Chicago Bulls

Who are the Chicago Bulls free agents in 2026-27?

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The Bulls have 9 free agents carrying cap holds for 2026-27, led by Anfernee Simons, Jaden Ivey, Collin Sexton.

Anfernee Simons (Bird 150%)

$41.5M

Jaden Ivey (Bird 300%)

$30.3M

Collin Sexton (Bird 150%)

$28.8M

Zach Collins (Early Bird (130%))

$23.5M

Nick Richards (Bird 190%)

$9.5M

Guerschon Yabusele (Early Bird (130%))

$7.2M

Mac McClung (Minimum hold)

$2.2M

Yuki Kawamura (Minimum hold)

$2.2M

Lachlan Olbrich (Minimum hold)

$2.2M

Total holds

$147.3M

Each unsigned free agent occupies a cap hold sized by his Bird bracket (a percentage of his previous salary), totalling $147.3M on the Bulls' books. Holds count against the cap only, never the tax or aprons.

Each hold stays until the player re-signs, signs elsewhere, or is renounced. Renouncing clears the hold instantly but surrenders the Bird rights to re-sign him over the cap.

The rule behind this

A cap hold is a placeholder amount charged to a team's cap for each of its own free agents, sized as a percentage of his previous salary (his Bird bracket). It exists to stop a loophole: without holds, a team could spend all its cap space on outsiders and then still re-sign its own stars with Bird rights.

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