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Bulls Nightly · salary cap · 2026-27

Bulls salary cap

$161.5M committed for 2026-27 · cap $165.0M · $3.4M under · 28th highest payroll
Committed 2026-27$161.5M14 contracts
Salary cap$165.0M$3.4M of room
Luxury tax line$200.4M$38.9M under the tax
Next season$142.0M2027-28 already committed
Options31 player · 2 team

The wall · 2026-27

each block = one contract, width = share of payroll
Giddey$25.0M
Claxton$23.1M
Powell$21.5M
Williams$18.0M
Okoro$11.8M
Wilson$10.7M

Josh Giddey $25.0M · Nic Claxton $23.1M · Norman Powell $21.5M · Patrick Williams $18.0M · Isaac Okoro $11.8M · Caleb Wilson $10.7M · Jalen Smith $9.4M · Zach Collins $8.3M

Every contract, by season

P = player option · T = team option · ETO = early termination
PlayerAge2026-272027-282028-292029-30Guaranteed
Josh Giddey23$25.0M$25.0M$25.0M$75.0M
Nic Claxton27$23.1M$20.9M$44.1M
Norman Powell33$21.5M$22.6MT$21.5M
Patrick Williams25$18.0M$18.0M$18.0MP$36.0M
Isaac Okoro25$11.8M$11.8M
Caleb Wilson20$10.7M$11.2M$11.8M$14.9M$21.9M
Jalen Smith26$9.4M$9.4M
Zach Collins28$8.3M$8.7M$17.0M
Tre Jones26$8.0M$8.0MT$8.0M
Rob Dillingham21$6.9M$8.8M$6.9M
Matas Buzelis21$5.7M$7.6M$5.7M
Noa Essengue19$5.7M$6.0M$8.2M$5.7M
Dailyn Swain21$5.0M$5.2M$5.5M$8.4M$10.2M
Leonard Miller22$2.4M$2.4M
Team total$161.5M$142.0M$68.4M$23.2M

Built from public contract records and checked against the league's published cap (2026-27 cap $165.0M); updated 40 min ago. Cap holds, incomplete rosters and two-way deals can move these totals; the league's official numbers govern.