LaVine puts pen to paper on new Bulls contract originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago
On Thursday, the Chicago Bulls officially announced they had re-signed Zach LaVine after reaching an agreement on a five-year max contract worth $215.2 million on July 1.
LaVine posted a video on his Instagram confirming the news, photoshopping himself on Leonardo DiCaprio’s body in a scene from “Wolf of Wall Street.”
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This time it was the Bulls posting a video on Twitter but with the real LaVine signing his new deal.
When news first broke he was re-signing with the Bulls, one of the things he said in a phone conversation with NBC Sports Chicago was “Chicago is my home.”
He reiterated that sentiment and said, “Chicago! Back home!”
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Bringing back LaVine was one of the Bulls’ top priorities heading into the offseason. The team had a strong first half last season before injuries decimated the team and they limped towards the playoffs before being ousted by the Milwaukee Bucks.
Perhaps it would have been a different story had the team been healthy. A feeling LaVine also seemed to share.
After putting pen to paper, LaVine said, “You know everything about Chicago is my home. We’ve got a lot of unfinished business. I’m so happy, so thankful. And I’m ready to do this thing, man. Let’s do it.”
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