Per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, star combo guard CJ McCollum has agreed to a 3-year, $100 million contract extension to remain with the Portland Trail Blazers long term. Even though this doesn’t directly impact the Chicago Bulls’ immediate plans, it drastically affects their future.
The summer of 2021 is when the Bulls will likely look to make a big splash in free agency. There is a multitude of stars ready to hit the open market when free agency begins in 2021. This will be the first summer since the Bulls started their full rebuild that signing a big-name free agent would make sense.