The Chicago Bulls are on the upswing. After NBA Draft Lottery luck shined on them, Chicago cashed in by taking North Carolina star Caleb Wilson with the No. 4 overall pick. Wilson set the basketball world ablaze by scoring 35 points in his Summer League debut.

He went on to make the 2026 NBA Summer League All-Tournament First Team, averaging 23.5 PPG, 7.3 RPG, 1.3 SPG, 2.5 BPG and shot 41.9% from 3-point range. The elite 41.9% shooting from 3-point range on great volume (7.8 attempts per game) was extremely impressive, considering the fact that spacing the floor was Wilson's main weakness pre-draft.

It's refreshing to look ahead to a regular season in which the Bulls have a clear focus. Wilson is clearly the focal point, and his development next to the current core is all that matters in the grand scheme of things. With that in mind, we are going to breakdown which players on the roster look to benefit the most from Wilson's arrival. Every player will benefit from playing with Wilson, but certain players figure to have much easier jobs next season with Wilson in tow. 

This one should be pretty self explanatory, but Giddey's job just got much easier. The 6-foot-7 guard was a bit overtaxed in his role the past few seasons. The Melbourne-native has led the Chicago offense the past two seasons.

While the Bulls offense hasn't been successful, it's tough to blame Giddey. He finished with the 2nd-worst FG% of his career, but also was taking the 2nd-highest volume of FGAs of his career.

Over the 2025-26 season Giddey averaged 13.3 FGAs per game. Giddey is more comfortable setting up others for scoring opportunities, but had to force the issue in Chicago. On a Bulls roster bereft of wing scoring, offensive outbursts from Giddey were necessary against the best teams in the league.

With Wilson on the roster, Giddey should be able to settle into a more natural role as a third scoring option. 

Wilson led the Tar Heels at 12.3 FGAs per game and a 28.7% usage rate. His presence on the Chicago roster means instead of looking to score and set the table for everyone on offense, Giddey can focus all of his attention on the latter.

Over his 24 games at North Carolina, Wilson posted an elite 62.6% True Shooting Percentage and a 61.6% Free Throw Attempt Rate. With Wilson's ability to simultaneously attract a ton of attention and score efficiently joining the starting lineup, it's easy to see Giddey posting a new career-high in APG.

The Australian guard posted a career-best 9.1 APG last season, and now he is getting to play with the best finisher he has shared the floor with since his last season in Oklahoma City. 

The case for Wilson helping Buzelis is an even simpler version of the reasoning we laid out for him helping Giddey above. 

Matas Buzelis may have the potential to be a No. 1 scoring option on a good team. But with Wilson on the roster, Buzelis no longer has to develop into a leading scorer for the Bulls to be successful.

Make no mistake, Buzelis is still a key, core piece and will need to be at worst, a great secondary scorer. But the pressure being off in terms of being the leading man may lead to some exciting results. 

Buzelis had big-time scoring flashes last season. Buzelis averaged 16.3 PPG on a 58.6% true shooting percentage over 77 games, and attempted a career-high 6.4 3-pt attempts per game as he looked to expand his game. 

The combination of Wilson-Buzelis could be a potentially devastating inside-out duo on offense.

Buzelis scored 1.46 PPP on cuts last season, which ranked in the 78th percentile. Expect that figure to improve with Wilson getting a ton of defensive attention when he is on the ball, freeing up even more space for the explosive-in-his-own-right Buzelis to cut to the basket. 

This one may be a little less obvious, as one could wonder how much a backup PG can be effected at all by a big addition. But Jones is a key player in Chicago and was quietly was one of the best pick-and-roll ball-handlers in the league last year.

Now will get to share the floor at times with an elite roll threat. 

Wilson is an effective on-ball player, but to keep him fresh Tiago Splitter and Co. will be searching for ways to create easy offense for him. 

Using Wilson as the roll man is a simple way to do just that. Jones is a master at delivering bounce passes and low post entry passes from all angles. Whether he is sharing the floor with Giddey or providing him with a rest, Jones will be thrilled to have another big, athletic wing to provide with high percentage looks around the basket.