The Bulls have decided to match Sacramento's $78M offer sheet to Zach LaVine, league sources tell ESPN.
https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1015413847866216449?s=21
Yikes!!! So many stupid GMs in the league.
Predictable, though.
I know I'm in the minority, but matching Lavine seems a good move to me. He has upside.
I'm with you. Lavine at 20 million a year doesn't hurt the Bulls. Its not like they could spend that money in a better way.
I don't think people realize how good of an offensive talent Lavine is. He is a pretty good passer and doesn't turn the ball over much. They ran him at point guard a bit the first two years. He probably isn't a point guard, but he has play-making skills.
Also, he is a dynamic shooter -- something that falls by the wayside because he is a dunk champion. He needs to work on his shot selection a bit, but what young scorer doesn't?
Even though he is skinny, his ability to draw fouls it pretty good as well, getting a 44% free throw rate last healthy season in Minny.
This could look like a bargain next year. He might not get to this level, but I think he definitely has the ability to get to 25-27 points a game on a 6-10 Eastern Conference seed team.