In addition to confirming several previously-reported additions to their roster, the Bulls announced today in a press release that they’ve signed free agent forward Tyler Cook to a contract.
While the terms of Cook’s contract aren’t known, Chicago’s other recent deals with Stanley Johnson, Alize Johnson, Matt Thomas, and Ethan Thompson are non-guaranteed, so Cook’s likely will be too.
A 6’8″ forward out of Iowa, Cook played for the Cavaliers and Nuggets as a rookie in 2019/20, then spent time with the Nets and Pistons during the 2020/21 campaign. After signing a 10-day contract with Brooklyn, he inked a pair of 10-day pacts with Detroit and then agreed to a multiyear deal in April. The team waived him at the end of July.
In 32 total games in 2020/21 for the Nets and Pistons, Cook averaged 4.9 PPG and 3.0 RPG in 32 games (13.7 MPG). He made 67.0% of his field goal attempts, but just 48.6% of his free throws.
Chicago has 13 players on guaranteed contracts, plus one on a two-way deal, so there are at least a couple spots up for grabs on the 17-man regular season squad. Cook figures to compete with the team’s other recent signings for one of those spots.
I am happy to see that those contracts have been non-guaranteed.
I agree but I’m a little worried that the bulls have very little big man depth, I think alize could play a role as a competent defender/rebounder off the bench, but him and Tony bradley are really our only players like that…the bulls of 2021/22 are goin to play western conference wide open basketball where they try to out score everyone, which could be great or terrible but either way should be entertaining compared to what we’ve had to suffer through since the 2011 masterpiece of DRose
There are quiet a few unsigned players yet e.g Vanderbilt, Ed Davis, hartenstein, Jordan bell (based on their spotrac status)
Any player will be a backup anyway, even the last 4 signed on non guaranteed contracts won’t play for more than 20 mins in total, if that much
Cook is a hard working player & would have stuck with the Pistons if they weren’t so deep at his position. He can play.
Like Cook a lot. Exactly what the Bulls need, a back up power forward. Was surprised. Thought the Pistons had found a diamond in the rough.