Dailyn Swain was listed as Out with an illness on Tuesday's injury report, with the expected return set for Friday, Oct. 23. He will miss Wednesday's opener at Toronto.
What happened
The Bulls listed Dailyn Swain as Out on Tuesday's injury report, filed at 12:40 PM ET on Oct. 20. The detail is listed as illness, under the other category. Swain had no status on the report before this entry. Per the report, Swain is out for Wednesday's game against the Raptors, as K.C. Johnson of Chicago Sports Network reports. The report lists an expected return of Oct. 23. The 21-year-old forward had been cleared from a day-to-day wrist designation on Sept. 29, and this is an unrelated entry.
What it means for the Bulls
The Bulls open the 2026-27 season at Toronto on Wednesday, Oct. 21 at 7:30 PM ET, and Swain will not be on the floor. There are no regular-season games yet, so there is no record with or without him and no season line to measure his role. In the box scores without him, the minutes have gone to Josh Giddey, Nikola Vucevic, Matas Buzelis, Coby White, Jaden Ivey, Anfernee Simons, Tre Jones and Isaac Okoro. Okoro is day-to-day with an undisclosed issue, and Jordan Hawkins is out with an illness of his own, so the wing depth is thinner than usual for the opener.
What to watch
The next injury report will show whether the expected return of Oct. 23 holds. Swain was cleared from a wrist issue less than a month ago, so a quick turnaround from an illness would fit the recent pattern, but nothing beyond the Oct. 23 date is announced. The Bulls also have Tobe Awaka, Zach Collins and Isaac Okoro listed day-to-day and Nic Claxton out with a hamstring, so the full report before Wednesday matters for the whole rotation.
Is Dailyn Swain playing at the Raptors on Wednesday?
No. Swain is listed as Out with an illness on the injury report for Wednesday's game at Toronto.
When will Dailyn Swain be back?
The injury report lists an expected return of Friday, Oct. 23. No further timeline has been announced.