2017-2018 NBA Season

[Ming]

Free-agent guard Tomas Satoransky has agreed to a three-year, $30 million deal with the Chicago Bulls, league sources tell ESPN
The Bulls are acquiring Satoransky in a sign-and-trade deal with the Washington Wizards, and he'll have a chance to compete for the starting point guard role, sources said.

OH BE STILL MY BEATING HEART

[rah]

So we needed a sign and trade deal to pay him more than he's worth? Wonderful.

Another three year deal. Must be timing it to clear cap space for all the free agents that will refuse to come here three years from now.

[-Jrabbit]

The NBA is a players' league, with easy free agency and all-stars conspiring to play with their buddies in nice weather. You can thank LeBron (and Nike) for turning that tendency into the norm. You can bet that Zion Williamson will minimize the time he spends in New Orleans unless he's allowed to dictate the coach and two max-contract teammates. For perspective, Zion will make about $20 million in salary his first 2 years, but will make 3-to-5X more from JUST his shoe endorsement. For top players, NBA contract money is chump change.

So it's not like Chicago is alone in all this. Most NBA cities have exactly the same problem.