{"id":808411,"date":"2026-07-18T15:09:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T15:09:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/808411\/"},"modified":"2026-07-18T15:09:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T15:09:11","slug":"bulls-summer-league-finale-just-solidified-tiago-splitters-development-roster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/808411\/","title":{"rendered":"Bulls’ summer league finale just solidified Tiago Splitter\u2019s development roster"},"content":{"rendered":"

With no Caleb Wilson, Dailyn Swain, or even Noa Essengue active on the summer league Bulls roster<\/a> in their finale against the Cleveland Cavaliers, the minor-league tier of the Bulls summer league roster stepped up to take the workload, and likely prove they should earn a spot in either the Bulls fall training camp for the 2026-27 NBA or a roster spot in the Bulls\u2019 NBA G-League affiliate Windy City Bulls.<\/p>\n

Overall, the summer league Bulls met a familiar fate<\/a> relative to most of their 2026 Las Vegas Summer League games, losing to the Cavaliers 100-91.\u00a0 Bulls Exhibit-10 signing, forward Donovan Atwell turned out to be the Bulls’ leading scorer of the game, shooting 6\/7 from the three-point line and 8\/10 from the field for 22 points.<\/p>\n

As shooting-starved as the Bulls’ main roster projects to be going into the 2026-27 NBA season, Atwell should at least continue to fight for a place in the Bulls organization as the NBA calendar slowing moves from summer league to training camp this fall.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Two-way signings close shop in Vegas<\/p>\n

6\u20194\u201d guard Jaylin Sellers received an interesting starting nod as a power forward, and ultimately, the assignment amounted to Sellers operating in more of a point-forward role, initiating offense.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

In the first half of the game, Sellers was less impactful in scoring but made up for it in many intangibles of the game: being decisive with the ball, two or three dribbles followed by a shot or a pass.\u00a0 Sellers also frequently earned a sideline spotlight in the television broadcast’s mic\u2019d up segment, displaying Sellers’ vocal leadership to his summer league teammates.<\/p>\n

Sellers’ defensive energy showed up again on the very first defensive possession of the game, earning a steal (plus fast break dunk) and finishing the game with two steals.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Jaylin Sellers starting us off with a BANG \ud83d\udca5@JaylinSellers<\/a> | #SeeRed<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/zaSV7LMVLZ<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Chicago Bulls (@chicagobulls) July 17, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Despite the slow first half offensively, Sellers overall turned out to simply be a slow-burn offensive player as he picked up his scoring late in the fourth quarter to finish the game with 17 points on 50% shooting from the field.<\/p>\n

Center Tobe Awaka didn\u2019t necessarily assert himself at the forefront of the game against the Cavaliers, yet he was a consistent force on the glass for the Bulls, finishing with two offensive and six defensive rebounds.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Awaka\u2019s rebounding should create a foundation for the Bulls’ player development staff to use to attempt to build up other NBA skills in Awaka\u2019s game, presuming he maintain\u2019s his two-way contract spot going into Bulls training camp and 2026 NBA preseason.<\/p>\n

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