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K.C. Johnson: Bulls 132, Bucks 125 Powell 25 pts Wilson 21 pts (huge FTs late) Miller 19 pts Smith 14 pts, 13 Rebs Also Big bench performances from Jones, Essengue and Okoro
K.C. Johnson: Finch on Miller: "We love Leonard. We got him super young. He put the work in. We could see growth. It really was all about opportunity and he’s getting one here. We’re tickled for him. When you look at our previous roster construction, the pathway for him to play wasn’t clear."
The camp battle at the forward spot actually didn’t take too long to solve, and while Splitter won’t come out and declare a winner between Miller, Noa Essengue and Patrick Williams, he has shown enough of his hand to make that answer obvious. Miller has been getting more of the run off the bench of the three, averaging 19.7 minutes, while Essengue has been second, averaging 18.8 minutes. Williams brings up the rear with 12.4 minutes. There’s a good chance that when the team is fully healthy Miller is the only one of the three in the rotation.
Chicago Bulls: OFFICIAL: We have exercised the team option on F Leonard Miller. Welcome back, @LeonardMi11er
K.C. Johnson: Bulls project having roughly $31M and the $9.4M room exception as free agency begins. With Leonard Miller set to return and Nic Claxton set to arrive, Bulls are at 12 contracts and two of their three 2-way contracts
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Michael Scotto: The Chicago Bulls will fully guarantee the $2.41 million salary of Leonard Miller for the 2026-27 season, league sources told @hoopshype. Miller averaged 11.7 points on 55.5% shooting from the field with 5.8 rebounds in 27 games, including 12 starts, for Chicago last season.
Keith Smith: Players who have contract guarantee triggers today: 🏀Cam Christie - LAC: full at $2.3M 🏀Kris Dunn - LAC: full at $5.7M 🏀Kyle Filipowski - UTA: full at $3M 🏀Kam Jones - CHI: full at $2.2M 🏀Leonard Miller - CHI: full at $2.4M 🏀Svi Mykhailiuk - UTA: full at $3.8M
Keith Smith: The Chicago Bulls have picked up their $2.4M team option for Leonard Miller, a league source told @spotrac.
According to a league source, Detroit did pursue Dosunmu, but the asking price was just too high. The Minnesota Timberwolves traded Rob Dillingham, Leonard Miller and four second-round picks in exchange for Dosunmu and Julian Phillips. The Bulls wanted young talent and picks, which the Pistons weren’t willing to offload for Dosunmu, who is now entering free agency.
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Fullcourtpass: Alperen Sengun after putting Leonard Miller on a poster “MOTHERFU*KER” (Via @nba)
Joel Lorenzi: Bulls get their first win since Jan. 31, 120-97, over Milwaukee. Had a 27-0 run. Lot of Leonard Miller who was a +38 (!!!). Lot of Collin Sexton, who had 22 on 9/14 shooting (which apparently meant less Rob Dillingham). Bulls break 11-game skid.
ESPN’s Brian Windhorst says the Minnesota Timberwolves have “moved on” from their pursuit of Giannis Antetokounmpo. This comes after the Timberwolves dealt Rob Dillingham, Leonard Miller and four second-round picks to the Chicago Bulls to acquire Ayo Dosunmu on Thursday morning. But Windhorst believes the Heat are still in the mix for Antetokounmpo. “The Miami Heat are still out there,” Windhorst said on ESPN’s First Take. “And the Heat, the last I heard, were still trying to make moves to improve their offer that they can make to Milwaukee. ... That said, the Heat can make a better offer, a more aggressive pick-rich offer later this summer. So teams in the league right now that it is most likely that Giannis stays put. But Miami is still there. And I want to point out that I will never put anything past Andy Elisburg, their GM, and the aggression of Pat Riley. So, keep an eye with Miami.”
