MARCH 23: Green has officially signed his 10-day contract with the Bulls, according to a press release from the team.
MARCH 22: The Bulls plan to sign free agent wing Javonte Green to a 10-day contract, sources tell Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN (Twitter link).
It will be a reunion between the two sides, as Green spent parts of three seasons with Chicago, most recently in 2022/23. The 30-year-old was limited to 32 games last season due to a knee injury, which required surgery.
Green signed a training camp deal with Golden State in October, but was waived a few days later. He has appeared in 10 regular season games with the Warriors’ G League affiliate in Santa Cruz in ’23/24, averaging 12.8 PPG, 6.8 RPG and 1.3 SPG on .489/.355/.824 shooting in 22.2 MPG.
Green, who went undrafted in 2015 out of Radford and spent four years playing professionally in Europe before catching on with Boston in 2019, averaged 6.5 PPG, 3.8 RPG and 0.9 SPG on .547/.360/.780 shooting in 97 games with the Bulls from 2021-23 (46 starts, 20.6 MPG). He’s known as a strong athlete and defender who plays bigger than his size, somewhat similar to Gary Payton II.
The Bulls currently have a full 18-man roster, but Lonzo Ball, Zach LaVine and Patrick Williams have been ruled out for the season, and rookie Julian Phillips is expected to miss at least two weeks with a foot issue. That means Green will almost certainly be signed via the hardship exception.
As a four-year veteran, Green will earn $124,425 over the course of his 10 days with the Bulls.
They should sign Victor Oladipo and Marcus Morris (if he clears)
Morris isn’t clearing, and Oladipo sucks
I appreciate it
Why?
They need a PF instead!
He played as pf with the bulls…very undersized pf… Bd like small players,i bet you knew it. Poor poor Drummond. Bd should give him more minutes.
“…there’s five Javonte Greens out there”.
i’m happy that they’ve shown him some love by looking out for him….. and i hope that he’s finally back healthy again
i’m glad that they’re looking out for him, and i hope that he’s finally back to being completely healthy again