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Isn’t 4/100 a horrendous overpay as it is
Bulls fans have been hyping him up for years as this guy with major potential. He’s just not that good. A bunch of players that got drafted in drafts after his are all ready so much better than him
He was the youngest player in the league when he was drafted and he missed almost his entire second year with injury. He's still a huge work in progress. That doesn't mean he's necessarily worth 25m+ a year, but it's not a surprise that guys drafted more recently have better production.
I would say in the current it might be a slight overpay for his on court value, but the defense and somewhat consistent shooting alongside potential upside to get better might raise that number somewhat
$25m is going to be less than 15% of the luxury tax line next year and only going to go down. So no it really isn't an overpay
10-15% cap for a guy that's a solid bench piece on a contender isnt great
He’s still 22. A lot of guys don’t start hitting their stride until the middle of their second contract