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Chicago Bulls Sign Norman Powell and Zach Collins, Acquire Nic Claxton, and Add Multiple Draft Picks
The Chicago Bulls signed guard Norman Powell to a two-year, $45 million contract and center Zach Collins to a two-year, $17 million deal. The team also acquired center Nic Claxton in a three-way trade while taking on the remaining two years and $44 million on his contract.
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The Chicago Bulls signed guard Norman Powell to a two-year, $45 million contract on July 1, 2026. The team also signed center Zach Collins to a two-year, $17 million contract and acquired center Nic Claxton in a three-way trade that added the remaining two years and $44 million on his contract without surrendering assets.
Powell averaged 21.7 points per game and earned an All-Star selection last season with the Miami Heat.
He is 33 years old. Collins is 28 and appeared in 10 games last season because of injury. Claxton, 27, averaged 11.7 points and 6.9 rebounds per game last season with the Brooklyn Nets. Yardbarker.com reported that the Bulls may intend to supply veteran support around forward Matas Buzelis, who is 21, and the team's 2026 draft selections.
The Bulls selected forward Caleb Wilson with the fourth overall pick and forward Dailyn Swain with the 15th pick in the 2026 NBA Draft. com reported that the signings and acquisition represent an unexciting outcome after the team created substantial salary-cap space through prior trades.
At the 2025 trade deadline the Bulls dealt Nikola Vucevic, Coby White, Ayo Dosunmu and Kevin Huerter to playoff teams.
In those deals and earlier transactions involving DeMar DeRozan, Alex Caruso and Zach LaVine, the Bulls received players on expiring contracts and second-round picks but only one first-round selection. Coby White later signed a three-year, $74 million contract with the Charlotte Hornets.
Ayo Dosunmu agreed to a five-year, $112 million deal with the Minnesota Timberwolves, and Kevin Huerter signed a three-year, $27 million contract with the Detroit Pistons.
