Bulls and DeMar DeRozan in talks about an extension

Forward DeMar DeRozan has a long history of never complaining his way out of an organization or talking about money when it comes to his contract.

And that’s not about to change.

DeRozan is in the last year of his three-year deal with the Bulls, and while executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas said Monday that the sides were engaged in talks, DeRozan wasn’t having any of that conversation.

“My agent, he deals with that,’’ DeRozan said. “I tell him to leave me the hell alone. So I would focus on my five kids and my regular-day life. And I really, I’m not kidding you, I really try not to focus on that or deal with that. I let them handle whatever needs to be handled from that standpoint. If I get a call about something being something, then I go from there.’’

Captain America

Guard Zach LaVine won a gold medal in the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, and after watching Team USA struggle in the FIBA World Cup this summer, he wasn’t opposed to putting the red, white and blue back on if needed.

“You can’t turn down opportunities like that,’’ LaVine said.

“We’ll see how this year goes, try to take one thing at a time, but obviously if you ever get an invitation to go play and put a jersey on in the Olympics and compete for your country, it’s an honor.’’