Naturally, the Bulls fan base reacted strongly over the report late Saturday delivered by Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times that Jim Boylen had received a raise on his contract that was already going through the 2019-20 season. Never too far away from breaking news, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN confirmed that $1 million of Boylen’s $1.6 million salary for 2019-20 had been guaranteed.
Still operating under the deal he originally signed to serve as associate head coach, Boylen receiving a pay increase after being promoted is hardly earth-shattering news. The timing of this news leaking is what made little sense though, especially given the deal had been hashed out in advance, according to reports by Darnell Mayberry of The Athletic.