Bulls two-way – After going undrafted in 2026, Arizona forward Tobe Awaka is set to sign a two-way deal with the Bulls. The team is also signing Providence guard Jaylin Sellers to a two-way contract, adding two players who come with proven college production—and clear questio
The Bulls didn’t draft either of them in 2026, but they’re moving quickly to bring both into the organization anyway—starting with Arizona forward Tobe Awaka and Providence guard Jaylin Sellers.
Awaka will sign a two-way deal with the Bulls. after going undrafted in 2026. with ESPN’s Shams Charania reporting the agreement via Twitter. The plan also includes a second addition: the Bulls are signing guard Jaylin Sellers out of Providence to a two-way deal. per Dushawn London of 247Sports. via a Twitter link.
Awaka’s path to this moment runs through two programs. He spent the opening of his career in Tennessee before spending his final two collegiate seasons at Arizona. In his last season with the Wildcats, he slid into a reserve role, but it didn’t mute his numbers. Off the bench, he averaged 9.3 points and 9.1 rebounds in 20.8 minutes per game, including 3.5 offensive boards.
His rebounding production helped him finish among the national leaders: he ranked third in the NCAA in total offensive rebounds and eighth in total rebounds. That impact earned him Big 12 Sixth Man of the Year.
The Bulls are also taking a chance on a specific kind of development. Awaka. who is only a 64.7% free throw shooter in his career. experimented with expanding his range this season. going 5-of-12 from three. He’s 6’8″, and his skill set seems to have complicated his draft positioning. He ranked 47th on Jeremy Woo’s big board for ESPN and 72nd in Sam Vecenie’s draft guide for The Athletic. despite Vecenie calling him the best rebounder in the draft class.
Sellers arrives with different momentum—and a heavier backdrop. He is a fifth-year senior who played for Providence after spending his previous two seasons with Central Florida. His 2024/25 season was limited to three games after a severe back injury suffered in the preseason.
When he has been on the court, Sellers’ production has been real. This season, he averaged 18.3 points and 4.2 rebounds, shooting .473/.429/.859. He is a career 39.2% shooter from deep and is known as a talented scorer, even as his impact in other areas has sometimes lagged behind.
His evaluation lines up with that uncertainty. He is ranked 97th on Woo’s board and 79th in Vecenie’s draft guide.
Put together, these two signings don’t look like lottery-ticket randomness. Awaka brings a defined identity—rebounding and bench value that earned Big 12 Sixth Man of the Year—while Sellers brings scoring with a durability question that already showed up in 2024/25 when his back injury cut his season to three games.
For the Bulls. the immediate upside is straightforward: two players. each on a two-way path. who can contribute development minutes while the team looks for a closer match between college production and NBA fit. For both players. the sting of going undrafted in 2026 is met with a faster reality check—one contract at a time.
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Two-way deals are basically tryouts right?
So they didn’t draft them but somehow it’s a smart move? I feel like if they were that good they woulda been picked. Also ESPN Twitter again…
Awaka going 5-of-12 from three is wild for a 64.7% free throw guy though lol. I don’t even know what a “two-way deal” means for minutes, like do they play him in the NBA or is he just bouncing between teams?
This sounds like the Bulls are backdooring the draft with college stats. Like he averaged 9.3 and 9.1 and ranked stuff in offensive rebounds, cool, but free throws matter more than people think. And the “questio” part got cut off on my feed so I’m assuming there’s some big question mark… also why are they signing Providence guy too, is Providence always good at guards or are we just gambling again?