THIS IS A REALISTIC BULLS LONG TERM REBUILD
2024-2025 season
2024-2025 season: 39-43 (9th seed)
2024-2025 post season: beat heat and magic in play in, lose to cavs in 4
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2024-2025 draft
draft lottery results: bulls get 16th pick
draft night trade: ayo dosunmu, pick 16, zach collins, kevin heurter FOR pick 9, jerami grant
draft results: khaman maluach at 9, isaiah evans at 43
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2024-2025 free agency
jevon carter accept player option
dalen terry accept team option
kai jones 1 year 2.06M
delon wright 1 year 2.06M
josh giddey 4 years 125.78M
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2025-26 Roster
PG: josh giddey (84), jevon carter (76), delon wright (71)
SG: coby white (85), lonzo ball (78), isaiah evans (71)
SF: jerami grant (79), patrick williams (77), dalen terry (75)
PF: matas buzelis (79), kelly olynyk (77), julian phillips (74)
C: khaman maluach (78), jalen smith (78), kai jones (73)
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2025-2026 season trades
2025-26 season trades: jevon carter (career year), isaiah evans FOR tj mcconnell (down year), 26, 27, 28 pacers 2nds | coby white, kelly olynyk FOR marcus sasser, tobias harris, 26 unprotected 1st, 2030 top 6 protected 1st
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2025-2026 season
2025-26 season results: 38-44 (10 seed)
2025-2026 post season: lose to magic in play in
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2025-2026 draft
draft lottery results: bulls get 13th pick and 21st pick
draft results: meleek thomas at 13, derrion reid at 21, allan bernard at 59
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2025-2026 free agency
matas buzelis accept team option
marcus sasser accept team option
julian phillips acept team option
christian koloko 1 year 2.13M
matisse thybulle 1 year 2.13M
lonzo ball 3 year 44.55M extention
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2026-27 Roster
PG: josh giddey (86), marcus sasser (78), tj mcconnell (74)
SG: lonzo ball (80, meleek thomas (76), allan bernard (70)
SF: jerami grant (78), patrick williams (77), matisse thybulle (75)
PF: matas buzelis (80), derrion reid (74), julian phillips (74)
C: khaman maluach (82), jalen smith (79), christian koloko (74)
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2026-2027 season trades
2026-27 season trades: jalen smith, allan bernard FOR tyus jones, shake milton, 30, 31 lakers 2nd
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2026-2027 season
2026-27 season results: 40-42 (7 seed)
2026-2027 post season: beat wizards in play in, lose to knicks in 5
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2026-2027 draft
draft lottery results: bulls get 16th pick and 19th pick
draft night trade: jerami grant, patrick williams, pick 16, pick 19, 28, 30 bulls 1sts, 2030 pistons 1st FOR jaylen brown
draft results: marcus johnson at 34
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2026-2027 free agency
josh green 4 year 13.39M
neemias queta 1 year 3.50M
christian koloko 1 year 2.20M
jordan clarkson 1 year 2.20M
jae'sean tate 1 year 2.20M
dean wade 1 year 2.20M
marcus sasser 5 year 88.00M extention
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2027-28 Roster
PG: josh giddey (87), marcus sasser (79), marcus johnson (72)
SG: lonzo ball (83), meleek thomas (82), jordan clarkson (71)
SF: jaylen brown (91), josh green (77), jae'sean tate (74)
PF: matas buzelis (83), derrion reid (77), dean wade (75)
C: khaman maluach (85), neemias queta (76), christian koloko (74)
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2027-2028 season
2027-28 season results: 41-41 (8 seed) (brown out for most of regular season from injury)
2027-2028 post season: beat heat in play in, beat pacers in 6, beat wizards in 5, beat hawks in 7, lose to thunder in 6
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this is what i would do as the bulls franchise gm, essentially build up and trade for down players, sell them high for picks, use a big contract when we are 1 piece away to make a splash and go all in using those picks as well as our own.