{"id":96291,"date":"2025-09-03T07:12:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T07:12:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=96291"},"modified":"2025-09-03T07:12:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T07:12:31","slug":"bulls-predicted-to-get-bad-news-on-89-million-coby-white-contract-extension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=96291","title":{"rendered":"Bulls predicted to get bad news on $89 million Coby White contract extension"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"article-body\">\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/library.sportingnews.com\/styles\/crop_style_16_9_desktop_webp\/s3\/2025-03\/GettyImages-2197109588.jpg.webp?itok=IeqyrNEF\" alt=\"Bulls predicted to get bad news on $89 million Coby White contract extension image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Chicago Bulls have had a relatively quiet summer while pursuing a new deal with restricted free agent Josh Giddey, but Coby White&#8217;s extension could also present major challenges for the team.<\/p>\n<p>White is eligible for a four-year, $89 million extension this offseason, though it appears more likely that he&#8217;ll pursue a bigger payday in unrestricted free agency next summer. The No. 7 overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft is coming off a career-best year as the Bulls\u2019 top scoring option following Zach LaVine\u2019s trade to the Sacramento Kings in February.<\/p>\n<p>White averaged 20.4 points, 4.5 assists, 3.7 rebounds and 2.9 three-pointers while shooting 45.3 percent from the field across 33.1 minutes per game in 74 regular-season appearances in 2024-25. At just 25 years old, he&#8217;s expected to receive a much more lucrative contract in free agency next summer, making it unlikely he agrees to a team-friendly extension.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MORE:\u00a0<\/strong>Bulls trade proposal sends Coby White to Eastern Conference rival<\/p>\n<h2>NBA writer advises Bulls to prepare for \u2018harsh reality\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>The Bulls got a solid discount when they signed White to a three-year, $36 million deal in July 2023. However, Austin McGee of Pippen Ain&#8217;t Easy believes that the North Carolina product won&#8217;t be willing to sign a team-friendly deal this time around.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Bulls will be forced to either pony up and re-sign White to a potentially monstrous deal or be prepared to let him walk for next-to-nothing after seven seasons in Chicago,\u201d he wrote. \u201cIt\u2019ll be a tough pill for the Bulls to swallow, yet one that they must come to terms with.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Chicago has missed the postseason in seven of the past eight seasons and fallen in the Play-In Tournament each of the last three. The Bulls remain in a rebuilding phase, and White could contribute to a playoff-caliber team on a more lucrative deal elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, it may be smarter for the Bulls to focus on their rebuild rather than offer a substantial deal to White. 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