The Bulls have made it official with first-round pick Lauri Markkanen, announcing today in a press release that they’ve signed the former Arizona big man to his rookie contract.
Markkanen, this year’s seventh overall pick, was acquired by the Bulls from the Timberwolves in the Jimmy Butler blockbuster, heading to Chicago along with Kris Dunn and Zach LaVine in exchange for Butler and the 16th overall pick (Justin Patton).
Markkanen’s new deal, which will feature two guaranteed years followed by two team options, figures to pay him $3.822MM in year one, and about $20.39MM over the full four years, as our rookie scale chart shows. Those figures assume he signed for 120% of the rookie scale amount, which virtually every first-rounder does.
Assuming he plays out his full deal, Markkanen will be eligible for an extension in the 2020 offseason, and could become a restricted free agent in 2021 if he doesn’t re-up the year before.
Where’s Dionis is this guy HoF potential or what? You previously told me this draft would turn out 25 great players…
Lmfao he loves markkanen, just you wait
Markkanen is going to be the next Dirk right? 30 ppg off the bat
Nah dude he’s super Dirk. I’m thinking 37 PPG shooting 57% from 3…
When they describe a 7 footer as a good shooter I think the term soft? Discuss?
Kelly Olynyk without the tendency to rip out someone’s arm
Another wasted pick. I have zero faith in a rebuild conducted by GarPax. They’ll get a top 3 pick next year and @%$& it up. Where is the accountability in this organization?
Agree. I actually like the moves that have been made so far, but they only did it because fans are going crazy (rightfully so) and are threatening to boycott.
This organization could f u k up a cup of coffee. It’s just poorly-run, and there’s no player development.
If these same moves were made in San Antonio, all of these guys would probably be all-stars, after 2 years.