The Bulls' rookie top five pick has been hoisting an impressive amount of three-pointers this offseason.
The Chicago Bulls made just over 14 three-pointers per game last season with Billy Donovan as the team's head coach and are hoping to improve that number in 2026-27.
The Bulls ranked in the top half of the NBA in made three-pointers but finished in the bottom half of the league in three-point percentage, generally not an indication of sound offensive play.
New head coach Tiago Splitter has the basketball IQ to improve the Bulls' outside shooting and offense as a whole, but it's going to take hours upon hours in the gym to make the former Portland Trail Blazers coach and San Antonio Spurs center's vision a reality.
One player who appears to be buying in is rookie 2026 top five pick Caleb Wilson, a Rookie of the Year hopeful who dazzled in Summer League play.
Wilson is hard at work honing one of the glaring weaknesses in his game, three-point shooting, and doing it in such a way that no one can question his work ethic.
Jul 7, 2026; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chicago Bulls 2026 NBA Draft first round picks Caleb Wilson, 4th, and Dailyn Swain, 15th, pose for a photo prior to a game between the Chicago White Sox and the Boston Red Sox at Rate Field. Credit: Patrick Gorski-Imagn Images Wilson Reveals 3-Point Shooting Regiment
WIlson spoke to Jamal Collier of ESPN during which he revealed his goals for the 2026-27 season.
Wilson shot just under 26 percent from three-point range last season with the North Carolina Tar Heels on just over one attempt per game, a surprisingly sparse stat line he chalked up to coach Hubert Davis' system.
The Bulls rookie has been compared to former Chicago area high school star and NBA legend Kevin Garnett, who famously was not much of a three-point shooter.
Wilson is hoping to expand his deft shooting touch out beyond the three-point line and is putting in work to make it a strength of his game.
According to Collier, Wilson is shooting between 2,000 and 2,500 three-pointers per day in hopes of being the NBA's best rookie from the first month of the season (October) onward.
Wilson made the 2026 All-Sumer League First Team, but the regular season is going to be a different challenge entirely.
By working on his three-point shot to such an extreme degree, the Bulls rookie is sending a message that he is willing to pair his immense natural gifts with a work ethic to match, an exciting development for fans of Chicago's NBA team.
Wilson: Draft Slide a Positive
While Wilson is eager to show he is the NBA's best rookie, he isn't looking in the rearview mirror wishing he had been picked higher.
Wilson's lack of three-point shooting volume and efficiency were listed as reasons he slipped behind AJ Dybantsa, Darryn Peterson and Cameron Boozer in the 2026 draft.
According to Collier's interview, the Bulls rookie is satisfied with his NBA destination and preparing to turn his college "weakness" into a strength.
"I'm glad I didn't shoot 3s in college," Wilson said this summer according to Collier.
"Because if I did I wouldn't be here (in Chicago).
"I don't know where I'd be. I don't think I'd be a Bull."
Players accepting and embracing where their feet are planted is often the biggest precursor to success in professional sports, especially as a rookie.
Wilson checks all the boxes heading into his rookie season, and soon it will be time to see if his skills match up to the immense expectations that have been placed on him from one brief, albeit impressive, Summer League run.
The Bulls rookie has everything it takes to be the team's best since 2008-2009, when Derrick Rose won Rookie of the Year.
He might not set the league on fire from the beyond the arc this season, but the more he shows he can hit shots from deep, the more defenses will have to honor and respect it, opening up the court on offense for himself and his teammates.
