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The Chicago Bulls thought they were making a great deal back in 2021.
They signed Lonzo Ball to be their point guard for the future, and it worked out perfectly at first.
With Ball at the helm, it seemed like that four-year, $80 million contract was a bargain.
Even if his individual numbers weren’t the most impressive, he was the floor general they had craved for years, and they even had the best record in the Eastern Conference.
Unfortunately, that all plummeted when he fell with a knee injury, and it’s been two-and-a-half years since we last saw him on a basketball court.
Nonetheless, that didn’t prevent him from picking up his player option for the upcoming campaign, which was a no-brainer call for him.
As pointed out by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Twitter, the option is worth a whopping $21.4 million.
As expected, Chicago Bulls guard Lonzo Ball has picked up the $21.4 million option on his contract for 2024-2025, sources tell ESPN. Ball has missed the last 2.5 seasons with a knee injury. He signed an original four-year, $80M free agent deal in 2021. pic.twitter.com/KJt3cx2DNs
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) May 4, 2024
Of course, it’s not Ball’s fault that he’s hurt, and there was simply no way that he would leave that much money on the table just because he has barely played for the Bulls.
He’s still gotten every single dime of his contract, and the team has been reluctant to try and void it or move on from him despite clearly not being healthy.
Even if he were to come back, chances are that he’s never going to be the same player, let alone stay healthy.
Hopefully, that won’t be the case, and he’ll be able to come back stronger and have a long and successful career.
Whatever the case, this might go down as the worst contract in Bulls history.
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