Trade Radar · open rumor · Tuesday, October 20 · 1 d ago

Bulls Exercise 2027/28 Options On Buzelis, Essengue

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The Bulls have exercised the fourth-year option on Matas Buzelis’ rookie scale contract and the third-year option on Noa Essengue’s rookie scale deal, the team announced today in a press release. Both options are for the 2027/28 season. Buzelis, the 11th overall pick in the 2024 draft, has emerged as a crucial long-term building block […]

Confidence

52%

Reporter starting tier	45	unattributed report
Corroboration	+8	1 other reporter on the same player within 7 days
Age	−1	1 day old · a rumor loses 1.2 points a day, up to 25

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Who it involves

Matas Buzelis

Bulls · F · 16.3 pts · 5.8 reb · 2.1 ast

Cap hit 2026-27: $5.72M · next season $7.58M

Noa Essengue

Bulls · F · 0.0 pts · 0.0 reb · 0.0 ast

Cap hit 2026-27: $5.70M · next season $5.97M

Chicago Bulls

$164.3M · under the cap · 14 contracts · cap sheet

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