Per the NBA’s Collective Bargaining Agreement, a player is not permitted to sign a rookie scale contract extension until after the July Moratorium ends at noon on July 6. However, according to K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune, the Bulls have already discussed a multiyear contract extension offer with big man Bobby Portis.
Portis, 23, has until the day before the 2018-19 season begins to sign a rookie scale extension. If he declines to do so, the Bulls will be able to make him a restricted free agent next summer by extending him a qualifying offer, currently projected to be worth just over $3.6MM.
The Bulls have drafted promising young big men Lauri Markkanen and Wendell Carter with top-10 picks in both of the last two drafts. Yet, Johnson’s report clearly demonstrates that the Bulls see Portis as a reliable and important backup moving forward after he averaged a career-high 13.2 PPG and 6.8 RPG in 73 games with the Bulls during the 2017/18 season.
Really going to max this dude out? If you’re looking at his PER 36 you like the increase production, but.. still this isn’t a guy that I think… max
I don’t think they are trying to max him. The article just says “extension.”
Not sure if you’re referencing Porter since he’s the focal point of the post. Or if you’re referencing Lavine since the linked article is about him.
Either way, the Bulls aren’t talking about maxing either guy out. Would the Kings max out Lavine? Perhaps. You typically have to overpay with RFAs to prevent their current team from matching. But I agree, neither is close to worth that much.
When I hear rookie scale extension I think max contract.
like that was the same language when Embiid was maxed out… don’t rmember that language when it’s like 8 or 10M a year.
You think wrong. They aren’t maxing a backup.
Remember when they did this with Felicio? If they can do a Taj-like deal around 4-30 I’d be ok with it
Don’t like Portis, cannot be good for a locker room a guy that goes punching team mates. Never heard of any problems about Niko in Chicago before that or in NOLA, after so I am sorry but I would get rid of his sorry backside.
Just because you didn’t hear anything, doesn’t mean that it wasn’t happening.
I hope the heat get him to fill in at PF. Maybe we could package TJ and Winslow.
I think he would be a great fit on the Heat, as I think they would do anything to get out from under T. Johnson’s contract. Adding Winslow might be a bit of an overpay tho, no?