Bull Notes: Caruso, Dosunmu, Simonovic, Valentine, Williams, DeRozan

Alex CarusoThe four-year, $ 37 million contract has a $ 3 million guarantee in the fourth season, ESPN’s Bobby Marks reveals in an Instagram post. the Bulls used $ 8.6million of their $ 9.356million for the first year, giving them just enough room to sign overall pick No.38 Go Dosunmu, adds Marks.

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• Second round pick Marko Simonovic had an impressive summer championship debut, contributing 13 points and five rebounds in 15 minutes against New Orleans, writes Sam Smith of the team’s website. “It’s all new to me” said Simonovic, a 6’11 “forward. “I come from Europe and everything is different. But I feel really good and people tell me I look good. I think next season I can help the team.
• The Bulls have waived their rights to Denzel Valentin and Cristiano Felicio, according to the RealGM transaction log. While that doesn’t rule out the possibility of re-signing these players, Chicago had to give up their rights and seven other players to complete all of their off-season moves.
• Patrick williams believes he can learn a lot from DeMar DeRozan, writes Rob Schaefer of NBC Sports Chicago. “He’s a very good wing in this league. Above all, I want to be where he is ”, Williams said. “When he gets here I will definitely ask him questions about the way he plays in the middle of the post and what he sees after a big possession. I’m really excited to learn not only from him, but from everyone else as well. DeRozan was officially acquired on Wednesday.
• In turn, DeRozan is in awe of the roster’s level of talent, writes The Athletic’s Darnell Mayberry. “Excellent organization. The story behind it is truly amazing. But of course, the talent ”, he said. “Looking at players like Zach (LaVine), I’ve been a fan of Zach since he was in the league. Just look at the team as a whole. Seeing (Nikola) Vučević there was my college teammate. So that was great.