Eastern Conference
Chicago Bulls
Record 1-9Projected 27.4-54.6Playoffs 5.4%Win conference 0.0%Win Finals 0.0%Lottery 94.6%Expected pick 6.3SRS -5.77
DARKO rating · #26 of 30
-3.4Worth about 27 wins over 82 games
Ratings through Nov 12, 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 +1.02; the ones below take away 4.41.
- Jalen Smith Offense+0.36 Defense+0.41 Net+0.76
- Caleb Wilson Offense+0.17 Defense+0.08 Net+0.25
- Norman Powell Offense+0.62 Defense-0.64 Net-0.02
- Tre Jones Offense+0.23 Defense-0.45 Net-0.22
- Noa Essengue Offense-0.22 Defense-0.04 Net-0.26
- Josh Giddey Offense+0.30 Defense-0.58 Net-0.28
- Nicolas Claxton Offense-0.40 Defense-0.07 Net-0.47
- Matas Buzelis Offense+0.04 Defense-0.55 Net-0.51
- Jordan Hawkins Offense-0.27 Defense-0.29 Net-0.56
- Patrick Williams Offense-0.69 Defense-0.03 Net-0.72
- Isaac Okoro Offense-0.34 Defense-0.56 Net-0.90
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 | -1.4 | -0.9 | -0.5 | $2.0M | -0.1 | -1.6 | 0.7 | 100.5 | 21.5 | 5.0 | 43.2% | 38.2% | 82.0% |
| Caleb Wilson | F | +0.5 | +0.3 | +0.2 | $19.5M | +0.8 | -2.4 | 24.8 | 100.6 | 28.0 | 3.7 | 44.1% | 33.9% | 75.5% |
| Dailyn Swain | F | -2.0 | -1.9 | -0.1 | $0.0M | -2.0 | -2.1 | 4.0 | 99.7 | 18.0 | 6.0 | 42.4% | 32.3% | 77.2% |
| Isaac Okoro | F-G | -2.1 | -0.8 | -1.3 | -$0.9M | -1.7 | -2.2 | 20.6 | 100.2 | 15.4 | 3.2 | 46.5% | 35.7% | 77.2% |
| Jalen Smith | F-C | +1.5 | +0.7 | +0.8 | $25.8M | +1.3 | +1.6 | 25.1 | 101.0 | 23.9 | 3.2 | 48.0% | 35.4% | 76.5% |
| Jaylin Sellers | G | -2.0 | -1.4 | -0.6 | -$1.6M | -2.0 | -2.2 | 1.7 | 100.2 | 20.9 | 6.1 | 40.8% | 34.9% | 77.7% |
| Jordan Hawkins | G | -2.5 | -1.2 | -1.3 | -$2.4M | -2.2 | -2.8 | 10.8 | 99.8 | 22.2 | 3.1 | 41.4% | 35.6% | 83.2% |
| Josh Giddey | G | -0.5 | +0.5 | -1.0 | $14.7M | -0.2 | -0.5 | 28.7 | 101.0 | 22.1 | 13.5 | 45.3% | 34.8% | 78.5% |
| Leonard Miller | F | -0.9 | -0.2 | -0.7 | $3.5M | -0.8 | -1.6 | 4.3 | 100.1 | 23.8 | 3.1 | 52.5% | 34.2% | 77.3% |
| Matas Buzelis | F | -0.9 | +0.1 | -1.0 | $9.2M | +0.3 | -2.0 | 28.3 | 101.1 | 26.9 | 3.4 | 45.2% | 35.1% | 80.7% |
| Nicolas Claxton | F-C | -1.4 | -1.2 | -0.2 | $0.8M | +1.5 | -2.6 | 16.7 | 98.9 | 21.5 | 6.1 | 58.4% | 26.1% | 58.4% |
| Noa Essengue | F | -1.2 | -1.0 | -0.2 | $0.1M | -1.2 | -2.5 | 10.7 | 100.4 | 18.7 | 3.0 | 45.2% | 31.7% | 69.2% |
| Norman Powell | G | -0.0 | +1.2 | -1.3 | $19.5M | +0.4 | -0.1 | 24.8 | 100.9 | 30.5 | 3.4 | 44.5% | 37.9% | 82.3% |
| Patrick Williams | F | -2.0 | -1.9 | -0.1 | -$0.6M | -1.4 | -2.3 | 17.4 | 99.7 | 16.7 | 3.8 | 41.7% | 36.7% | 75.8% |
| Tobe Awaka | F | -1.4 | -2.1 | +0.7 | $1.6M | -1.4 | -2.5 | 2.3 | 99.9 | 15.2 | 2.9 | 56.4% | 28.7% | 63.3% |
| Tre Jones | G | -0.5 | +0.6 | -1.1 | $9.8M | +0.2 | -1.0 | 20.8 | 100.6 | 25.9 | 9.4 | 52.5% | 34.2% | 82.4% |
| Zach Collins | C-F | -1.6 | -2.2 | +0.6 | $1.6M | -1.4 | -1.6 | 4.6 | 100.5 | 19.4 | 4.5 | 50.4% | 33.9% | 76.9% |
Core outlook
The rotation by projected minutes: age, rating and how long DARKO expects each player to last.
| Player | Age | DPM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Giddey | 24 | -0.5 | 7.4 | 95% |
| Matas Buzelis | 22 | -0.9 | 7.5 | 91% |
| Jalen Smith | 26 | +1.5 | 5.6 | 88% |
| Caleb Wilson | 20 | +0.5 | 9.0 | 97% |
| Norman Powell | 33 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 32% |
| Tre Jones | 26 | -0.5 | 6.0 | 90% |
| Isaac Okoro | 25 | -2.1 | 3.5 | 57% |
| Patrick Williams | 25 | -2.0 | 2.1 | 27% |
| Nicolas Claxton | 27 | -1.4 | 3.3 | 57% |
Payroll against DARKO value
$174.1M of salary for $107.9M of DARKO fair value. The 12 best-paid players:
- Josh Giddey : salary $25.0M, DARKO value $14.7M, surplus -$10.3M
- Nicolas Claxton : salary $23.1M, DARKO value $0.8M, surplus -$22.3M
- Norman Powell : salary $21.5M, DARKO value $19.5M, surplus -$2.0M
- Patrick Williams : salary $18.0M, DARKO value -$0.6M, surplus -$18.6M
- Isaac Okoro : salary $11.8M, DARKO value -$0.9M, surplus -$12.7M
- Caleb Wilson : salary $10.7M, DARKO value $19.5M, surplus +$8.8M
- Buddy Hield : salary $9.7M, DARKO value $2.0M, surplus -$7.6M
- Jalen Smith : salary $9.4M, DARKO value $25.8M, surplus +$16.3M
- Zach Collins : salary $8.3M, DARKO value $1.6M, surplus -$6.7M
- Tre Jones : salary $8.0M, DARKO value $9.8M, surplus +$1.8M
- Jordan Hawkins : salary $7.0M, DARKO value -$2.4M, surplus -$9.4M
- Matas Buzelis : salary $5.7M, DARKO value $9.2M, surplus +$3.5M
Top Lineups
| Lineup | Poss | Net +/- | Off +/- | Def +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norman Powell, Jalen Smith, Josh Giddey, Matas Buzelis, Caleb Wilson | 218 | -4.7 | -1.8 | -2.9 |
Worst Lineups
No other lineup is still together.
Lineups whose five players are all on today's roster, from lineup ratings computed November 13, 2026.