05-08-2021, 09:56 AM
(This post was last modified: 05-08-2021, 10:08 AM by DanSchwartzgan.)
(05-08-2021, 08:41 AM)StrandedOnBeauboisHill Wrote: Just a heads up but it has been widely reported that Lavine is expected to forego his extension.
"widely reported" means a guy at Bleacher Report named A. Sherrod Blakely (who is based in Boston) wrote a story and other outlets (as often happens) picked up a line and created an "expected to forego" story. Here is the line:
"That's why rival executives anticipate the Bulls will try to lock up LaVine with a contract extension (he will make $19.5 million this season and next) but know he'll likely let his deal lapse, become an unrestricted free agent and sign what will be a more lucrative multiyear max pact."
There is no mention in Blakely's story of the possibility of renegotiating LaVine's 21/22 deal and max extending off of that. If fact, I'm not sure, based on the story he wrote, that he's even aware of the possibility. The story isn't really about LaVine's future with the team other than to say the trade for Vucevic sends a clear message Chicago wants to win. The impact of the Vuc. deal on Markkanen gets much more word count than the impact on LaVine.