";s:4:"text";s:5353:" For all his playing-time tumult, he's Yet, even as the team struggled to man the wing because of injuries and match jump shooting efficiency with volume, Valentine appeared in just 36 games this season (he was inactive for nine of his 26 absences), averaged the lowest minutes per game of his career and played more than 20 minutes on just eight occasions. Keep reading on The Athletic app In 2019-20, Valentine will earn a base salary of $3,377,569, while carrying a cap hit of $3,377,569 and a dead cap value of $3,377,569. For more information about Cookies and how to adjust them, please see our These Cookies are necessary for the performance of the Services and may not be removed. In 2019-20, a contract season for Valentine, he oscillated in and out of Jim Boylen's rotation and trade rumors swirled as he struggled to secure a defined role with the team.That last point is the most befuddling, as Valentine's strengths always seemed to suit the Bulls' preferred run-and-gun style. The Bulls' new front office regime faces a free-agent decision on him this offseason (they can make him an RFA by extending the above qualifying offer), but it's probably too soon to speculate on their opinion of Valentine.
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