Chicago Bulls

What draft picks do the Chicago Bulls have?

The Bulls control 9 first-round and 14 second-round picks through the 2033 draft, with 2 tied up in swap rights.

This includes a projected signing that is not yet official, so these figures are an estimate.

First-round picks
9
Second-round picks
14
Next first
2026 1st (own)
Own picks owed out
2

Through the 2033 draft the Bulls control 9 first-round picks and 14 second-round picks, with 2 tied up in swap rights. Their firsts land in 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029, 2030, 2031, 2032, and 2033. 2 of their own picks are owed elsewhere.

In 2026 the Bulls hold 4 picks: their own first, POR's first (Portland's own first conveyed to Chicago, landing at pick 15, from the 2021 Larry Nance Jr. three-team deal once the lottery protection lapsed.), DEN's second (Denver's own second conveyed to Chicago at pick 56, routed via Minnesota, Phoenix, and Charlotte.), and NOP's second (New Orleans's own second conveyed to Chicago at pick 38, routed via Boston, Detroit, and Portland.); they also owe out their own second to HOU (Chicago's own second conveyed to Houston at pick 39, routed via Washington.).

In 2027 the Bulls pick twice: their own first and CLE's second (Owed to Chicago; originally tied to the De'Andre Hunter to Sacramento three-team trade, February 2026.); they also owe out their own second to DAL (Acquired by Dallas in the February 2026 Anthony Davis trade; CHI's 2027 second had been routed through Washington.).

In 2028 the Bulls hold 3 picks: their own first, their own second, swap-encumbered (Chicago holds the right to the most favorable of the Chicago, Indiana, and Phoenix 2028 seconds, from the June 2026 Braden Smith trade; Chicago's own slot can convey to Indiana as the less favorable of the pair. Chicago retains its slot pending resolution.), and PHX's second (Phoenix's own second sits in a Chicago, Indiana, Phoenix pool from the June 2023 Beal trade: Chicago takes the most favorable of the three 2028 seconds, Indiana the middle, and New York the less favorable of the Indiana and Phoenix picks. Phoenix does not keep it.).

Their 2029 book is clean: their own picks, nothing owed.

In 2030 the Bulls pick twice: their own first and their own second, swap-encumbered (Chicago holds the right to swap its 2030 second for Indiana's, from the June 2026 Braden Smith trade. Chicago keeps its slot unless the swap runs against it.).

In 2031 the Bulls hold 5 picks: their own first, their own second, DEN's second (Owed to Chicago, unprotected. Denver sent it to Phoenix in June 2024, Phoenix packaged it to Charlotte in the January 2025 Nick Richards trade, and Charlotte flipped the Denver-origin pick to Chicago in February 2026 (keeping Phoenix's own 2031 second).), MIN's second (Chicago takes the more favorable of the Minnesota and Golden State 2031 seconds and Detroit the less favorable. Minnesota's slot is the one projected more favorable and goes to Chicago.), and NYK's second (Unprotected second routed through Charlotte and terminal in Chicago, from the three-team Karl-Anthony Towns trade.).

In 2032 the Bulls hold 3 picks: their own first, their own second, and HOU's second (Chicago takes the more favorable of the Houston and Phoenix 2032 seconds; the less favorable goes to Phoenix and then on to Minnesota.).

Their 2033 book is clean: their own picks, nothing owed.

The rule behind this

An unsigned first-round pick charges the team's cap at 120% of his draft slot's rookie-scale salary (because first-rounders may sign for up to 120% of scale, and almost all do).

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Numbers come straight from the live Bulls cap sheet, recomputed whenever the data updates.