Oklahoma City Thunder guard Tre Mann (23) drives to the basket between San Antonio Spurs guard Josh Primo (11) and center Gorgui Dieng (41) during the second half at AT&T Center. Mandatory Credit: Scott Wachter-Imagn Images Scott Wachter-Imagn Images

Former NBA Lottery Pick Signs With Chicago Bulls

Originally posted on Chicago Bulls on SI
By Farbod Esnaashari | Last updated Oct 3, 2024 2:09 PM ET

The Chicago Bulls waived rookie Marcus Domask yesterday, but have added a new player in his place. According to Michael Scotto from Hoopshype and Darnell Mayberry of The Athletic, the Chicago Bulls have agreed to an Exhibit 10 deal with guard Josh Primo.

The Chicago Bulls are bringing in Josh Primo, the 12th pick in 2021, on an Exhibit-10 contract, a source tells @TheAthletic.

Primo is expected to join the Windy City Bulls as he rehabs an injury and works toward an NBA return.
— Darnell Mayberry (@DarnellMayberry) October 3, 2024

Primo is expected to join the Windy City Bulls as he still rehabs from a lower leg injury. Last season, Primo was a member of the LA Clippers where he only played two games and averaged 1.0 points on 5 minutes a game. Prior to that, Primo spent two seasons with the San Antonio Spurs, where he was picked 12th overall in the 2021 draft.

As a rookie on the Spurs, Primo showed promise, averaging 5.8 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 1.6 assists on 37/31/75 shooting from the field. On October 28, 2022, Primo was waived by the Spurs for allegedly exposing himself to several women. In November, the Spurs' sports psychologist filed a lawsuit against both Josh Primo and the team.

NBA probe found Primo "engaged in inappropriate and offensive behavior by exposing himself to women. Primo maintains that his conduct was not intentional, and the league did not find evidence that he engaged in any sexual or other misconduct apart from these brief exposures."
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) September 29, 2023

In all likelihood, it's hard to see how Josh Primo would earn meaningful minutes on the Chicago Bulls unless the team were to become decimated by injuries. Considering he only barely played two games on the LA Clippers last season, one could see the same thing happening with the Chicago Bulls this season. Regardless, it seems like teams still haven't given up on his potential.

This article first appeared on Chicago Bulls on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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