Key Points
- No. 4 pick Caleb Wilson said he expects to win Rookie of the Year.
- Pledged to get Chicago “back where it was.”
- A 6-9 forward who averaged 19.8 points and 9.4 rebounds at North Carolina.
- Invoked Michael Jordan on draft night.
Caleb Wilson is not lacking for confidence. At his introductory press conference Friday, the Chicago Bulls’ No. 4 pick set his bar plainly: “I expect to have Rookie of the Year, honestly.” He paired it with a promise to the city — “making sure that I get this city back to where it was” — days after invoking Michael Jordan, the North Carolina great who defined the franchise, on draft night.
The résumé gives the talk some footing. A 6-foot-9 forward, Wilson averaged 19.8 points on 58% shooting and 9.4 rebounds in his lone season at North Carolina, and scouts pegged him as one of the highest-upside athletes in a deep 2026 class — the one that produced last year’s Cooper Flagg-led rookie wave.
The read: Chicago has spent years in the play-in wilderness, and a rookie willing to say the GOAT’s name out loud is either the jolt a rebuild needs or a headline waiting to age badly. Either way, the Bulls just got their most quotable young player in a decade.
Source: ESPN, Chicago Sun-Times
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