Wilson earns his stripes, but the Bulls' injury list is already getting long

Caleb Wilson made the All-Summer League first team and was named the most electric rookie in Las Vegas — not bad for a No. 4 pick still finding his footing at the pro level. Chicago got exactly what it was hoping to see: early confirmation that the cornerstone bet has some real foundation to it.

The timing is a little complicated, though. Wilson is also one of five Bulls currently listed day-to-day, alongside Giddey, Claxton, Okoro, and Smith. These things happen in summer league — the designations are routine, and none of them are expected to linger. But this is a roster that finished 31–52 last season in part because it couldn't stay healthy or deep enough to sustain anything. Vucevic played only 53 games. Giddey missed 23. White appeared in just 30. The pattern is familiar enough that even a mid-July precautionary list warrants a note.

The Bulls rebuilt aggressively this offseason — Claxton via trade, Wilson in the draft, Norman Powell signed to anchor the backcourt. The pieces are better than they were. Training camp health will be the first real test of whether this version of the roster can hold together long enough to find out.