As the Chicago Bulls enter their rebuild, the name of the game is young talent.
They already added a pair of promising rookies in the first round of the 2026 NBA Draft, nabbing Caleb Wilson at fourth overall and Dailyn Swain at 15th. But their pair of post-draft swings, dealing away both of their second-round picks and inking both Jaylin Sellers and Tobe Awaka to two-way deals for 2026-27, also hold plenty of intrigue.
Sellers, particularly, was impressive in Summer League. Although his ball-dominant attitude led to some on-court inefficiencies, he flashed a skillset as a defensively capable and downhill-oriented guard.
If he shows continued improvement this season and earns a real role in the rotation, he could force the Bulls to make a decision on their loaded backcourt sooner rather than later.
Jaylin Sellers is an intriguing youngster for the Bulls heading into 2026-27
Sellers certainly has some work to do before he's ready for real NBA minutes. But in terms of upside as a 3-an-D backcourt piece, he's certainly an intriguing swing for Chicago.
He put up impressive production in his final college season, averaging a conference-leading 18.3 points along with 4.2 rebounds and 1.6 assists while shooting 42.9% from beyond the arc across 33 games with the University of Providence. That carried into Summer League, where Sellers averaged 15.6 points and flashed some upside as an athletic and energetic on-ball defender. He wasn't the most efficient shooter across his five summer league appearances, but the scoring potential is clearly there.
He'll start the year behind Josh Giddey, Norman Powell, Tre Jones, Rob Dillingham, Isaac Okoro, and Dailymn Swain on Chicago's depth chart. Beyond Giddey, Powell, and Jones, though, the hierarchy there is unclear.
Dillingham has shown very little through his two NBA seasons to warrant a long leash in Chicago. Okoro, for his part, is essentially a walking trade chip for Chicago this season as he enters the final season of his three-year, $33 million deal.
The Bulls have a ton of pieces in the backcourt, but there's not a clear fit for many of them long-term in the organization.
Sellers, though, matches exactly what Bryson Graham is looking for in terms of athleticism, raw energy, and defensive upside. The Bulls still have their 15th roster spot open. Although it seems likely that they'll try to use it in a salary-dumping deal to gain extra draft capital, any continued improvement from Sellers on his two-way deal could quickly compel Chicago to grant him a guaranteed contract.
That would almost certainly force them to move on from one of Dillingham or Okoro in order to accommodate Sellers' minutes. While those are moves that were likely coming eventually, an emergence from Sellers could quickly accelerate that timeline.
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