Since our last 2026 NBA Mock Draft Roundup, the Chicago Bulls have continued to show they intend to keep their reign as the "streakiest" team in the NBA.

Since our last update here, the Bulls went on a five-game winning streak, followed by back-to-back losses, and then a feel-good win against the New Orleans Pelicans heading into the New Year.  As we sit now in 2026, the Bulls look to start another win streak despite injuries to arguably the two most important players on the team, starting backcourt mates Josh Giddey and Coby White. 

Chicago starting backcourt suffered their respective injuries in the earlier parts of the Bulls 35-point loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Fans and critics wondered how the Bulls would respond to losing two of their leaders, and they showed a lot of tenacity in their 134-118 win over the Pelicans with a starting lineup of Tre Jones, Isaac Okoro, Matas Buzelis, Jalen Smith and Nikola Vucevic.

At the time of this writing, Chicago has a stretch coming up that contains the Detroit Pistons, Boston Celtics, and Houston Rockets, all strong clubs with legitimate postseason aspirations. Whether or not the Bulls stack wins or losses, this stretch will prove important to the lottery standings at the end of the season. With that in mind, who are the Bulls projected to select in the latest mock drafts?

Chicago Bulls pick 14th: Hannes Steinbach, PF/C, Washington Huskies, Freshman

(Last mock) Chicago Bulls pick 13th: Braylon Mullins, SG, UConn Huskies, Freshman

(Last mock) Chicago Bulls pick 11th: Labaron Philon, PG, Alabama, Sophomore

(Last mock) Chicago Bulls pick 11th pick, Braylon Mullins, SG, UConn, Freshman

Chicago Bulls pick 14th: Labaron Philon, PG, Alabama, Sophomore

The latest mock drafts showcase how Arturas Karnisovas is still a bit of an enigma, with the Bulls projections more varied than many teams at this stage of the process.

The Bulls are an obvious spot for a center/big man prospect, with Zach Collins having an injury-riddled season, and he and Nikola Vucevic set to be unrestricted free agents at the end of the season. You would expect them to go big in many mock drafts, but only one of the five mocks I surveyed in this edition had Chicago taking a big man, Washington's Hannes Steinbach. The German PF/C will upset some Bulls as some comparison to Vucevic could be made with Steinbach being a dominant rebounder, inside-scorer, who shoulds some hints of playmaking and ability to stretch the floor from 3-point range. Notice how I didn't mention his defense? Steinbach is a solid shot-blocker, but not the most nimble, and questions will persist about if his touch around the basket and rebounding prowess make up for any defensive shortcomings.

All of the other mock drafts surveyed had the Bulls going guard, specifically, former five-star recruit and current freshman Braylon Mullins from UConn, or Alabama sophomore Labron Philon.

Both Mullins and Philon would function as great off-ball shotmakers next to Josh Giddey. Defensively, the fits would have a lot of questions and probably take a major change at the center spot. But ultimately, Philon in Chicago is quite intriguing.

The 20-year old guard is the kind of explosive, slick ballhandler that doesn't really exist in Chicago outside of Coby White. Philon is 6-foot-4 but with a 6-foot-6 wingspan that makes him functionally the same size as the 6-foot-5 White.

At the time of this writing, Philon leads the SEC in scoring at 21.9 PPG, and has doubled his free throw attempts from his freshman season. This all comes while he is shooting a career-best 42.2% from 3-point range on 5.3 attempts per game from deep. If Philon can hold his own defensively--generating steals at a solid rate--he would be an interesting fit for a Bulls team that could definitely use more floor-spacing, and thrives on getting to the basket. It will be interesting to monitor if Philon continues to be connected to the Bulls.