Former North Carolina Tar Heels point guard Coby White is set to be.a restricted free agent after spending four seasons with the Chicago Bulls.
The upcoming offseason will be a huge one for White in terms of his future and the role he will have. White has brought up wanting to be a starting point guard and that he loves the city of Chicago. However, the Bulls do have a few players at the guard position and White did have a chance early in his career to be the starter.
For White, he’s free to negotiate with other teams and the Bulls have the right to match the offer. And it sounds like that’s exactly what they plan to do.
Chicago Sun-Time beat writer Joe Cowley is reporting that the Bulls will likely match the offer:
That still leaves a huge hole at point guard, especially with Beverley likely elsewhere. No problem. White showed enough for the organization to believe in him taking the starting reins, but that comes at a price. White is a restricted free agent, and the Bulls will let the market set a price for him, likely matching it once it does.
There’s no reason why White won’t be in the $14-$15 million per year range.
White may benefit from playing in Chicago again as he found his role down the stretch this season. The only problem with that is that he was coming off the bench.
Either way, it does sound like White will get a nice payday whether it’s in Chicago or elsewhere.
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