The Bulls are over the season, but they still have a lot to do next. The first thing they have to face is to renew lavin. LaVine's contract expired at the end of the season and he became a full free agent. Bulls vice president of basketball operations Karni Shovas said in an interview that the Bulls' coaching staff and management hope that Lavin can stay with the Bulls for a long time.
LaVine also spoke about signing the contract in a recent interview. LaVine said he enjoyed his time with the Bulls, but now he is a free agent and will fully enjoy his full free agent status. LaVine said he would meet with the teams and make commercial decisions. Lavine's meaning is obvious, if the Bulls offer a maximum salary, Lavin will definitely stay. But if the Bulls don't pay a maximum salary, they may have to make a business decision.
In the interview, Lavin also talked about the maximum salary contract. Lavin said: "It's important to me. But the salary you get depends on your value. I consider myself the top player in the league, and I think I've proven that over the last four years. But at the same time, Lavin also said that he would not intervene in the negotiations, and he asked Rich Paul to be the agent, that is, he asked Rich Paul to help him negotiate the contract. Lavin said: "I don't think I will go into negotiations. They're going to negotiate with Ritchie. I just sat there and made a decision. ”
LaVine averaged 24.4 points, 4.6 rebounds and 4.5 assists in the regular season this season, shooting 47.6 percent from the field and 38.9 percent from three-point range. He averaged 19.3 points, 5.3 rebounds and 6.0 assists per game in the playoffs, shooting 42.9 percent from the field and 37.5 percent from three-point range. Such a performance is totally worth a top salary. If the Bulls don't give LaVine a maximum salary, I believe there will be many teams willing to give.
Some fans joked: If Lavin and the Bulls can't talk well, go to the Lakers! Of course, this is just the desire of the fans, Lavin and the Bulls negotiations should not be difficult, the Bulls will most likely directly give the maximum salary, at most the years need to be talked about. Even if the Bulls and Lavine don't talk well, the Lakers don't have room to eat Lavin's contract.
Or Lavin and the thick-browed brother to sign first and then change?