Tom\u00e1\u0161 Satoransk\u00fd may no longer be a Washington Wizard, but he\u2019s about to become the highest-paid athlete from the Czech Republic in professional sports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Satoransk\u00fd\u2019s future with the Wizards, the team that signed him after he left Barcelona in the Euroleague in 2016, was put in jeopardy last week when the team extended him a $3.9 million qualifying offer, allowing Satoransk\u00fd to become a restricted free agent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now, the 27-year-old point guard, who stands just over two meters tall (6\u20197), has reportedly been traded by the Wizards to the Chicago Bulls for future draft picks. And Satoransk\u00fd will receive a new 3-year, $30 million contract in the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At $10 million per year, Satoransk\u00fd will become the highest-paid Czech athlete in professional sports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s also more than triple what Satoransk\u00fd made with Washington after signing a 3-year, $9 million contract with the team in 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In Chicago, Satoransk\u00fd will be joining one of the NBA\u2019s most storied franchises. While the Bulls won an incredible six championships from 1991-1998 with stars like Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippin, however, the team has not made the NBA finals since \u201898, and has only made the Conference finals once during that span, in 2011.<\/p>\n\n\n\n