The Chicago Bulls and former Phoenix Suns ahead Torrey Craig have agreed to a two-year, $5.37 million contract, per sources. His deal features a participant choice. Craig, 32, went undrafted out of USC Upstate in 2014. He signed with the Cairns Taipans of the Nationwide Basketball League (NBL) for the 2014-15 NBL season.
In 32 appearances, the South Carolina native averaged 8.9 factors, 5.7 rebounds, and 1.2 assists per sport whereas capturing a career-high 49.8% from the sphere. Forward of the 2015-16 NBL season, Craig joined the Wellington Saints. In 17 video games, he averaged 20.4 factors, 9.1 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.0 steal, and 1.2 blocks per sport.
Referring to a few NBA betting websites, the Chicago Bulls maintain Twenty second-ranked odds to win subsequent season’s championship in 2024. Just a few sportsbooks are displaying higher odds for the Atlanta Hawks, Toronto Raptors, and Brooklyn Nets.
Free agent F Torrey Craig has agreed on a two-year contract with the Chicago Bulls, sources inform ESPN. Deal features a participant choice. Craig averaged 7.4 factors and 5.4 rebounds in 24 minutes for Suns final season.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 3, 2023
Following two stints with the Taipans and Saints, Craig inked a take care of the Brisbane Bullets for the 2016-17 NBL season. The previous Saint appeared in all 28 video games for the Bullets in 2016-17, averaging profession highs of 15.2 factors, 8.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists, and 1.1 steals per sport.
Furthermore, Craig then joined the Gold Coast Rollers of the Queensland Basketball League in 2017. In 10 video games for the Rollers, he logged 28.2 factors, 9.9 boards, 4.0 assists, 1.5 steals, and 1.0 block per sport.
Chicago Bulls, Torrey Craig conform to a two-year, $5.37 million contract; participant choice is included in deal
Torrey Craig started his NBA profession with the Denver Nuggets within the 2017-18 season. His first three seasons have been spent within the Mile Excessive Metropolis. The 6-foot-7 ahead additionally performed for the Milwaukee Bucks (2020-21 season), Indiana Pacers (2021-22 season), and Suns (2020-21 season, 2021-23).
In August 2021, the ahead signed a two-year, $10 million contract with Indiana earlier than the Pacers traded him to the Phoenix Suns for Jalen Smith and a 2022 second-round draft choose.
After all, Craig earned $5,121,951 with Phoenix within the 2022-23 season. His new take care of the Bulls consists of estimated salaries of $2,528,233 for 2023-24 and $2,845,342 for 2024-25.
Torrey Craig is EXACTLY what the #Bulls want:
– 6’7 wing– Elite defender– 40% 3pt FG (on 3 makes an attempt per sport)– 5.4 Rebounds per sport pic.twitter.com/6xk6ZXqsxY
— Die-Onerous Chicago Bulls Followers (@DieHardCBfans) July 3, 2023
Craig made 60 begins in 79 video games with the Suns this previous season. The sixth-year wing averaged NBA profession highs of seven.4 factors, 5.4 rebounds, 1.5 assists, and 24.7 minutes per sport. He additionally shot 45.6% from the ground and a career-best 39.5% past the arc.
Within the Suns’ 112-110 win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Jan. 22, Craig scored a season-high 20 factors and grabbed 4 rebounds in 33 minutes as a starter. He completed 7-of-9 (77.8%) capturing from the sphere and drained 4 3-pointers as properly.
Different offseason strikes made by the Bulls embody re-signing Coby White to a three-year, $40 million deal and including free agent guard Jevon Carter on a three-year, $20 million contract. To not point out, Chicago utilized for Lonzo Ball’s Disabled Participant Exception (DPE), which is price $10.2 million. Ball is anticipated to overlook all of subsequent season.
