Windy City Bulls to Watch: Emanuel Miller

Michael Walton

Oct 27, 2025, 10:26

Michael Walton

Oct 27, 2025, 10:26

Updated at: Oct 27, 2025, 10:26

Emanuel Miller is one of the the Chicago Bulls three Two-Way contract players, splitting time between the NBA roster and the G League affiliate Windy City Bulls. Chicago fans should watch the development of Miller as he enters his 2nd season with Windy City.

Emanuel Miller is entering his second season with the both the Chicago and Windy City Bulls (G League affiliate). Miller is a 6-foot-5, Canadian wing. His skillset is that of your traditional, inside-the-arc, defensive-minded, power wing. Miller was originally in the Dallas Mavericks system as a member of the Texas Legends after going undrafted in the 2024 NBA Draft. He signed a Two-Way contract with the Bulls in December of 2024 and went on to play 25 games for Windy City in the G League. Over his 25-games with the Windy City Bulls, Miller averaged 16.5 points per game on a 55.8% True Shooting Percentage.

Coming out of college--Miller played at Texas A&M and TCU--the knock on Miller was a lack of a consistent jump shot and ball handling ability. Despite these limitations, he was able to carve out a great college career through his strength as a finisher, willingness to take on various defensive assignments, and steady improvement. He incorporated perimeter shooting late in his college career, with a 20% 3-point attempt rate in his final NCAA season, the highest of his five seasons at the NCAA level. That season he knocked down 38.3% of his 2.9 attempts per game from 3-point range.

Fast forward to Miller's NBA G League career, where he has hit 31.3% of his 3-pointers over 41 games, and you can see the question of if his shooting improvement in college was real.

All of that being said, there is still hope for Miller to develop into a rotation player, especially when you consider the difficulties that come with joining a new team.

If you break up Miller's G League season into his time with Texas and Wind City, you notice the clear difference once he joined the Bulls affiliate. Miller shot 37.2% on 5.9 3-point FGAs with the Legends, and a woeful 24.7% on 3.4 3-point FGAs with the (Windy City) Bulls. There is a chance that Miller's poor 3-point shooting as a Windy City Bull was due to him adjusting to new teammates, new coaches, and (possibly) new expectations as far as his role.

The start of the 25th NBA G League season on Friday, November 7, 2025, will be our first chance to see if Miller's development as a floor spacer has come along further, which would be tremendous in aiding his chances to see more minutes with the NBA parent club this season. He was with the Chicago Bulls for only six games last season, and didn't see any real action. If Miller is unable to prove he is willing to take--and make--at least wide-open 3-pointers, then he will hard-pressed to find minutes with the big league club, as the Bulls desperately need players that can space the floor around starting point guard Josh Giddey and backup PG Tre Jones. Although there is one avenue to Miller working his way onto Billy Donovan's radar that doesn't involve improving as a shooter, and that is continuing to wreak havoc as a defender.

Having a wing who generates turnovers on defense to ignite fastbreaks would be ideal for a Bulls team that has finally found a clear identity with its up-tempo play and great effort level on defense. That is where Miller appears to be ready to contribute now. Over his 41 G League games last year with Texas and Windy City, he averaged an impressive 1.2 steals and 1.0 blocks per game. With a 6-foot-9 wingspan on a 6-foot-5 frame, Miller has great length at the position, but even so that kind of defensive playmaking is outstanding. Miller's athleticism, positional size, toughness and willingness to do the "dirty work" make him an intriguing fit in Chicago. If the jumper doesn't come along, he could join a long line of Bulls Two-Way contract players that did not end up making an impact with the parent club. But Miller's work ethic and pedigree make it likely that he can stick in the organization long enough to show what he is really made of, even if takes some time.

Windy City Bulls to Watch: Emanuel Miller