According to NBA Famer Shams and ESPN reporter Jamal Collier, Trick Williams returns to the Bulls for five years and $90 million with a final player option. Pawe was the No. 4 pick in 2020, and his original rookie contract (four years, $32.1 million) expires this summer. Carefully calculated, Pa Wei's average salary is $18 million, do you think it's worth it?
In the 2023 offseason, Pawe is eligible for an early contract extension with the Bulls. At that time, the Bulls offered a contract extension with an average salary of 16 million, which was rejected by Pawe! He wants a four-year, $90 million, or even bigger contract extension! Why is Pawei lowering the asking price now, from 90 million in 4 years to 90 million in 5 years? It has to do with his injuries.
On January 26 of this year, Pawé suffered bone edema in his left foot and underwent surgery in February and was reimbursed for the season. In the 2023-24 season, Pawe played 43 regular-season games with the Bulls, 30 of which were starts. He averaged 27.3 minutes per game, 10 points, 3.9 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.8 blocks while shooting 44.3%, 39.9% and 78.8% from three.
Pavey played a total of 213 regular-season games, 175 of which were starts. He averaged 27.7 minutes per game, 9.7 points, 4.2 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.7 blocks while shooting 46.9% from the field, 41% from three-point range and 78% from the free throw line. This attendance rate is relatively low, and Huazi in the same class has played 302 regular season games.
This offseason, the NBA's hundreds of millions of contracts are flying all over the sky, and the Bulls can reduce the price to 90 million in five years, which is already considered a success. Pawe is the first player in Bulls history since Korver to hit 200+ three-pointers on 40+% three-point shooting. Pavey's shooting percentage is not low, but in today's league, the average of 10+4 per game is a bit insufficient.
Pa Wei was born on August 26, 2001, with a height of 2.01 meters and an arm span of 2.11 meters. In his senior season, he averaged 22 points, 9 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 2.8 blocks per game, was named a four-star high school student, and joined Florida State University after graduating in the summer of 2019. Pavey's starting point is not high, but his style of play is more suitable for modern basketball trends.
In his freshman season, Pawe averaged 22.5 minutes per game in the NCAA, scoring 9.2 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 block, shooting 45.9%, 32% and 83.8% from three. Pavey's draft templates are Leonard and Anunoby, the best 3-and-D forwards. In the 2020 draft, Pawe's pick was second only to Huazi, Wiseman, and Three-Ball.
Pawe is also the highest-picked rookie by the Bulls since Rose in 2008. But then again, the Bulls' rookie development hasn't been successful in recent seasons. In the 2017 draft, the Bulls selected Markkanen with the 7th pick in the first round, but sent him to the Cavaliers after his rookie contract expired, and he was trained for four years for nothing.
Pavey averaged 9.2 points, 4.6 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 0.9 steals, 0.7 blocks and 1.4 turnovers per game in his rookie season, shooting 48.3%, 39.1% and 72.8% from three. Compare that to his stats this season, and there has been little improvement in four years. If you change teams, maybe Pawe's stats and development will be better, what do you think?