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Chicago Bulls

Chicago Bulls

Eastern Conference · Central

1-9 · #14 in the East · Streak: 8 losses

Offense
109.2 #25 in the NBA
Defense
124.2 #30 in the NBA
Net rating
-15.1 #30 in the NBA
Pace
103.8 #1 in the NBA

Points scored and allowed per 100 possessions, and possessions per game. On defense, lower is better.

The Chicago Bulls starting lineup on the depth chart is Josh Giddey (point guard), Norman Powell (shooting guard), Matas Buzelis (small forward), Caleb Wilson (power forward), and Nic Claxton (center). Their top options, in order, are Josh Giddey, Norman Powell, and Caleb Wilson. Dailyn Swain (expected back 2026-11-14), Caleb Wilson (expected back 2026-12-13), and Tobe Awaka (expected back 2026-11-14) are out. The roster has 17 players.

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Probable starters

Starters in the last game: Matas Buzelis, Jalen Smith, Isaac Okoro, Josh Giddey, and Caleb Wilson.

Depth chart

  Starter 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
Point Guard
Josh Giddey

#3 Josh Giddey

★ 1st option

Unassigned

Unassigned

Unassigned

Shooting Guard
Norman Powell

#24 Norman Powell

★ 2nd option
Small Forward
Dailyn Swain

#5 Dailyn Swain

Out · Returns: 2026-11-14
Norman Powell

#24 Norman Powell

★ 2nd option
Caleb Wilson

#8 Caleb Wilson

★ 3rd option Out · Returns: 2026-12-13
Power Forward
Caleb Wilson

#8 Caleb Wilson

★ 3rd option Out · Returns: 2026-12-13
Dailyn Swain

#5 Dailyn Swain

Out · Returns: 2026-11-14
Center
Tobe Awaka

#19 Tobe Awaka

Out · Returns: 2026-11-14

Roster

Stats: per-game averages in the 2026-27 season. Click a column to sort by it. If a player has changed teams, they include his games with his previous team (except starts, which only count this team).

■ In orange, the high in each column. For percentages, among players attempting at least 5 field goals, 3 two-pointers or 2 three-pointers or free throws per game.

8
Caleb Wilson
★ 3rd optionOut · Returns: 2026-12-13
20 PF 10 10 30.8 6.8 16.2 42.0 2.3 7.1 32.4 4.5 9.1 49.5 49.1 3.0 4.1 73.2 1.7 4.5 6.2 1.9 1.8 0.9 2.7 2.4 18.9
24
Norman Powell
★ 2nd option
33 SG 8 8 28.7 5.1 12.9 39.8 2.1 6.9 30.9 3.0 6.0 50.0 48.1 6.9 8.6 79.7 0.5 2.0 2.5 1.6 1.6 0.0 1.8 2.3 19.3
3
Josh Giddey
★ 1st option
24 PG 10 10 27.6 3.9 9.3 41.9 1.0 3.5 28.6 2.9 5.8 50.0 47.3 1.4 2.0 70.0 0.7 3.9 4.6 8.3 0.5 0.3 3.2 1.6 10.2
14 22 SF/PF 10 10 26.3 4.2 9.8 42.9 1.6 5.1 31.4 2.6 4.7 55.3 51.0 3.5 4.2 83.3 0.7 3.6 4.3 2.0 0.4 0.6 2.8 2.3 13.5
44 25 PF 3 0 24.2 2.7 5.7 47.1 0.3 2.7 12.5 2.3 3.0 77.8 50.0 1.0 1.0 100.0 0.0 3.3 3.3 3.0 0.3 0.7 0.3 2.0 6.7
25 26 PF/C 10 10 24.0 4.9 9.2 53.3 1.8 4.9 36.7 3.1 4.3 72.1 63.0 1.2 1.6 75.0 2.2 5.2 7.4 1.9 0.3 1.1 0.6 3.0 12.8
35 25 SF 10 2 19.1 1.4 3.9 35.9 0.3 2.0 15.0 1.1 1.9 57.9 39.7 2.1 2.5 84.0 0.6 0.8 1.4 1.4 0.4 0.3 0.7 2.2 5.2
30 26 PG/SG 10 0 18.8 3.6 7.4 48.6 0.4 1.0 40.0 3.2 6.4 50.0 51.4 3.0 3.8 78.9 0.9 1.6 2.5 2.9 1.0 0.1 1.0 0.6 10.6
9 27 PF/C 2 0 16.7 3.5 4.5 77.8 0.0 0.0 – 3.5 4.5 77.8 77.8 3.5 4.5 77.8 2.0 3.0 5.0 2.5 0.0 1.5 0.5 1.5 10.5
11 22 PF 9 0 15.9 2.6 5.9 43.4 0.6 3.0 18.5 2.0 2.9 69.2 48.1 0.7 0.9 75.0 1.3 2.3 3.7 0.9 0.2 0.6 0.8 2.3 6.3
2 19 PF 9 0 13.8 1.9 4.7 40.5 0.4 2.2 20.0 1.4 2.4 59.1 45.2 1.3 2.3 57.1 1.6 2.0 3.6 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.8 3.4 5.6
7 33 SG/SF 8 0 13.0 2.3 4.6 48.6 1.0 2.6 38.1 1.3 2.0 62.5 59.5 0.1 0.3 50.0 0.8 1.0 1.8 1.6 0.5 0.1 1.0 1.5 5.6
15 24 SG 6 0 10.6 1.7 4.2 40.0 0.3 2.5 13.3 1.3 1.7 80.0 44.0 0.3 0.5 66.7 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.0 4.0
19
Tobe Awaka
Out · Returns: 2026-11-14
22 SF/PF 4 0 10.2 0.8 1.0 75.0 0.0 0.0 – 0.8 1.0 75.0 75.0 0.5 1.5 33.3 3.5 1.8 5.3 0.8 0.3 0.8 0.5 2.3 2.0
5
Dailyn Swain
Out · Returns: 2026-11-14
21 SF 2 0 9.4 1.0 2.5 40.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 1.5 66.7 40.0 0.5 0.5 100.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 1.5 1.0 0.0 2.0 0.5 2.5
22 23 PG/SG 6 0 8.0 1.3 3.7 36.4 1.2 2.8 41.2 0.2 0.8 20.0 52.3 0.5 0.7 75.0 0.3 0.3 0.7 1.3 0.3 0.2 0.7 1.2 4.3
12 28 PF/C 7 0 7.9 0.7 2.4 29.4 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.7 1.4 50.0 29.4 0.1 0.1 100.0 0.6 1.7 2.3 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.3 1.3 1.6
Team total 10 240.0 39.0 89.2 43.7 11.8 40.8 28.9 27.2 48.4 56.2 50.3 23.5 30.9 76.1 12.9 30.4 43.3 26.0 7.6 5.3 16.4 23.8 113.3

Lineup performance

2026-27 season. Net rating = points scored minus points allowed per 100 possessions with that lineup on the floor. Best and worst among lineups with at least 100 possessions.

Most used

Lineup GP MIN +/- Off / Def Net rating
Powell · Smith · Giddey · Buzelis · Wilson 8 97 -40 105.8 / 121.5 -15.7
Okoro · Smith · Giddey · Buzelis · Wilson 4 34 0 133.3 / 129.7 +3.6
Powell · Okoro · Smith · Giddey · Wilson 7 23 -10 105.9 / 118.5 -12.6
Hield · Okoro · Jones · Miller · Essengue 6 21 +2 120.5 / 108.5 +11.9
Claxton · Williams · Jones · Hawkins · Essengue 2 11 +7 127.3 / 95.5 +31.8

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