Chicago Bulls two-way guard Jaylin Sellers is arriving in the NBA with a story that already feels bigger than a standard rookie path.
Sellers went undrafted at the end of the 2026 NBA Draft, after a college career that stretched across three programs - Ball State, UCF and Providence - over three NCAA seasons. Not long after the second round wrapped, he landed a two-way contract with Chicago.
That deal came after Sellers flashed plenty of promise during the Bulls’ 2026 summer league run. But the newest glimpse into who he is came Monday, when he posted an approximately 23-minute YouTube video tracing the pre-draft grind that led to Chicago’s offer. The video includes NSFW language.
The footage gives a clear look at how Sellers was living in the lead-up to the draft: workouts, jump shots, layup drills and defensive reps against his little brother. It also shows how central faith was to his process, with Sellers speaking openly about praying through the whole experience.
What makes the video hit is the mix of work and vulnerability. Sellers talks through the emotions of chasing the league while the camera catches the people around him - the ones who helped carry him there.
Randy, his strength and conditioning coach, is there. So is his mother, front and center at the draft party.
Friends and family fill the room with support, praise and gifts.
The draft party itself carries a heavy emotional weight. The video memorializes lost figures in Sellers’ life, while also capturing the sting of watching pick after pick come off the board without his name being called. Sixty names went before him, and the room had to sit with that reality even as everyone kept believing.
Then comes the release. After the draft ends, Sellers gets a phone call from Chicago Bulls vice president of player personnel Acie Law.
The message is direct: the Bulls want to offer him a two-way contract. The disappointment disappears in an instant, replaced by celebration.
Now Sellers heads into Bulls training camp for the 2026-27 season with a real opening in front of him. The obvious goal is to keep developing and eventually earn a standard NBA contract. But there’s another lane here too: winning over Bulls fans.
His style gives him a shot. Tough defense, maximum effort on offense and the kind of edge Chicago crowds usually embrace - that’s the formula. Add in the passion he showed throughout the documentary, and Sellers has the kind of profile that can turn a two-way player into a fan favorite fast.
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