The defending NBA Champion New York Knicks are making waves for boasting a training camp roster with an unusually high level of name recognition: 2022-23 NBA Champion Bruce Brown, 2021-22 NBA Champion James Wiseman, and Ochai Obagji, according to Clutch Points’ Brett Siegel. Let’s not forget the Knicks have also signed Drew Eubanks and John Konchar to non-guaranteed contracts.
A key financial plot twist for the Knicks is their proximity to the NBA second apron threshold, which effectively limits them to keeping one of the five players mentioned who are competing for a Knicks main roster spot, according to ESPN’s Bobby Marks.
Bulls lead front office executive Bryson Graham has an open Bulls roster spot of his own and free scouting work at his disposal depending on how the Knicks’ training camp battle resolves.
As a team on the ground level of a rebuild, the Bulls should express extreme gratitude to the Knicks for culling together such a deep slate of known NBA players that could also provide some valuable rotational contributions to the 2026-27 Chicago Bulls.
Who the Bulls shouldn’t target from Knicks camp
If the Knicks decide Obagji doesn’t make the cut for their 2026-27 roster, then the Bulls should immediately follow suit. The 6’5”, 215-pound guard is well beyond upside conversations at age 26. In four NBA seasons, Obagji has never displayed a discernible skill at the NBA level to justify giving him rotational minutes. Obagji is a career 33.9% three-point shooter and is not a defensive stopper.
John Konchar, on the other hand, carries a well-regarded defensive reputation but is also 30 years old, so the Bulls probably aren’t the right fit for him given the stage of his NBA career he’s in, and the Bulls' general lack of shooting makes it difficult to field a lineup featuring Konchar that isn’t a spacing problem.
Likewise, despite the caliber of veteran leadership presence and championship pedigree he represents, Bruce Brown is also probably not the right fit for the rebuilding Bulls, and vice versa as a championship-ready veteran, in what would be Brown’s age 30 season.
A New York shopping list for Bryson Graham
The roster addition opportunity for the Bulls should center (pun intended) on two players in the Knicks 2026 training camp slate: Drew Eubanks and James Wiseman. The needs on the Bulls' side are pretty obvious.
Although there are Bulls frontcourt roster spots occupied by both Nic Claxton and Zach Collins, neither player should be considered a long-term option for the Bulls' center rotation, given that both of their contract expire after the 2027-28 NBA season.
Drew Eubanks is a serviceable big on the older side (29 years old), with career averages of 13.4 points per 36 minutes, 10.3 rebounds per 36 minutes, and 1.9 blocks per 36 minutes. The Bulls should be ready to jump on cheap center production wherever they can find it.
James Wiseman is a worthy challenge to validate how effective a player development program the Bulls can build, as Wiseman is teetering on the edge of potentially not being in the NBA if he doesn’t land a roster spot this season. Either big is a fine option to round out the back end of a rebuilding Bulls roster.
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