Chicago Bulls guard Lonzo Ball has exercised his $21.4 million player option for the 2024-2025 season. Ball, who has not played since January 2022 due to a knee injury, originally signed a four-year, $80 million contract with the Bulls in 2021. Despite his prolonged absence from the court, the Bulls could potentially petition the league to remove his salary from their cap space if his injury is deemed career-ending. Bulls executive Artūras Karnišovas noted last month that Ball is progressing well with no setbacks in his recovery.
Sources: Bulls' Lonzo Ball picks up $21.4M option for 2024-25 - via @ESPN App https://t.co/F9XByAiSZv
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Ready, set, guess! https://t.co/e2AScqElYX
No surprise Chicago is allowed to petition the league to remove his salary if the injury is considered career ending. Ball has not played since Jan. 2022. https://t.co/chFqLvTZOT
Here's Artūras Karnišovas from last month when asked about how Bulls will juggle human/business sides of Ball's future: “We’re just going to wait and see his progression the next couple months. He’s progressing well. Everything is looking (good) with no setbacks.” https://t.co/Gim5cbTW1m
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Lonzo Ball has picked up the $21.4M option on his contract for 2024-2025, per @wojespn. Ball signed an original four-year, $80M free agent deal in 2021, and missed the last 2.5 seasons with a knee injury. https://t.co/Z3PlvrMtX9
As expected, Chicago Bulls guard Lonzo Ball has picked up the $21.4 million option on his contract for 2024-2025, sources tell ESPN. Ball has missed the last 2.5 seasons with a knee injury. He signed an original four-year, $80M free agent deal in 2021. https://t.co/KJt3cx2DNs