Guard Ayo Dosunmu and the Chicago Bulls have agreed to a three-year, $21 million deal, ESPN reported Friday.
Dosunmu, 23, was a restricted free agent after taking part in in 157 video games in two seasons with the Bulls. He was named second-team All-Rookie after the Bulls chosen him within the second spherical of the 2021 draft out of Illinois.
The Chicago native and Morgan Park graduate has averaged 8.7 factors and a pair of.9 assists in 26.8 minutes over two seasons, taking part in within the Rising Stars sport at NBA All-Star Weekend each years.
Dosunmu returns to a crowded backcourt that features Zach LaVine, Alex Caruso, Coby White and newcomer Jevon Carter, a Proviso East graduate who signed a reported three-year, $20 million cope with the Bulls this month after posting career-best numbers final season with the Milwaukee Bucks.
The Bulls went 40-42 in 2022-23 and completed tenth within the Eastern Conference, qualifying for the final spot within the play-in match. They beat the Toronto Raptors earlier than bowing out in opposition to the Miami Heat.
Still, the Bulls have made few additions this offseason, bringing in Carter and ahead Torrey Craig and buying and selling into the second spherical to draft ahead Julian Phillips. They misplaced Derrick Jones Jr., who declined his participant possibility, and Javonte Green is a free agent after taking part in solely 32 video games final season due to a proper knee harm.
In addition to White and Dosunmu, the Bulls re-signed Nikola Vučević to a three-year, $60 million deal, and fellow middle Andre Drummond exercised his participant possibility.
Point guard Lonzo Ball, who hasn’t performed since January 2022, will not be anticipated to return subsequent season after present process a uncommon cartilage transplant in March, his third process to deal with a baffling left knee harm.
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Source: www.bostonherald.com