Zach LaVine

The guard has decided to return to the Bulls on a new five-year deal after spending the last five seasons in Chicago.

The Chicago Bulls and Zach LaVine agreed to a five-year, $215M max contract extension, Klutch Sports announced Friday.

They eventually entered the playoffs as a 6-seed, losing in five games to the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round of the East playoffs. As a result, the Bulls were busy last spring and summer. Since coming to the Bulls in the Butler trade in 2017, LaVine has become a terrific offensive power at every level.

Zach LaVine will remain a Bull after inking a five-year $215.2 million deal to return to Chicago.

LaVine’s health will remain a focus as the Bulls build toward the season. Despite hearing offers throughout the league, LaVine wasn’t featured much in the NBA rumor mill as free agency opened Thursday evening. LaVine previously tore the ACL in the same knee in 2016 and injuries have hounded him throughout his career.

LaVine has averaged 25.8 points (on 49/40/85 shooting splits), 4.8 rebounds and 4.7 assists in 34.9 minutes per game for the Chicago Bulls the past two ...

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Bulls fans went wild on Twitter after two-time All-Star Zach LaVine agreed to a max contract with Chicago.

The Chicago Bulls have held on to Zach LaVine. But their work isn't done and there are plenty more holes to fill on this roster.

It’s not clear what the market will be for him but he’s been rumored to be a target for the Bulls. Keeping LaVine is huge for the Bulls but their roster has plenty of holes, even with hopefully healthy Lonzo Ball and Patrick Williams returning. Drummond is a nice backup option but he doesn’t really address any of those fundamental issues. The Bulls also added Andre Drummond on a two-year deal but still have some big questions in their frontcourt. LaVine offensive dynamism as a hyper-efficient off-ball threat and complementary creator helped the Chicago Bulls reach the playoffs for the first time in five seasons. LaVine is coming off a season in which he averaged 24.4 points, 4.6 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game on a 60.5 true shooting percentage.

LaVine will earn over $215MM on the deal, which includes a player option in the final year.

Our No. 1 free agent, Bradley Beal, also agreed to a five-year, maximum-salary contract, but Beal is eligible for a higher level of max because he more years of NBA service than LaVine. His health problems this past season raised some questions about whether that max deal would still be on the table, but the knee injury is reportedly not considered a long-term concern. LaVine has emerged as one of the NBA’s most talented scorers since last reaching free agency in 2018.

The two-time All-Star and Olympic gold medalist said Friday he has agreed to a new deal with the Bulls. LaVine will be signing a five-year max contract worth ...

The knee needed treatment often, and eventually required arthroscopic surgery in May. LaVine averaged 24.4 points this past season in the final season of a four-year, $78 million deal. Bulls executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas had been consistent in saying the team hoped to re-sign LaVine rather than lose him as an unrestricted free agent. The high-flying guard made the playoffs for the first time in his eighth year as a pro, with the Bulls losing in the first round to Milwaukee in five games. The past season wasn’t exactly easy for LaVine. He dealt with a thumb injury early in Chicago's season, then was in and out of the lineup the final few months because of a left knee injury. He wanted to keep intact a core that helped Chicago reach the playoffs for the first time in five years.

To the relief of fans, Zach LaVine has officially decided to return to the Chicago Bulls on a five-year, $215 million max contract extension.

The fact that LaVine’s new deal more than doubles the previous biggest contract in Bulls history is indicative of the state of today’s NBA more than anything. That officially makes this the biggest contract ever signed by a player of the Chicago Bulls, a title previously held by Derrick Rose when he re-signed on a five-year, $94.8 million deal in 2011. Now that LaVine has finally re-signed, the Bulls can go proceed with their offseason plans and look to build a contender around their All-Star trio.

The Bulls and LaVine had a formal meeting Thursday — the first day teams could negotiate with free agents — and LaVine met with several other suitors.

But as the last few days have shown, the NBA is as unpredictable as it gets. The Sun-Times reported the Bulls did their due diligence in the Kevin Durant trade sweepstakes but don’t have what the Nets are looking for in return. Bringing in Drummond will help in terms of rebounding, one major issue the Bulls had this past season. ‘‘I understand the relationship that I have with Arturas and everybody here,’’ LaVine said in his exit interview in April. ‘‘I’ve been here for the last five years, and I’ve really enjoyed my time. But the Bulls were always the front-runners in his mind, and LaVine had told his core teammates as much. The Bulls also brought swingman Derrick Jones Jr. back on a deal similar to Drummond’s.

The Chicago Bulls and Zach LaVine are finally in agreement. They have agreed to a contract extension that is going to keep him in Chicago.

He needs to do just a bit better at staying healthy but outside of that, we know he is an elite player that deserves this money. The Bulls landed LaVine in the trade that sent Jimmy Butler to the Minnesota Timberwolves back in 2017. LaVine has agreed to a five-year deal worth 215.2 million dollars with the Bulls. This is a maximum contract for him.

The Chicago Bulls got the news they wanted on Friday morning. Zach LaVine officially committed to returning to the franchise on a five-year, $215.2.

I’m glad it appears Zach LaVine is that passionate about staying with the franchise where he grew into the All-Star players we see today. It likely means absolutely nothing … but Nikola Vucevic nor Coby White made an appearance in the clip above? Zach LaVine Announced His Return to the Bulls in the Best Way Possible

Zach LaVine agreed to terms with the Bulls on a five-year, $215.2 million contract Friday morning.

Any team besides the Bulls would have only been able to offer LaVine a four-year contract that totaled $159.4 million in cumulative value. This offseason, he was intent on securing a sizable pay raise, and he did just that. He just got a whole lot richer.