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UNC Basketball: Chicago Bulls exercise third-year option on Coby White

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 31: Coby White #0 of the Chicago Bulls in action against the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center on January 31, 2020 in New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Brooklyn Nets defeated the Chicago Bulls 133-118. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)

After an impressive rookie season, the Chicago Bulls have exercised their third-year option on this former UNC basketball standout.

When the Chicago Bulls drafted Coby White with the seventh overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft, the franchise hoped that they’d found their point guard of the future.