The Bulls eventually failed to catch the last train of the playoffs, Butler and Strus both 30+, while the Bulls LaVine scored only 15 points on 6-of-21 shooting in key games, and 5 turnovers, LaVine took the top salary, but the performance was very premium, and also became the object of criticism from Bulls fans, only DeRozan scored 20+ points on the team, Vucevic played 35 minutes, only 9 rebounds, not a single frontcourt rebound, the Bulls may rebuild in the offseason, LaVine will become the main trade chip, Now the team should also regret offering a 215 million maximum salary contract, and it is a bit difficult to send away.
The Bulls have another person who has to mention such a performance, that is, starter Beverley, who played 26 minutes in this key game, scored 0 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists, and committed 4 fouls, joined the Bulls to play all 22 games to start, averaging 5.8 points, 5 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game, shooting only 39% from the field and 30.9% from three-point range, which is too low for a team's starting guard, and even inferior to the performance of the bench. Although Beverley is known for his defense, as he gets older, his defensive efficiency is not as good as before, and his explosiveness has dropped a lot, and now he not only contributes little on the defensive end, but also averages 3 fouls per game.
According to media reports, Beverley's contract expires this summer, the Bulls still want to continue to work with him, executives revealed that the team provided a 2-year contract of about 16 million, with an average annual salary of 8 million, but the Beverley team is not satisfied, he wants to seek a 10 million level contract, 3 years 40 million is to pursue the renewal goal. Beverley will be 35 years old next season, and he can not provide much for the team, or even useless, especially the ups and downs on the field, 8 million annual salary is actually not low, but Beverley wants to seek the last big contract of his career, but his performance with the Bulls has made his value drop.
Beverley is not only defensive hard, but also famous for defense, and his mouth is also very poisonous off the court, and he has a spat with many All-Star superstar-level players, but this is how he survives in the league, otherwise he would not have been able to play in the league for 11 years, especially after being traded by the Lakers, saying that he would definitely eliminate the Lakers, but he missed the playoffs. Many media people feel that Beverley may have to accept a base salary contract next year, even if the salary cap rises, Beverley's salary is difficult to exceed 10 million, now even a base salary is not worth it, played 67 games this season, efficiency has dropped significantly, the average efficiency value is minus 1.
Beverley really doesn't deserve to sign a multi-million contract, especially as he gets older, who else can he defend against when he turns 35 next season? The offensive end basically did not contribute, only 1 of 9 in the two play-off games, the court is not looking at the mouth to win, in the end it is still about efficiency, 2 years 16 million is really not low for him, the probability of seeking a three-year annual salary is very small and very small, as some media people said, Beverley has to calmly accept next season's base salary contract, and even no one cares.