According to Chicago Sun-Times reporter Joe Cowley, the Bulls intended to extend the contract with the team's interior general Nikoravucevic and offered a 3-year $60 million contract, but was rejected by Vučević's team. And Vucevic hopes to get a contract worth $100 million for 4 years and a decreasing salary like the contract he signed in 2019, and the two sides are still in further negotiations!
The 32-year-old Vucevic, who is in his contract year, has an annual salary of $22 million, and his current contract is renewed in 2019 for four years and $100 million, with a starting salary of $28 million, decreasing year by year. So far this season, Vucevic has played in 71 games for the Bulls, averaging 34.3 minutes per game, 17.8 points, 11.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 0.7 steals and 0.8 blocks, shooting 51.1% from the field, 35% from three-point range and 82.7% from the free-throw line. The performance is very stable, it can be called two pairs of machines! Vučević, who is 2.08 meters tall, has excellent rebounding awareness, has a wealth of offensive skills, can not only play low-post singles, but also block and eat cakes, can also pull outside the three-point line for long-range shooting, and also has certain ability to respond, he has all the skills of the inside line in the small-ball era!
In terms of performance this season alone, Vučević's asking price of $100 million in four years is still relatively conscientious, after all, in this league full of big contracts, this price is already fair. And the reason why the Bulls reported 3 years 60 million, there are also their considerations, after all, Vucevic is 32 years old, the next contract execution will be 33 years old, slow feet, the defensive end is slightly insufficient and hard, although the offensive end does have a great threat, but the defensive end is also easy to target, although the data is gorgeous and comprehensive, but it is difficult to help the team get a better record.
So far this season, the Bulls have a 34-37 record, 10th in the East, and are in the playoffs playoffs, with DeRozan, LaVine and Vucevic Bulls who have struggled to do so. Last season's Bulls also played the first record in the East, but this season it has dropped significantly, both because of the player's continued season reimbursement and the team's star quality, although DeRozan, LaVine and Vucevic all have good quality and can get dazzling statistics, but they cannot be fulfilled into team records. The Bulls already gave LaVinne a five-year, $215 million super-cap contract last offseason, and DeRozan's contract expires next summer, and the team has to reserve space to renew him. Coupled with the 4-year 80 million contract of the ball brother who continues to be reimbursed due to injury, the Bulls can obviously use Vucevic with limited resources, which also puts the Bulls in a dilemma!
From the current situation, Vucevic is the easiest to give up, whether it is age or the impact on the team, Vucevic does not have the advantage, now he belongs to the kind of killing a thousand self-damage eight hundred, the Bulls want to have a higher breakthrough, obviously Vucevic is not a good choice. Before the trade deadline this season, Vucevic was put on the shelf by the Bulls for a time, but did not receive the desired offer chip, resulting in a stranded trade. The Bulls are expected to choose to give Vucevic access to free agency after the season, listen to offers from other teams, and then decide whether to match or not.
How much do you think Vučević's contract extension is worth this season?