Extension offer for Butler thought

[Proven_Winner]

With the salary cap/TV revenues supposed to increase in 2 years, Jimmy at 8 million might be a bargain if he is healthy. He has the knowledge of Thibs's system and he is young. With McDermott on a rookie contract for the next 4 years, Jimmy getting paid 8 million will be a great deal for the Bulls.

That said, if his 3 pt shot doesn't improve....that contract will be a little bit of a problem especially if McDermott is not as good as advertised on offense.

I really don't see how people could be upset with Jimmy at 8mil. That's a good price for a young athletic lockdown defender.

[RedBulls23]

If he would be able to just hit the 3 ball at a respectable rate he would live up to that 8 mill or even 9 mill. But if he continued those bad offensive number's like last year, it would be a bad contract that the Bulls would get stuck with.

Now I'm not trying to argue with anyone that he won't improve, I'm just describing what I think needs to happen to be worth this type of coin being thrown around.

If they want JB to be a Bull, bad offense or not, they may need to pay him 8m just to match a deal, should that situation arise.

When Parsons and Hayward are getting max dollars and Avery Bradley, a 51.0 TS% player is getting 8m, Jimmy can do, even with pedestrian offense.

IF Jimmy's offense doesn't improve, I think it would be a bad idea to tie up that kind of money on him.

He just needs to be able to hit the 3 ball at 38-39%.

[dice]

IF Jimmy's offense doesn't improve, I think it would be a bad idea to tie up that kind of money on him.

He just needs to be able to hit the 3 ball at 38-39%.

if he did that he'd be $10 mil plus

[TheStig]

Butler wanted 10 mill a year and will easily get that in FA. If Snell develops a lot, I wouldn't be surprised if Butler was moved.

I'd love to keep him though. He is a really good young player but we saw Parsons and Hayward get max deals and a much old Ariza get 8 mill a year. Butler is going to get bank. Its going to be up to him to give a discount.

[bullsnewdynasty]

Butler is no more than an MLE player right now as an offensive liability.

[Proven_Winner]

Butler wanted 10 mill a year and will easily get that in FA. If Snell develops a lot, I wouldn't be surprised if Butler was moved.

I'd love to keep him though. He is a really good young player but we saw Parsons and Hayward get max deals and a much old Ariza get 8 mill a year. Butler is going to get bank. Its going to be up to him to give a discount.

When did he say that?

[Ralphb07]

Jimmy will net 8 mil but it's why the Bulls should package him and Taj for a legit SG...

[Proven_Winner]

Butler is no more than an MLE player right now as an offensive liability.

He's only a liability offensively if you want him to be your 1st or 2nd option.

[WinFirst]

6.5 mil a year is very fair for how he has played. I think that he has a lot of upside potential but he hasn't proven himself completely as of yet. I would try and lock him up during the season so we can keep him, especially since he will most likely show big value in the playoffs.

[TheStig]

Butler wanted 10 mill a year and will easily get that in FA. If Snell develops a lot, I wouldn't be surprised if Butler was moved.

I'd love to keep him though. He is a really good young player but we saw Parsons and Hayward get max deals and a much old Ariza get 8 mill a year. Butler is going to get bank. Its going to be up to him to give a discount.

When did he say that?

I remember a wiretap awhile ago. I can't find it

[TheStig]

Jimmy will net 8 mil but it's why the Bulls should package him and Taj for a legit SG...

The Bulls don't like consolidating talent though. They are a gathering organization.

[Proven_Winner]

Butler wanted 10 mill a year and will easily get that in FA. If Snell develops a lot, I wouldn't be surprised if Butler was moved.

I'd love to keep him though. He is a really good young player but we saw Parsons and Hayward get max deals and a much old Ariza get 8 mill a year. Butler is going to get bank. Its going to be up to him to give a discount.

When did he say that?

I remember a wiretap awhile ago. I can't find it

You're talking about the April Fool's joke.

[Red Larrivee]

We probably haven't heard much about it because it makes sense to wait until next summer. Jimmy has a lot to prove. Nothing makes sense for the Bulls right now outside of a low-ball offer.

[TheStig]

When did he say that?

I remember a wiretap awhile ago. I can't find it

You're talking about the April Fool's joke.

Lol I don't think it was April. I don't think its a joke. I can easily see Jimmy getting offers of 4/40. Parsons and Hayward both got a lot more. And an older Ariza got 4/32.

[CBS7]

I still don't get people thinking JB is worth $10M. Deng got $10M, Lance $9M...both > Jimmy offensively and not too far off defensively.

Lance was a steal, mostly because of his 'issues'.
Deng is 29, coming off a bad year, and his production has been declining the past few years.

Butler is 24 and has no visible character issues.

[Proven_Winner]

I remember a wiretap awhile ago. I can't find it

You're talking about the April Fool's joke.

Lol I don't think it was April. I don't think its a joke. I can easily see Jimmy getting offers of 4/40. Parsons and Hayward both got a lot more. And an older Ariza got 4/32.

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[RedBulls23]

IF Jimmy's offense doesn't improve, I think it would be a bad idea to tie up that kind of money on him.

He just needs to be able to hit the 3 ball at 38-39%.

if he did that he'd be $10 mil plus

I disagree. He would be worth the 8 mill.

[Hangtime84]

ICLO, $8 mil per will look like a nice value deal for Butler at the end of the season. Without having the pressure of trying to carry a significant part of the offense + locking down the opposing teams' best perimeter player + playing 42+ minutes per night will do wonders for Jimmy's game on both sides of the floor.

That said, if he'd take 4 years at $8 mil, we should do it.

With the new TV deal in 2016 this is would be a steal

[TheStig]

You're talking about the April Fool's joke.

Lol I don't think it was April. I don't think its a joke. I can easily see Jimmy getting offers of 4/40. Parsons and Hayward both got a lot more. And an older Ariza got 4/32.

viewtopic.php?t=1312887&start=60

Lol I just read the article. Didn't realize it was a joke. The market for him will be hot.

[Hangtime84]

Jimmy will net 8 mil but it's why the Bulls should package him and Taj for a legit SG...

legit SG? good ones already on new contracts and other ones are too old