No other team would have offered him an AAV like that. He isn't a difference making player now and despite his youth I don't believe in his growth potential at all.
The Bulls had the patience to allow Coby White to twist in the wind looking for other offers and locked him down to an extremely team-friendly deal, the single best asset the Bulls currently possess.
But this front office drafted PWill, so they are deluding themselves into believing he has market value that he emphatically does not.
5/90 isn't crippling at all in the current market, it's nothing to overreact about, but it's redolent of the way this administration constantly mis-values its own players.
In related news:
REPORT: Bulls Have Tried to Attach a First-Round Pick to Trade Zach LaVine
The Chicago Bulls' desire to trade Zach LaVine has seeming reached an all-time high.www.bleachernation.com
Did you see it mentioned in the link I posted that with the spike in the salary cap because of the new TV deal money, his salary won't be that much more than the midlevel exception?