tax prior to signing

Bulls were open to a short term deal with Mathurin, but wanted to preserve flexibility

[Shams Charania @ShamsCharania]

Bennedict Mathurin has agreed to a two-year, $16 million deal with the New Orleans Pelicans, including a player option, sources tell ESPN.

Mathurin’s reps approached the Clippers about withdrawing his $8.8M qualifying offer, effectively turning the QO into a more favorable situation in New Orleans with added security. Mathurin prioritized flexibility and the earliest path to unrestricted free agency next summer versus longer term offers with larger total commitments but greater team control.

[Will Gottlieb @WillGottlieb]

Is Billy really prohibiting midrange shots?

“If I was opposed to the midrange, I would have been telling DeMar not to take them. You’ve got to play to the player strengths. I’m a believer in that”

More on his midrange philosophy ⬇️
https://t.co/UdURaDhd13

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Monday Morning Mailbag up at @CHGO_Bulls

🏀 Comparing Bulls offense to Tiago's Blazers
🏀 Why you shouldn't worry about the relegation zone
🏀 Room Exception targets

Thanks to everyone who sent in questions
https://t.co/Arzx9RV1nl

[Will Gottlieb @WillGottlieb]

Compared last season's play type data between the Bulls and Blazers to see what Splitter might bring to Chicago

More thoughts here: https://t.co/Arzx9RV1nl

[Will Gottlieb @WillGottlieb]

Monday Morning Mailbag up at @CHGO_Bulls

🏀 Comparing Bulls offense to Tiago's Blazers
🏀 Why you shouldn't worry about the relegation zone
🏀 Room Exception targets

Thanks to everyone who sent in questions
https://t.co/Arzx9RV1nl

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[Will Gottlieb @WillGottlieb]

Monday Morning Mailbag up at @CHGO_Bulls

🏀 Comparing Bulls offense to Tiago's Blazers
🏀 Why you shouldn't worry about the relegation zone
🏀 Room Exception targets

Thanks to everyone who sent in questions
https://t.co/Arzx9RV1nl

[Will Gottlieb @WillGottlieb]

Mailbag time! Drop me any questions you have

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LIVE show at 2:30 CT, Bulls Nation! @BawlSports is BACK, talking all things Bulls Fest with @Bulls_Peck & @Will_Gottlieb:

🗣️ Nate Robinson interview
❤️ Nate's lasting impact w/ fans
🆕 Bulls Fest vibes = fresh start!
😃 Media Day nears...excited for __

https://t.co/dQoOxsEZq1

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"At the very least, this season's Bulls - even if they're bad - they're gonna be an entertaining bad. Which is not a bad spot to be."

🗣️ @treykerby projecting what we'll see from the Bulls in 2026-27

[CHGO Bulls @CHGO_Bulls]

LIVE show at 4pm CT, Bulls Nation! @Bulls_Peck & @Will_Gottlieb in studio talking:

🔀 Peyton Watson / Max Strus deal done
➕➖ Bulls BETTER or WORSE in '26-27?
🧩 upgrade vs downgrade by position
🗣️ @treykerby joins!

https://t.co/O55vsCgqPA

[Will Gottlieb @WillGottlieb]

Harden's projected pay structure. Might come in slightly lower since this would put the Cavs slightly over the 1st apron where they are hardcapped. Cavs could also waive/stretch Whitmore to create more wiggle room

[Shams Charania @ShamsCharania]

BREAKING: James Harden has agreed to a new three-year, $97 million contract to return to the Cleveland Cavaliers, with a player option and a trade kicker, agents Mike Silverman, Troy Payne and Brandon Grier of Equity Sports told ESPN.

[CHGO Bulls @CHGO_Bulls]

LIVE show at 2pm CT, Bulls Nation! @Bulls_Peck & @Will_Gottlieb in studio talking:

🔙 Donovan Atwell returns to college
🤔 did Bryson miss chance at 1RP for Watson S&T?
🤩 ESPN's Rookie survey
🚀 Caleb Wilson's ascent & ceiling

https://t.co/OT3ObTiQv3