The Chicago Bulls matched the Sacramento Kings offer sheet for Zach LaVine earlier this summer. The Kings clearly were extremely interested in signing Zach LaVine to a long-term deal. You don’t offer 4-years, $78 million unless you are going all in on acquiring his services.
But the Chicago Bulls wasted little time in matching the offer.
That display of faith firmly cemented Lavine as the major centerpiece of Chicago’s long-term future plans, and according to LaVine, he wouldn’t have had it any other way.
According to Vincent Goodwill of NBC Sports Chicago, LaVine said, “I never wanted to leave, that’s the main thing.