The Chicago Bulls just recently re-signed Ayo Dosunmu to a three-year, $21 million contract to return to the team next season. After weeks of uncertainty and some reports indicating he may leave the Bulls in free agency, Dosunmu came back. But now, the Bulls could be left with few pathways to add more talent.
As things stand, the Bulls’ roster is almost at capacity. All three of their two-way spots are taken (Adama Sanogo, Justin Lewis, and Onrulap Bitim), and they only have one standard roster spot left. And while they do have a $10.2 million DPE due to Lonzo Ball’s injury, it seems unlikely that they utilize it or add much more salary to the roster, according to Keith Smith of Spotrac.
On Twitter, Smith noted Chicago’s financial history and the implications of adding more to the current roster, coming to the conclusion that more moves are unlikely.
“After re-signing Ayo Dosunmu, the Chicago Bulls are only ~$1.8M under the luxury tax. They could get to ~$3.7M under.
“In their history, CHI has only paid the tax twice, for a total of just over $8M.
“Hard to believe they’ll go deep into the tax to add more guys this offseason,” Smith tweeted.
After re-signing Ayo Dosunmu, the Chicago Bulls are only ~$1.8M under the luxury tax. They could get to ~$3.7M under.
In their history, CHI has only paid the tax twice, for a total of just over $8M.
Hard to believe they'll go deep into the tax to add more guys this offseason.
— Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) July 23, 2023
With the new CBA being implemented, teams are thinking about their financial situations now more than ever.
Retaining Dosunmu was a solid move by the Bulls, but now, it seems as though they may be done making significant changes this summer.
Is Chicago’s roster good enough to make a playoff run as is?
