[Charania] The Chicago Bulls and center Nikola Vucevic are nearing a three-year, $60 million contract extension, league sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium.
The Chicago Bulls and center Nikola Vucevic are nearing a three-year, $60 million contract extension, league sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. pic.twitter.com/xYo9vF0Gk1
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 28, 2023
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So no rebuild..
Not a terrible deal all things considered. Welcome back, Vuc!
Hate how complacent this franchise is. I guess it’s not a bad deal money wise but looks like we’re running it back.
This is fine value but I really hope we can move on from DeMar or Zach (would much prefer we move DeMar) and properly rebuild
Great value for an above average starter, and we weren’t gonna get a better center in FA. I’ll take it.
3 years on that salary also makes the contract very tradeable should we decide to go full rebuild.
Running it back
Good deal, easily tradeable.
Didn’t lose him for nothing! Hang the banner!
This is expected but if Zach/Demar/Vuc are all on the team next year I’ll actually be speechless lol
mannnnnn
Pro strats. Announce you’ll sign a hometown deal then just ask for your market value lmao.
Glad to have the big man back
waiting to see if the 3rd year is partially guaranteed (or better yet a team option)
edit: lol why would any Bulls fan be against this deal being better for the Bulls
Why why why? Why, God, why. No please no. Why
East conference play-in bound 😤
Oof, 20 a year?
This is actually insane wtf are we doing
Great value
Tbf maybe my favorite aspect of last season was Vuc repeatedly hitting wild clutch threes in crunch time
The carrot and the stick. Gotta keep the (dumb) fans entertained, playing meaningful basketball towards the end of the season. That’s the only goal. – Jerry Reinsdorf
3x what we we paid Pau Gasol in 2014. They basically have the same stats. Since the salary cap has only doubled since 2014 then this is a bad contract.
Reasonable deal, I hope we have a team option year 3.
If it wasn’t the Bulls, I’d say they kept a good trade asset. Can’t let him walk for nothing after losing draft picks. But we’re probably just running it back 😪
Nice. That’s a very solid contract. And Vuc has improved each year with us as he’s gotten comfortable. I really wouldn’t be surprised if he continues to improve.
Gonna be an amazing day when this guy is no longer on the team.
CONTINUITY BAYBEE, WE OUT HERE PLAYIN IN
Great value. Bulls need to trade Demar and add role players around Lavine and Vooch, give P Will more opportunities. Doesn’t real make us much better but it gives us a better outlook
If ball never gets hurt this team is 4th in the East. I actually thought they would be fine with deorzan
Hopefully it’s back loaded. I don’t get the let him walk comments in this thread lmfao.
We got robbed in the Vuc trade but letting him walk would be a brain dead move. Atleast we still have him on a reasonable deal so he’s still an asset and we can salvage something in the future if we want to
That is a damn good deal all things considered
Great signing, woohooo
It’s all about setting incredibly low expectations so you don’t get disappointed. I expected 22.5M a year or thereabouts, 20M looks good to me.
Don’t go puking now
🤷♂️
Look, I didn’t particularly want him back, but it was either this contract or he walks for nothing and that Orlando trade ends up looking that much worse
This team still has absolutely no identity, vision, or direction and I don’t think I have faith in AKME anymore to successfully set up any one of those.
Zach/Demar, one of them has to go. We need a point guard. I personally would keep Zach cause he’s younger but I’m not sure if Demar has any real value.
Hoping that when full details come out that the 3rd year is only a partial guarantee