Chicago Bulls Announce Signing Of Former McDonald's All-American

The Chicago Bulls have signed a new player.

Feb 25, 2024; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; Chicago Bulls head coach Billy Donovan talks to the media before the game against the New Orleans Pelicans at Smoothie King Center. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports / Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports

DJ Steward played in the 2024-25 NBA Summer League for the Chicago Bulls.

The former McDonald's All-American averaged 17.4 points, 3.0 rebounds, 6.4 assists and 1.4 steals per contest while shooting 47.0% from the field and 40.0% from the three-point range in five games.

On Sunday, the Chicago Bulls announced that they have signed Steward to a two-way deal.

Via Bulls.com: "The Chicago Bulls announced today the team has signed guard DJ Steward to a two-way contract."

OFFICIAL: We have signed Chicago’s own DJ Steward to a two-way contract.

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— Chicago Bulls (@chicagobulls) July 21, 2024

Steward played his one season of college basketball at Duke.

During that year, he averaged 13.0 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.1 steals per contest while shooting 42.6% from the field and 34.1% from the three-point range in 24 games.

ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski first reported the signing.

Via Wojnarowski: "Another Chicago-area player for the Bulls. Steward was a blue-chip recruit for Duke in 2020 and undrafted as a one-and-done in 2021. He’s had stops with Kings and Celtics G League teams."

Another Chicago-area player for the Bulls. Steward was a blue-chip recruit for Duke in 2020 and undrafted as a one-and-done in 2021. He’s had stops with Kings and Celtics G League teams.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 21, 2024

Steward has never appeared in an NBA regular season game but is coming off an excellent G League season with the Maine Celtics.

He averaged 19.4 points, 4.8 rebounds and 4.0 assists per contest while shooting 47.6% from the field and 35.8% from the three-point range in 32 games (five starts).

Oct 19, 2023; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; Charlotte Hornets forward Brandon Miller (24) tries to work the ball past Boston Celtics guard DJ Steward (26) during the second half at Spectrum Center. Mandatory Credit: Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports / Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports

As for the Bulls, they are coming off a year where they were the ninth seed in the Eastern Conference with a 39-43 record.

They lost to the Miami Heat in the play-in tournament, so they missed the NBA playoffs.