Ayo Dosunmu reportedly agrees to a 3-year, $21 million deal to return to the Chicago Bulls – The Denver Post

Guard Ayo Dosunmu and the Chicago Bulls have agreed to a three-year, $21 million deal, ESPN reported Friday.

Dosunmu, 23, was a restricted free agent after playing in 157 games in two seasons with the Bulls. He was named second-team All-Rookie after the Bulls selected him in the second round of the 2021 draft out of Illinois.

The Chicago native and Morgan Park graduate has averaged 8.7 points and 2.9 assists in 26.8 minutes over two seasons, playing in the Rising Stars game at NBA All-Star Weekend both years.

Dosunmu returns to a crowded backcourt that includes Zach LaVine, Alex Caruso, Coby White and newcomer Jevon Carter, a Proviso East graduate who signed a reported three-year, $20 million deal with the Bulls this month after posting career-best numbers last season with the Milwaukee Bucks.

The Bulls went 40-42 in 2022-23 and finished 10th in the Eastern Conference, qualifying for the last spot in the play-in tournament. They beat the Toronto Raptors before bowing out against the Miami Heat.

Still, the Bulls have made few additions this offseason, bringing in Carter and forward Torrey Craig and trading into the second round to draft forward Julian Phillips. They lost Derrick Jones Jr., who declined his player option, and Javonte Green is a free agent after playing only 32 games last season because of a right knee injury.

In addition to White and Dosunmu, the Bulls re-signed Nikola Vučević to a three-year, $60 million deal, and fellow center Andre Drummond exercised his player option.

Point guard Lonzo Ball, who hasn’t played since January 2022, is not expected to return next season after undergoing a rare cartilage transplant in March, his third procedure to address a baffling left knee injury.

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