If the Chicago Bulls have done anything well as of late, it’s managing their finances. While signing Zach LaVine to a monstrous five-year, $215 million deal in 2022 proved to be an ill-advised decision, the Bulls were able to move off the talented yet flawed guard at last season’s trade deadline, acquiring a trio of serviceable role players in return.
With LaVine out of town, the Bulls’ salary cap sheet features just one potentially debilitating contract: Patrick Williams. Even then, Williams’ $18 million per-year cap hit isn’t terrible—after all, in a few seasons, $18 million will be the new mid-level non-taxpayer exception.