{"id":770074,"date":"2026-06-30T14:43:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T14:43:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/770074\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T14:43:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T14:43:12","slug":"new-bulls-rumors-on-jonathan-kuminga-norman-powell-anfernee-simons-before-nba-free-agency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/770074\/","title":{"rendered":"New Bulls Rumors on Jonathan Kuminga, Norman Powell, Anfernee Simons Before NBA Free Agency"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Chicago Bulls reportedly are considering multiple notable additions in free agency this offseason.<\/p>\n

According to Marc Stein and Jake Fischer<\/a> of The Stein Line, Jonathan Kuminga and Norman Powell are both on the Bulls’ radar as potential free-agent signings, and they are also weighing the possibility of re-signing guard Anfernee Simons.<\/p>\n

The 23-year-old Kuminga became an unrestricted free agent on Monday when the Atlanta Hawks declined<\/a> his $24.3 million team option for the 2026-27 season.<\/p>\n

Kuminga spent parts of his first five NBA seasons with the Golden State Warriors before getting dealt to the Hawks prior to the trade deadline last season.<\/p>\n

In 36 games split between the Warriors and Hawks, Kuminga averaged 12.2 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game. His best season remains 2023-24 when he averaged a career-high 16.1 points per game on 52.9 percent shooting to go along with 4.8 rebounds and 2.2 assists.<\/p>\n

The Bulls are expected to have some competition when it comes to their potential pursuit of Kuminga, as Stein and Fischer reported that the Cleveland Cavaliers are a possible suitor thanks to head coach Kenny Atkinson’s relationship with Kuminga dating back to his stint as an assistant coach with the Warriors.<\/p>\n

Stein and Fischer noted that Chicago has emerged as a “strong potential landing spot” for Powell as well, dating back to the Detroit Pistons’ decision to acquire Isaiah Joe in a trade with the Oklahoma City Thunder, which perhaps takes them out of the running for Powell.<\/p>\n

If the Bulls do sign Powell, it is expected to be a “short-term, balloon-style deal,” per Stein and Fischer.<\/p>\n

Powell, 33, spent last season with the Miami Heat after previous stints as a member of the Toronto Raptors, Portland Trail Blazers and Los Angeles Clippers.<\/p>\n

He averaged over 21 points per game for a second consecutive season in 2025-26, and Powell was named an All-Star for the first time in his career, as he averaged 21.7 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.7 three-pointers made, 2.5 assists and 1.1 steals per game.<\/p>\n

One might assume that the Heat would like to re-sign Powell after acquiring Giannis Antetokounmpo in a trade with the Milwaukee Bucks, but Michael Scotto<\/a> of HoopsHype reported Monday that there is a “growing sense” Powell will not return to Miami.<\/p>\n

Aside from outside additions such as Kuminga and Powell, the Bulls are reportedly also contemplating re-signing Simons, who appeared in six games for the team last season after a trade from the Boston Celtics.<\/p>\n

Simons, 27, was once a dynamic offensive contributor with the Blazers, averaging 19.9 points per game from the 2021-22 season through the 2024-25 season.<\/p>\n

His numbers dipped last season following a trade from Portland to the Boston Celtics and then from Boston to Chicago.<\/p>\n

Still, Simons averaged 14.3 points, 2.7 three-pointers made, 2.5 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 55 games.<\/p>\n

The Celtics and Golden State Warriors are reportedly considered to be suitors for Simons as well.<\/p>\n

The Bulls are coming off a 31-51 campaign, and they have missed the playoffs in each of the past four seasons, and eight of the past nine.<\/p>\n

However, there is reason for optimism thanks to a young, talented core led by Josh Giddey, Matas Buzelis and 2026 No. 4 overall draft pick Caleb Wilson.<\/p>\n

Adding another piece or two in free agency to complement that group could go a long way toward getting the Bulls back in the playoff mix after a lengthy run of futility.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Chicago Bulls reportedly are considering multiple notable additions in free agency this offseason. According to Marc Stein…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":770075,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[557],"tags":[64,63,590,85],"class_list":["post-770074","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nba","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-nba","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/770074","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=770074"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/770074\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/770075"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=770074"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=770074"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=770074"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}