Chicago Bulls Team Salary

Quick:  In the tax with a hard cap.  20th and 49th picks in the 2013 NBA Draft.

Exceptions: Mini-Mid-Level Exception; TPE $5.0 million (Kyle Korver, expiring 7/16/2013)

Acquisitions: 

Waived Players:

Roster Count: eight guaranteed

Depth Chart*:
PG: Derrick Rose, Kirk Hinrich, Nate Robinson, Marquis Teague
SG: Marco Belinelli, Rip Hamilton, Daequan Cook
SF: Luol Deng, Jimmy Butler
PF: Carlos Boozer, Taj Gibson, Malcolm Thomas, Vladimir Radmanovic
C: Joakim Noah, Nazr Mohammed

*Note: Based on previous season.  Teams often adjust their depth chart throughout the season, sometimes game by game.

Free Agents:
Non-Bird: Marco Belinelli, Nazr Mohammed, Daequan Cook, Vladimir Radmanovic, Nate Robinson, Brian Scalabrine*

* Cannot be used in a sign and trade because they were not active players in the NBA last season.

Head Coach: Tom Thibodeau, signed a four-year extension taking him through 2016/17, for approximately $17-20 million (not including 2013/14).

Unsigned Picks: Nikola Mirotic (first rounder), Vladimir Veremeenko (second)

Amnesty: Available.  Eligible players include Carlos Boozer, Luol Deng and Joakim Noah

Pick Swaps:

2013 – Owed first-rounder (top-12 protected, top-10 protected in 2014, top-8 protected in 2015, unprotected in 2016) from Charlotte Bobcats (Tyrus Thomas).

Cash Paid ($3.1 million max): $0

2012-13 Archive

Cap Holds
Key: B = Bird Rights; E = Early Bird Rights; BR = Bird/Restricted; NB = Non-Bird;
DF = Declined Option on First-Round Scale; WB = Waived Bird; M = Minimum

Name20132014201520162017
TOTAL$8,598,150$33,063,350$24,158,120$21,460,653$35,814,483
Nikola Mirotic$1,003,800-UF
Brian Scalabrine$884,293-M
Marco Belinelli$2,348,400-N
Nazr Mohammed$884,293-M
Daequan Cook$884,293-M
Vladimir Radmanovic$884,293-M
Nate Robinson$884,293-M
Luol Deng$19,136,250-B
Rip Hamilton$7,500,000-B
Kirk Hinrich$5,276,700-E
Malcolm Thomas$1,150,400-E
Carlos Boozer$19,136,250-B
Jimmy Butler$5,021,870-BR
Joakim Noah$16,402,500-B
Marcus Teague$5,058,153-B
Derrick Rose $22,389,483-B
Taj Gibson$13,425,000-B

What is a cap hold? A cap hold is the amount of space a free agent counts towards a team’s cap. These “cap holds” factor in when a team signs free agents. If they didn’t exist, a team could use their cap space to sign other free agents until the space was gone, and then re-sign their own free agents using the Bird exception. A cap hold cannot exceed the maximum contract offer that player can receive on the open market (as defined by years of experience – indicated in the table above by MAX followed by the years of experience). The cap hold disappears if the team renounces their own free agent, that free agent signs with a new team, or re-signs with the same team.

Notes: A free agent does not become restricted until the team issues a qualifying offer.  If a player’s option on a first-round rookie scale contract is declined (DF), the most the team can pay is the amount of the declined option (without using a larger exception or cap room).  Should a player allow for their Bird Rights to be waived during the season in trade (WB), the most the team can pay is 120% of their prior salary (without using a larger exception or cap room).

Qualifying offers do not count towards the total team salary for that season and are informational only.

Unsigned first-round picks (UF) are not guaranteed until signed but their salary counts against the cap during the offseason.  A typical UF gets a bump of 120% upon signing.

Players with at least three years of experience who are signed to a one-year, vet-min contract are only charged $854,389 to the cap and tax.  Actual salary amount, which applies to trades is listed under notes.

“Camp invites” can put a team over the hard cap but the math must be resolved by opening night.

Salary and team data changes quite often. If you notice a discrepancy, please notify HOOPSWORLD Senior Writer Eric Pincus.

(Updated on 6/8/13)