Javon Freeman-Liberty has been the Chicago Bulls’ most consistent player throughout the 2025 NBA Summer League and is inching his way closer to a potential roster spot. With Ayo Dosunmu set to be an unrestricted free agent after 2025-26, Freeman-Liberty could be in line for an expanded role on head coach Billy Donovan’s bench.
Chicago is still expected to sign Josh Giddey to a lucrative new deal this summer. Coby White is in line for a huge extension next summer. That leaves Dosunmu in a precarious position as a presumably expensive third guard, and one who could be trade bait at this year’s deadline. But when healthy, the Illinois native is a valuable piece as an on-ball defender and combo guard. Someone will need to fill that role if he departs.
Freeman-Liberty is proving during summer league that he’s capable of being that guy — but he’s not just a July standout.
Javon Freeman-Liberty is ready for an NBA role with the Chicago Bulls
Among all players who’ve appeared in all three games in Las Vegas, Freeman-Liberty is 12th in scoring at 20.0 points per game. The 6-foot-4 guard is shooting 36.4 percent from three, getting to the free-throw line 9.0 times and connecting on 81.5 percent of those charity attempts.
He’s been Chicago’s leading scorer in two of the team’s three games, and when he was overshadowed in the scoring column by Matas Buzelis and Noa Essengue in a win over the Indiana Pacers, he stuffed the stat sheet with 18 points, eight rebounds, five assists and two steals.
The 25-year-old has had two stints with the Bulls organization, the first coming after he went undrafted and the second in 2023-24. He’s appeared in 49 G League contests throughout his pro career, 27 of them coming with the Windy City Bulls. Across those 49 games, Freeman-Liberty has averages of 20.9 points, 6.4 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.2 steals with shooting splits of 46/36/76.
The Chicago native was an All-Big East performer with DePaul and an All-Missouri Valley Conference standout with Valparaiso. He was twice named to the All-Defense team in the MVC, and with his 6-foot-9 wingspan and functional athleticism, has been a stout defender at every level.
Comparing Freeman-Liberty to Dosunmu, given the latter’s established track record in the NBA, is somewhat unfair, but the two have similar measurements and skill sets. If Dosunmu leaves the Bulls at some point in the next calendar year, Freeman-Liberty has proven, both in summer league and the G League, that he’s capable of filling a Dosunmu-type role at a much more palatable price.
