{"id":18726,"date":"2025-02-06T06:34:28","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T05:34:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=18726"},"modified":"2025-02-06T10:12:37","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T09:12:37","slug":"lonzo-ball-signs-two-year-contract-extension-worth-20-m-with-chicago-bulls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/lonzo-ball-signs-two-year-contract-extension-worth-20-m-with-chicago-bulls\/","title":{"rendered":"Lonzo Ball signs two-year contract extension worth $20 M with Chicago Bulls"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Chicago Bulls signed a two-year contract extension worth $20 million with Lonzo Ball, ahead of Thursday’s NBA<\/a> trade deadline. It means that Bulls will keep Ball with them through the 2026-27 season. <\/p>

However, per reports from ESPN’s Shams Charania,<\/a> the second year of the newly-signed deal is a team option. <\/p>

Lonzo Ball’s return from Injury<\/strong><\/h2>

Ball was traded to the Bulls from the Pelicans in 2021, where the latter received Tomáš Satoranský, Garrett Temple and some draft picks.  <\/p>

However, after a successful debut with the side, Ball was ruled out for the remainder of the season in April 2021 with pain on his surgically repaired knee. While things hoped to turn right for him, Ball had to undergo another surgery, which yet again kept him out of the 2022-23 season. <\/p>

Later in June 2023, the Bulls announced that Ball would miss the 2023-24 season. The 27-year-old played his first game after the injury hiatus in October 2024 during the preseason, against the Timberwolves, and made his regular season return during Bulls’ opening game against the Pelicans. <\/p>

Though he missed about four weeks of action due to a wrist injury, he wasn’t out because of the knee. <\/p>

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BREAKING: Lonzo Ball signs a 2-year, $20M extension with the Bulls, per ESPN

From being out two years to this… amazing. pic.twitter.com\/1wL0VOrI2B<\/a><\/p>— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) February 6, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote>