Lonzo Ball will receive just $10.2 million next season.
It's a bad situation for Lonzo Ball's career.
Just a clarification, Lonzo Ball's current contract with the Chicago Bulls remains as it is.
The $10.2 Million is not Lonzo's salary next season but rather NBA allows the Chicago Bulls to use an extra $10.2M over the allowed salary cap space of the team to fill Lonzo's absence this season. In a much simpler explanation, the Bulls can sign another player, either they will fish on the free agency or trade their player that is currently on the final contract. However, they can only give a 1-year deal agreement to that player.
Honestly, that was a big help for the Chicago Bulls to somehow fill what Lonzo's left. I hope they will be able to land a good role player that can blend well into the current roster. It's not a secret that Lonzo is a big help for the Chicago Bulls prior to the injury and really blends well with their main cast e.g DeMar DeRozan, Zach Lavine, Nikola Vucevic, Alex Caruso, etc.
Thanks for the correct explanation. I understood differently, I'm sorry about that.
This is a positive situation for the Chicago Bulls. In this way, they can replace Lonzo with someone else.