Our Chicago Bulls are now just days away from new EVP of basketball operations Bryson Graham’s inaugural draft as a lead front office decision maker.
The first round of the 2026 NBA Draft tips off on Thursday. Chicago will have the Nos. 4 and 15 picks, plus the Nos. 38 and 56 selections in Friday’s second round.
There’s plenty of other draft, trade, and free agency intel to unpack.
New Chicago Bulls EVP of Basketball Operations Bryson Graham. Via the Chicago Bulls.Bulls Bullets — June 19, 2026
Four new pro hopefuls have earned a call to the green room for next week’s 2026 NBA Draft, according to Jeremy Woo of ESPN. All-ACC Third Team Duke shooting guard Isaiah Evans, All-WCC First Team Santa Clara power forward Allen Graves, All-ACC First Team Stanford point guard Ebuka Okorie, and All-SEC Second Team Texas wing Dailyn Swain will all be there on the first night of the draft Thursday. Could Kansas guard Darryn Peterson actually supersede BYU small forward AJ Dybantsa to be selected at No. 1 overall by the Washington Wizards? That’s hard to say, but Peterson has officially moved up on Woo’s big board to supplant Dybantsa. Woo reveals that, “after gaining a better understanding of the context, he reclaims the top spot on my board.” In speaking with Field of 68 scribe Jeff Goodman, an anonymous NBA executive suggested that Wizards president Michael Winger is trying to stay obtuse regarding whether he’ll draft Dybantsa or Peterson first.“Michael Winger is smart enough to realize how this game is played. You tell some media you love AJ, tell some you love Peterson,” the executive relayed. “Try and see if you can get Utah or another team to offer a crazy package.”
New Bulls head coach Tiago Splitter indicated during his introductory team presser on Wednesday that he grew up a Michael Jordan-era Chicago fan. Now, the team has found the photographic evidence to prove it, with a photograph of the seven-year-old Splitter in Bulls merch.Tiago Splitter, Age 7, Brazil. pic.twitter.com/Q7SR9Ol9bM
— Chicago Bulls (@chicagobulls) June 17, 2026 CHSN’s K.C. Johnson took to “Mully & Haugh” on 104.3 The Score to unpack Splitter’s introductory Bulls press conference on Wednesday, and dropped some intriguing intel. Johnson suggested that, although he did not explicitly ask Splitter about it, he believes it’s possible Splitter could coach Chicago’s Summer League squad, which will (ostensibly) feature the four players Bryson Graham is slated to select in next week’s draft. Several Chicago legends were on hand for late, great champion center-turned-commentator Stacey King’s funeral on Thursday afternoon. Former Bulls bigs Bill Cartwright and Will Perdue were both in attendance, as was King’s CHSN play-by-play partner Adam Amin.Bill Cartwright, Will Perdue, Adam Amin & many more of Stacey King’s friends & family paid their respects to the #Bulls broadcasting great as he was laid to rest this afternoon “These kind of guys don’t come around very often”MORE: t.co/zcccCITfCP pic.twitter.com/mbOI5zvmya
— GNSportsTV (@GNSportsTV) June 19, 2026 Earlier this week, USA Sports President Matt Hong revealed on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” that CNBC is simulcasting 11 WNBA games this season, in tandem with USA Network. It’s an innovative approach to exposing CNBC’s business-oriented audience to the WNBA game.“It’s really a promise that we make to not only the WNBA, but all our league partners that we’ll look for new audiences for them. The CNBC audience… those viewers are primed to be new viewers and new fans of the WNBA,” Hong said.
New York mayor Zohran Mamdani has seen his approval ratings skyrocket since he took office in January. He likely sent those numbers into the stratosphere with a fantastic speech during his New York Knicks’ championship parade celebration on Thursday. Mamdani delivered a great, decades-spanning soliloquy on not just the glorious title run of the 2025-26 vintage, but also the valiant efforts of the prior post-Clyde Frazier clubs. In terms of Bulls alums mentioned, ex-Knicks and Chicago head coach Tom Thibodeau and banned former All-Star power forward Charles Oakley did get shoutouts, but Eddy Curry very much did not.here is Mamdani's entire speech at the Knicks parade, which is easily the best speech I've ever heard at an event of this sort pic.twitter.com/FiTxy81Yq3
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 18, 2026 10-time All-Star power forward Giannis Antetokounmpo doesn’t seem to be long for the Milwaukee Bucks. Five years removed from winning it all, the two-time league MVP appears to be at a career crossroads. All his fellow starters from that championship club are long gone. Injuries limited Antetokounmpo to just 36 healthy contests this season. Without the 31-year-old consistently available, Milwaukee missed the play-in tournament this spring. Sam Amick of The Athletic reports that the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat are both still circling for Antetokounmpo’s services, with Finals MVP Jaylen Brown and up to three future first-round picks likely to be included in any Boston deal. Should the Celtics make Brown available, Amick reports that the Portland Trail Blazers would be interested in the five-time All-Star. The Detroit Pistons may serve as a facilitator in a three-team trade of Antetokounmpo to the Heat, reports The Stein Line’s Marc Stein. In this hypothetical, Stein notes that All-Star Heat shooting guard Tyler Herro would land in the Motor City. Detroit, knowing it needs a supplemental ball handler alongside Cade Cunningham, is also said to be considering free agent Charlotte Hornets guard Coby White or trades for Oklahoma City Thunder guard Isaiah Joe or Sacramento Kings swingman Zach LaVine. When it comes to the 2026 NBA Draft, it appears that All-SEC Tennessee forward Nate Ament won’t last past the Bucks at the No. 10 pick, Jake Fischer of The Stein Line reports. Seven-time All-Star L.A. Clippers small forward Kawhi Leonard’s future remains in limbo, Amick notes, as the NBA continues to investigate the team for circumventing the salary cap and allegedly paying the two-time Finals MVP through a fraudulent sponsor. The Golden State Warriors and, yes, the Heat would apparently be in the mix for Leonard’s expiring $50.3 million salary this season — should his situation be resolved. Amick also reports that Miami and the Sacramento Kings might both be intrigued by troubled former two-time All-Star point guard Ja Morant, whose game might be regressing but who remains a powerful downhill force.BULLS ON BLEACHER NATION: Go Ad Free | Subscribe to the BN Newsletter
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