Bulls Sign Joshua Primo To Exhibit 10 Contract

The Bulls are signing free agent guard Joshua Primo to an Exhibit 10 contract, reports Darnell Mayberry of The Athletic (via Twitter). The move is now official, the team confirmed in a press release (Twitter link via K.C. Johnson of The Chicago Sports Network).

The No. 12 overall pick of the 2021 draft, Primo spent his rookie season with the Spurs, appearing in 50 regular season games (19.3 minutes per contest) while averaging 5.8 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists on .374/.307/.746 shooting.

About a week into his second season, he was waived by San Antonio for “inappropriate and offensive behavior by exposing himself to women.” The NBA imposed a four-game suspension in response to Primo’s behavior, which allegedly included multiple incidents with a long-time sports psychologist who worked for the Spurs during his time with the organization.

Primo missed the rest of the 2022/23 campaign after being cut by the Spurs. He caught on with the Clippers last fall, initially on a two-way contract (he served the suspension at the beginning of last season). Primo was converted to a standard deal in November, but he only appeared in two NBA games for Los Angeles, which released him on the final day of the ’23/24 regular season.

Primo, 21, spent most of last season in the NBA G League with the Clippers’ affiliate, averaging 16.7 points, 3.9 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.1 steals on .469/.369/.758 shooting in 30 regular season contests (30.9 minutes).

The former Alabama guard suffered a stress fracture in the navicular bone of his left ankle in April, which limited his basketball activities this offseason. According to Mayberry, Primo is expected to be released by Chicago and will head to the team’s NBAGL affiliate, the Windy City Bulls, as he continues to rehab from the injury.

Assuming Primo is waived before the season begins and spends at least 60 days with Windy City, the Exhibit 10 language in his contract would entitle him to a bonus worth up to $77.5K on top of his regular NBAGL salary.

After signing Primo, the Bulls are now at the offseason limit of 21 players under contract.