The Bulls tab Norman Powell

The Chicago Bulls have signed 33-year-old Jamaican international 6-4 shooting guard Norman Powell from UCLA for the upcoming season. Powell, who most recently played for the Miami Heat, averaged 21.6ppg, 3.5rpg, 2.4apg, and 1.1spg in 59 NBA games last season. He was voted to the NBA All-Star Game, marking a successful year in his career. Prior to his time with the Heat, Powell played for the Clippers for three seasons between 2022-25.
In 2015, he was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks in the second round (46th overall). He graduated from the University of California at Los Angeles, and it will be his twelfth season in pro basketball. Powell has been regularly called to the Jamaican Senior National Team since 2025.
He has spent his entire career in the NBA playing for three other teams: the Portland Trail Blazers, the Toronto Raptors, and the Raptors 905 Mississauga.
Powell won the NBA Pacific Division championship title in 2024.