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After the Chicago Bulls offered him a five-year max contract extension with a player option for the fifth season, he decided to return to the team.
LaVine said during the video call that Chicago is his home. Over the last five years, we've built something, and over the last two and a half, we've built something. Being able to come back as a cornerstone piece and allowing them to get some of my insights, some of my input in constructing the roster to help me and help us win was huge for me.
In his first comments since signing a five-year, $215 million extension to remain in Chicago, LaVine said he did not meet with any other teams.
During his contract negotiations, LaVine has been given respect. He made it clear last summer that he wanted to be respected with this deal because he believed he had outplayed his previous contract. The Bulls gave him the biggest contract in franchise history and more than any other team could have offered him.
I went into the off season with no preconceived ideas. LaVine said that he laid out his goals. There was no reason for me to look at any other teams after I met with the Bulls and they came to me with everything I needed.
It would've been disrespectful for me because they gave me everything I asked for. The table had all the pros on it. I looked at things on my own and made a decision for myself and my family. My heart was in the city.
One of the key players in the Jimmy Butler trade from Chicago to Minnesota will be entering his sixth season with the Bulls. He missed most of his first season in Chicago because of a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee he sustained in Minnesota.
Even though the team struggled on the court, LaVine became one of the faces. The Bulls missed the playoffs in his first four seasons before a roster makeover brought in Lonzo Ball and other players The Chicago Bears made the playoffs for the first time in two years.
They view me as the type of player that I have been for the last four years and continue to see in the future what I can bring to the table. It was a pleasure working with me to bring me back.
If it isn't All-NBAs, if it isn't Most Valuable Player, if it isn't a championship, it's win a title. I don't believe there is anything above that. You've heard me say individual things come with winning, and the better and better we get as a team and I keep pushing myself to get better as a player, I think those things can match up.
LaVine missed most of the second half of the season because of a left knee injury, but he still averaged 24.4 points, 4.5 rebound and 4.5 assists. Despite being hampered at some points of the season, LaVine continued to play through the injury, and the Bulls were appreciative of that.
LaVine had surgery on his left knee the same day he had surgery on his right. The procedure was described as a run-of-the-mill knee scope.
He said he feels better. I have been working out, playing, lifting, and doing all the boring things. You have to start slowly. Over the next two months I feel like I'm going to be even better because it's been good and I feel really good.
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