Zach LaVine said from the beginning of the 2022 offseason that he planned to approach his first-ever unrestricted free agency with an open mind. In the end, that process brought him back to the Chicago Bulls.
On the second day of free agency, LaVine agreed to a five-year, $215.2 million contract with the team, representing the maximum years and monetary value he was eligible for, NBC Sports Chicago confirmed Friday morning. The fifth-year will be a player option.
That contract will begin with a first-year salary of $37.1 million, a sizable raise from the $19.5 million he earned annually on his previous contract, a four-year, $78 million deal originally signed with the Sacramento Kings as a restricted free agent, and later matched by the Bulls.
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