Former Hawkeye Tyler Cook signs with Chicago Bulls

3rd-year pro joins his 5th NBA team

Sep. 8, 2021 4:12 pm, Updated: Sep. 8, 2021 4:54 pm

Tyler Cook (right), then a Detroit Piston, beats Charlotte Hornets center Bismack Biyombo to the ball during an NBA game in Charlotte, N.C., last May 1. (Nell Redmond/Associated Press)

Former Iowa forward Tyler Cook has signed a training camp contract with the NBA’s Chicago Bulls.

The Bulls have 13 players on guaranteed contracts and another on a two-way deal, so they have three spots available on their 17-man regular-season roster.

Cook played for the Cleveland Cavaliers and Denver Nuggets as a rookie in the 2019-20 season, and was with the Brooklyn Nets and Detroit Pistons last season.

In 32 total games last season, Cook averaged 4.9 points and 13.7 minutes.

Terms of Cook’s deal weren’t announced. Former Iowa State guard Matt Thomas signed a non-guaranteed contract with the Bulls this week. Thomas is a two-year NBA veteran who played with the Toronto Raptors and Utah Jazz last season.

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