French forward Noa Essengue will undergo surgery on his left shoulder and miss the remainder of the 2025-26 season.

Billy Donovan, the head coach of the Chicago Bulls , updated the status of his player on Wednesday, before a meeting with the Brooklyn Nets in United Center .

“I think the recommendation was to get it fixed now instead of waiting, because it’s something that could continue to be a problem for him,” explained the 60-year-old play-caller in a pregame press conference.

Coming out of ratiopharm Ulm, Essengue was selected with the 12th overall pick of the 2025 NBA draft presented by State Farm. In the NBA with the Bulls, he was limited to two appearances and a total of six minutes, missing all three attempts for his first points. In four G League appearances with the Windy

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