Bulls’ Second-Round Sleepers for 2026 Draft: Five to Watch

Chicago, after a flurry of pre-draft moves that included Caleb Wilson at No. 4 and Dailyn Swain at No. 15, plus a three-team deal that shipped Mouhamadou Gueye and Nicolas Claxton, heads into the second round with picks 38 and 56. The piece spotlights five sleepers—Maliq Brown (Duke), Baba Miller (Cincinnati), Richie Saunders (BYU), Izaiyah Nelson (South Florida), and Dillon Mitchell (St. John’s)—as fits for Chicago’s defensive, athletic profile with upside, even as other late-round names were also considered.