Day 2 of Free Agency: LaVine, Nurkic Decide to Stay Put

Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic, left, hangs on the rim after dunking in front of to Minnesota Timberwolves guard Jaylen Nowell during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Portland, Ore., Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022. Nurkic agreed to a $70 million contract with Portland, Friday, July 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Craig Mitchelldyer, File)

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By Associated Press

July 1, 2022 at 5:28 PM UTC

Updated on

July 2, 2022 at 6:33 AM UTC

(AP) -- Zach LaVine is staying in Chicago. Same goes for Jusuf Nurkic in Portland.

Day 2 of NBA free agency on Friday brought another max deal — this time, going to LaVine, who secured the richest contract in Bulls history when he agreed to a $215 million, five-year contract.