There are legitimate questions about the Bulls’ decision to give Jabari Parker a two-year, $40 million deal (second-year team option) to be their starting small forward for the 2018-19 season. NBA analyst, long-time Bulls observer, and cap guru Mark Deeks outlines those questions in his lengthy piece (over 3500 words) about the deal at GiveMeSport, but he also explains the logic in a rebuilding team like the Bulls taking a chance on a talented young player on this type of deal.
One of the ways Deeks frames his justification of the deal is by examining recent criticisms of the Bulls’ front office and explaining how this specific contract addresses them.