Jimmy Butler is about to have 91 million reasons to smile.
The Chicago Tribune reports that Butler will get the max contract offer from the Bulls in July worth more then $91 million over 5 years.
Internally, the Bulls are planning to take a proactive approach to contract negotiations with Butler next July and secure the shooting guard for a long-term spot alongside Derrick Rose.
They went on to say that the deal won’t necessarily effect the ability to keep this current roster in tact:
They fully expect to sign Butler to a max deal next July before another team even gets involved to tempt him with an offer sheet, which the CBA says they can after the moratorium ends. They accept that the size of Butler’s contract will put the Bulls in position to pay the luxury tax, something Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf says he will do for a championship contender his team is.
Jimmy Butler is definitely playing at an All-Star level and his maturation will be the reason for whatever success Chicago has this post season.
