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Caleb WilsonChicago Bulls · #8

Forward · 6'8", 210 lb · North Carolina

Caleb Wilson is a forward the Chicago Bulls selected 4th overall in the 2026 NBA draft out of North Carolina. An incoming rookie who makes his NBA debut in 2026-27 — projected role, ratings and outlook.

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Caleb Wilson
Season avg— · no NBA seasons yet — prospect
Career avg— · career line pending debut
Live win probabilityBulls 56%
Balladex model · projected 120–119 · 100.2 pace
Tonight's projectionmodel
15.3pts
4.5reb
1.8ast
56%win
Tonight's matchup · who he'll mainly guardhead-to-head
Caleb Wilson
Chicago Bulls · Forward
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Evan Mobley
Cleveland Cavaliers · Strong defender
Category breakout
Head-to-head history
Home/away splits from recent games; live grades from the DNA model.
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Scouting report

Caleb Wilson — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.

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Two-way wing prospect · Impact 48
Caleb Wilson is a forward the Chicago Bulls selected 4th overall in the 2026 NBA draft out of North Carolina. An incoming rookie who makes his NBA deb
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Offense
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Defense
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Feel / IQ
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Playmaking
Below average creator
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Scoring
Average scorer
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Rebounding
Below average on the glass
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3PT / spacing
Below average spacing
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Perimeter D
Below average on the perimeter
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Paint / rim D
Below average at the rim
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Clutch
Below average late
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Athleticism
Average tools
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Basketball IQ
Reads the game
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Durability
Availability
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Act II

Where Caleb Wilson stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
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Nikola Jokić Denver Nuggets▬
44%
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Giannis Antetokounmpo Miami Heat▬
23%
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Oklahoma City Thunder▬
19%
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Luka Doncic Los Angeles Lakers▬
6%
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Kyrie Irving Dallas Mavericks▬
3%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #306 of 384 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
48Impact index
77Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file1
#4 2026 Draft pick
Stat explorer

Caleb Wilson — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Scoring
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Playmaking
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Rebounding
0.0 RPG
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Shooting
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The engine

How the model sees Caleb Wilson

Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected next season  confidence
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 0-season history below.
What moves the points line vs last season
Everything it reads
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0 seasons of per-minute rates
every box line, minutes-normalized
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Recency × games-played weight
recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline
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Weighted least-squares trend
his own trajectory, read season over season
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Per-stat aging curves
age — — applied per stat
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Live role context
usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present
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Durability signal
GP last 3: — → games & confidence
health
The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified

Caleb Wilson career stats, season by season

Source: Basketball-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers Tonight's projection, EraLab, and the role simulator — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = MVP / Championship season · hover any bar. Real per-game data; per-36 & totals derived.
EraLab · the stat time machinenovel
Re-express a season in today's pace-and-space.
—raw PPG
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—in 2026 pace
why
Player DNA + compssimilarity model
Scoring map · clickable zonesShotChart
Team-tinted. Modeled where tracking data is absent.
Role simulatorpowered by GM engine
Change the roster around him — his projection updates live.
Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.
Context

Are the Chicago Bulls built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

29–53proj record
#11conf seed
-4.5net rtg
112.5off rtg
117def rtg
1%playoff odds
Roster delta · what changed
Aggressive hedge & help — Hedges hard on ball screens and rotates aggressive help from the weak side. Core trending steady. Defensive anchors: Isaac Okoro, Nic Claxton.
How his role moves
Projected 29–53, 11th in the East. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
48 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
1 accolades
#4 2026 Draft pick
Act IV

The Ballad of Caleb Wilson

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

The beginning

Caleb Wilson is an incoming 2026 first-round rookie forward for the Chicago Bulls.

Chicago Bulls

Turning pro

Drafted 4th overall, 2026 as a Forward.

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Caleb Wilson was the 4th pick of the 2026 NBA draft, headed to the Chicago Bulls out of North Carolina.

Chapter

He hasn't played an NBA game yet — his debut comes in 2026-27. Everything here is a Balladex prospect projection until real box scores arrive.

Where things stand

An incoming forward who debuts in 2026-27.

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Wilson's story
The documentary, narrated

Off the court

Measurables
Active
Height
6'8"
Weight
210 lb
Draft
4th overall, 2026
Born
North Carolina
Jersey
#8
Beyond the game

Wilson joins the Chicago Bulls as part of the 2026 rookie class, out of North Carolina.

The person

An incoming 2026 first-round forward out of North Carolina.

Incoming
Unproven
North Carolina
FAQ

Caleb Wilson — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Caleb Wilson, answered.

Where was Caleb Wilson drafted?
Caleb Wilson was selected 4th overall by the Chicago Bulls in the 2026 NBA draft, out of North Carolina.
Does Wilson have NBA stats yet?
Not yet — he's an incoming rookie who debuts in the 2026-27 season. The ratings and outlook here are clearly-labeled Balladex projections until real box scores arrive.
Caleb Wilson career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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