Chicago Bulls

Covers the 6 tracked contracts at the top of this cap sheet — not the full 15-man roster · methods →

RebuildingApron exposureLow
Front Office Brief

CHI carries $81.8M of tracked production (28th of 30) against $95.4M of true cost, netting −$13.6M of surplus (3rd of 30).

Tracked production$81.8M
Tracked true cost$95.4M
Net surplus−$13.6M
Tracked contracts6
FSI gradeC · 63/100
Build around Matas Buzelis

With −$0.5M of surplus from Matas Buzelis and −$13.6M team-wide, the live question is how to convert flexibility into a second star while the surplus window is open.

Chicago Bulls · Franchise Strategy IndexExperimental
Overall63/100C

Weighted profile led by cap flexibility (99/100).

Roster quality8/100F

$81.8M of tracked production ranks 28th of 30 tracked teams.

Cap flexibility99/100A

$95.4M committed at the below-apron tier — room to operate.

Asset base92/100A

−$13.6M of aggregate surplus ranks 3rd of 30 tracked teams.

Championship window42/100D

Blend of 8th-pct production now and 92th-pct surplus to build on.

Downside risk (inverse — higher is safer)92/100A

14% of spend sits in negative-surplus money (light concentration).

Optionality72/100B

0 positive-asset contracts plus open cap sheet.

Roster thesis

CHI carries $81.8M of tracked production (28th of 30) against $95.4M of true cost, netting −$13.6M of surplus (3rd of 30). That profile reads rebuilding: an overall C-grade roster (63/100) whose defining trait is cap flexibility (99/100).

Best asset
Matas BuzelisFairly priced

Matas Buzelis is the surplus engine: −$0.5M on $4.4M, 1.1 marginal wins of production.

Worst liability
Josh GiddeyPaying a premium

Josh Giddey is the drag: −$4.3M under water on $110M still owed over 4 years.

Apron exposure
Tracked booksLowMajority of tracked salary sits below the apron — no penalty multiplier, $95.4M of clean cap.
Next Decision

Build around Matas Buzelis

With −$0.5M of surplus from Matas Buzelis and −$13.6M team-wide, the live question is how to convert flexibility into a second star while the surplus window is open.

Warning

Strategic warning

Biggest tail risk is stagnation — a C-grade profile that doesn't add a difference-maker while the surplus holds.

Chicago Bulls · Cap Sheet6 contracts tracked

This is BOW’s curated slice of Chicago Bulls’s books, not the full roster — totals below cover only the 6 tracked contracts shown here.

Tracked cap committed$95.4M
Production value$81.8M
True cost$95.4M
Total AASV−$13.6M
Tracked cap hits
Model Assumptions

AASV = wins × $/win − cap hit × apron multiplier. Set the knobs to your own front-office judgment — every number on this page updates live.

$3.5M
What one marginal win costs on the open market.
1.50×
How much a first-apron team's dollar really costs (tax bill, shrinking roster tools).
2.00×
The punitive tier — frozen picks, no salary aggregation, repeater tax.
Best valueFairly priced
Matas Buzelis

$4.4M cap hit

−$0.5M AASV

Biggest holePaying a premium
Josh Giddey

$25.0M cap hit

−$4.3M AASV

PlayerCap hitAASVVerdict
Josh Giddey$25.0M−$4.3MPaying a premium
Nikola Vucevic$20.0M−$2.8MFairly priced
Patrick Williams$18.0M−$1.9MFairly priced
Ayo Dosunmu$16.0M−$1.7MFairly priced
Coby White$12.0M−$2.4MPaying a premium
Matas Buzelis$4.4M−$0.5MFairly priced