Eastern Conference
Chicago Bulls
Record 1-6Projected 32.5-49.5Playoffs 14.3%Win conference 0.5%Win Finals 0.1%Lottery 85.7%Expected pick 8.4SRS -2.64
DARKO rating · #24 of 30
-2.0Worth about 30 wins over 82 games
Ratings through Nov 2, 2026
Where the rating comes from
Each player's DPM times their share of DARKO's projected team minutes, times five for the five players on the floor, split into offense and defense (points per 100 possessions; 0 is an average player). The columns add up to the team's numbers at the bottom, and offense plus defense is net. Players above average add +1.66; the ones below take away 3.68.
- Caleb Wilson Offense+0.41 Defense+0.51 Net+0.92
- Jalen Smith Offense+0.30 Defense+0.30 Net+0.60
- Norman Powell Offense+0.80 Defense-0.66 Net+0.14
- Tre Jones Offense+0.23 Defense-0.30 Net-0.07
- Zach Collins Offense-0.22 Defense+0.08 Net-0.14
- Josh Giddey Offense+0.29 Defense-0.45 Net-0.15
- Leonard Miller Offense-0.08 Defense-0.21 Net-0.28
- Buddy Hield Offense-0.22 Defense-0.07 Net-0.29
- Noa Essengue Offense-0.49 Defense-0.02 Net-0.51
- Matas Buzelis Offense-0.04 Defense-0.54 Net-0.58
- Nicolas Claxton Offense-0.47 Defense-0.13 Net-0.59
- Isaac Okoro Offense-0.20 Defense-0.40 Net-0.60
Players
| Player | Pos |
|---|
| Player | Pos | DPM | Off | Def | Fair Salary | Box | On/Off | MPG | Pace | Pts/100 | Ast/100 | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Pos | |||||||||||||
| Buddy Hield | G | -1.2 | -0.9 | -0.3 | $3.4M | +0.2 | -1.5 | 11.7 | 101.2 | 21.3 | 5.0 | 43.0% | 38.2% | 81.8% |
| Caleb Wilson | F | +1.4 | +0.6 | +0.8 | $10.7M | +1.6 | -2.3 | 33.3 | 101.2 | 28.0 | 4.6 | 44.1% | 32.8% | 73.8% |
| Dailyn Swain | F | -2.7 | -2.5 | -0.2 | -$2.2M | -2.7 | -2.2 | 4.1 | 100.8 | 17.4 | 5.9 | 42.3% | 32.2% | 76.3% |
| Isaac Okoro | F-G | -1.7 | -0.6 | -1.1 | $1.1M | -0.8 | -2.0 | 17.4 | 100.8 | 15.4 | 3.2 | 45.1% | 35.3% | 76.4% |
| Jalen Smith | F-C | +1.2 | +0.6 | +0.6 | $22.5M | +0.5 | +1.6 | 25.0 | 101.8 | 23.8 | 3.1 | 47.5% | 34.9% | 75.6% |
| Jaylin Sellers | G | -3.0 | -2.3 | -0.7 | -$1.0M | -3.0 | -2.5 | 1.4 | 101.3 | 19.1 | 5.2 | 40.9% | 33.7% | 75.3% |
| Jordan Hawkins | G | -3.0 | -1.3 | -1.7 | -$2.9M | -2.8 | -3.2 | 2.6 | 100.8 | 22.2 | 3.0 | 40.5% | 36.0% | 82.4% |
| Josh Giddey | G | -0.3 | +0.5 | -0.8 | $15.5M | +0.3 | -0.4 | 28.9 | 101.5 | 21.5 | 13.3 | 44.2% | 34.7% | 78.2% |
| Leonard Miller | F | -1.2 | -0.3 | -0.9 | $5.3M | -1.1 | -2.0 | 11.2 | 101.2 | 24.4 | 3.0 | 52.1% | 34.6% | 77.3% |
| Matas Buzelis | F | -1.1 | -0.1 | -1.0 | $8.1M | -0.2 | -2.0 | 26.1 | 101.9 | 26.4 | 3.4 | 45.5% | 34.9% | 79.4% |
| Nicolas Claxton | F-C | -1.8 | -1.4 | -0.4 | $1.1M | +1.0 | -3.0 | 16.1 | 99.9 | 19.9 | 5.9 | 56.8% | 25.5% | 58.7% |
| Noa Essengue | F | -2.0 | -1.9 | -0.1 | $3.4M | -2.0 | -3.0 | 12.6 | 101.1 | 16.8 | 2.8 | 43.9% | 31.4% | 66.7% |
| Norman Powell | G | +0.2 | +1.3 | -1.1 | $20.7M | +0.7 | +0.1 | 30.1 | 101.3 | 30.7 | 3.5 | 44.2% | 37.8% | 81.6% |
| Patrick Williams | F | -2.1 | -2.0 | -0.1 | -$0.7M | -1.7 | -2.3 | 3.2 | 101.1 | 17.2 | 3.6 | 40.5% | 36.4% | 75.0% |
| Tobe Awaka | F | -1.5 | -2.1 | +0.7 | -$0.4M | -1.5 | -2.4 | 3.6 | 100.5 | 15.1 | 2.8 | 56.1% | 27.9% | 63.7% |
| Tre Jones | G | -0.2 | +0.6 | -0.8 | $10.4M | +0.9 | -0.8 | 18.6 | 101.8 | 26.0 | 9.8 | 52.3% | 33.4% | 81.9% |
| Zach Collins | C-F | -1.2 | -2.0 | +0.7 | $2.8M | -1.4 | -1.2 | 5.6 | 101.1 | 19.5 | 3.7 | 50.2% | 34.4% | 75.6% |
Core outlook
The rotation by projected minutes: age, rating and how long DARKO expects each player to last.
| Player | Age | DPM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caleb Wilson | 20 | +1.4 | 10.1 | 99% |
| Norman Powell | 33 | +0.2 | 2.0 | 32% |
| Josh Giddey | 24 | -0.3 | 7.5 | 93% |
| Matas Buzelis | 22 | -1.1 | 6.4 | 86% |
| Jalen Smith | 26 | +1.2 | 4.9 | 79% |
| Tre Jones | 26 | -0.2 | 6.0 | 90% |
| Isaac Okoro | 25 | -1.7 | 3.4 | 52% |
| Nicolas Claxton | 27 | -1.8 | 3.7 | 61% |
| Noa Essengue | 19 | -2.0 | 4.3 | 64% |
Payroll against DARKO value
$174.1M of salary for $105.0M of DARKO fair value. The 12 best-paid players:
- Josh Giddey : salary $25.0M, DARKO value $15.5M, surplus -$9.5M
- Nicolas Claxton : salary $23.1M, DARKO value $1.1M, surplus -$22.1M
- Norman Powell : salary $21.5M, DARKO value $20.7M, surplus -$0.8M
- Patrick Williams : salary $18.0M, DARKO value -$0.7M, surplus -$18.7M
- Isaac Okoro : salary $11.8M, DARKO value $1.1M, surplus -$10.7M
- Caleb Wilson : salary $10.7M, DARKO value $10.7M, surplus +$0.1M
- Buddy Hield : salary $9.7M, DARKO value $3.4M, surplus -$6.3M
- Jalen Smith : salary $9.4M, DARKO value $22.5M, surplus +$13.1M
- Zach Collins : salary $8.3M, DARKO value $2.8M, surplus -$5.5M
- Tre Jones : salary $8.0M, DARKO value $10.4M, surplus +$2.4M
- Jordan Hawkins : salary $7.0M, DARKO value -$2.9M, surplus -$9.9M
- Matas Buzelis : salary $5.7M, DARKO value $8.1M, surplus +$2.4M