🚨 The Chicago Bulls officially have their new head coach, and now the rebuild enters its next phase. Haize breaks down what Tiago Splitter brings to Chicago from a coaching style, player development, roster fit, and 2026 NBA Draft perspective.

Splitter arrives after leading the Portland Trail Blazers to a 42-40 record and playoff appearance as interim head coach, bringing a development-first approach, European-influenced ball movement, defensive accountability, and structured offensive freedom to a young Bulls roster built around Josh Giddey, Matas Buzelis, Rob Dillingham, Noa Essengue, Leonard Miller, Patrick Williams and more.

Haize also looks at which current Bulls fit best in Splitter’s system, which players may have the toughest adjustment, and how Bryson Graham’s SLAP philosophy — size, length, athleticism and physicality — connects with Splitter’s vision.

Then, the conversation shifts to the 2026 NBA Draft. With the Bulls holding picks No. 4, No. 15, No. 38 and No. 56, could Caleb Wilson be the perfect prospect for Splitter to develop? And which players make the most sense at No. 15 and No. 38? Haize breaks down Morez Johnson Jr., Aday Mara, Labaron Philon Jr., Jayden Quaintance, Yaxel Lendeborg, Trevon Brazile, Zuby Ejiofor and Emanuel Sharp.

This is the start of a new era in Chicago. The coach is here. The picks are coming. Now the Bulls have to build the right way.

📌 Topics include:

• Tiago Splitter’s coaching style
• How Splitter fits the Bulls rebuild
• Best and worst roster fits under Splitter
• Why Caleb Wilson could benefit from this hire
• Bulls draft targets at No. 15 and No. 38
• Bryson Graham’s SLAP philosophy
• How Chicago can build around Giddey, Matas and Wilson

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