After a career season statistically in 2025-26, Naji Marshall has nearly doubled his salary with a new three-year deal in excess of $50 million. Marshall was entering the final season of his original three-year Dallas deal at $9.4 million. The spoils of Marshall’s Mavericks contract extension also stem from being a reliable veteran complement to 2025-26 NBA rookie-of-the-year Cooper Flagg. The Bulls should also follow in the footsteps of the Mavericks and quickly secure a long-term veteran to complement Wilson’s rookie contract timeline. While it’s true that Powell is a well-established, NBA champion veteran, there’s also a reasonable outcome in which Powell is not on the Bulls roster beyond the 2026-27 NBA season, given the short-term structure of his Bulls contract.