When the Chicago Bulls signed Rajon Rondo to a two-year deal last summer, it wasn’t just a two-year deal. It was basically a one-year deal to show the Bulls what he could offer and then see if the front office would pick up the second year on his contract.
If the Bulls buy out the rest of Rondo’s contract (almost $13.4 million owed to him in the 2017-18 season) before June 30th, it would only cost them $3 million to send him packing.
However, from the sounds of Wednesday’s end-of-the-season press conference with Bulls vice president John Paxson and general manager Gar Forman, Rondo will likely be back for next season.