Lauri Markkanen, Billy Donovan, Chicago Bulls Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports
The way that contract talks are reportedly going for Chicago Bulls power forward Lauri Markkanen and Arturas Karnisovas right now don’t sound great.
The report that emerged from Hoops Hype over the weekend that the Chicago Bulls and the fourth-year power forward Lauri Markkanen are “far apart” in contract extension talks shouldn’t surprise many. Markkanen needed to have a big 2019-20 season for him to guarantee a good process through contract extension talks for him entering the final year of his rookie deal.