This guy's whole energy just stinks.
You add his health issues and the contract, I don't know why any team would want to go near him.
Zach Lavine trade thread: Bulls and Zach will play nice for now
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This guy's whole energy just stinks.
You add his health issues and the contract, I don't know why any team would want to go near him.
We're finding out in real time why Donovan benched him last year. This is where the gm needs to show his value and figure out a good trade.
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as soon as he stops playing bulls look like a team again
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Friday opens trading pool, but there’s still no market for Bulls’ Zach LaVine
A majority of the players who signed contracts over the summer will become eligible to be traded on Friday, but, even so, the Bulls are finding a very dry market for a LaVine deal. It’s not the ideal scenario for VP of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas.
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Friday opens trading pool, but still no market for Bulls’ Zach LaVine
A majority of the players that signed contracts over the summer will become eligible to be traded on Friday, but even so, the Bulls are finding a very dry market for a LaVine deal. Not the ideal scenario for VP of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas.
There is suddenly a fine line between patience and concern, and the Bulls front office is doing its best to balance it.
According to a source on Wednesday, with many of the players that signed contracts over the summer eligible to be traded starting on Friday, executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas is still finding no real market interest in Zach LaVine.
Not that Karnisovas was believed to be concerned just yet, especially with so much time between now and the Feb. 8 trade deadline, but if attempting to move LaVine does drag on longer than hoped it will significantly alter the plans Karnisovas was looking to carry out.
With the rest of the players that signed offseason deals eligible to be dealt after Jan. 15, Karnisovas would like to have moved LaVine by or just after that date, giving him at least 10-15 games to see what the new-look Bulls would look like, and allowing him to then make a decision on the likes of DeMar DeRozan and Alex Caruso.
As of now, Karnisovas has no interest in trading Caruso, is still keeping the possibility of reopening contract extension talks with DeRozan and his camp on the table, and then watching how the assets he gets back for LaVine works with that group.
So far, the market hasn’t exactly been cooperating or promising.
The Bulls have been linked to both the Lakers and Raptors in the rumor mill, but multiple sources said that LaVine and his representation obviously want Los Angeles because of the Klutch Sports connection.
The Lakers players that would be eligible to be moved on Friday included Jaxson Hayes, Taurean Prince, Cam Reddish, D’Angelo Russell, Gabe Vincent and Christian Wood.
Of that group, a package featuring Russell has been thrown around the most in the rumor mill because of the money that has to come back. With LaVine making $40 million this season, Russell meets $17.3 million of it.
The other names being mentioned as possibilities in that package included Rui Hachimura, Austin Reaves and Vincent. Hachimura and Reaves, however, won’t be eligible to be moved until Jan. 15, and it didn’t sound like Reaves was even being mentioned by the Lakers.
Is there a scenario in which the Bulls and LaVine stay together the remainder of this season and re-explore a new home for the two-time All-Star next summer?
Almost unlikely.
Another source said that while the relationship between LaVine and coach Billy Donovan is still amicable, it is completely broken from a professional standpoint, mostly on LaVine’s end. The guard would rather make ripples than waves, but also no longer wants to play for Donovan and really hasn’t since last season.
And what about the other scenario in all of this?
What if the market starts to get serious the next month, Karnisovas is able to move LaVine and still get back the ready-made players he desires to try and make a playoff push? It will be difficult to pull off and could still keep the Bulls a very mediocre product, but would allow the Bulls and DeRozan to make some decisions on his financial future.
DeRozan is all for an extension with the Bulls if the money and situation are right for him, and what Karnisovas doesn’t want happening is DeRozan leaving this summer and getting nothing in return.
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Fixed"You can't lose him for nothing!!!"
Lavine and Beal literally put that dumb shyt to bed in less than a year
Stop signing non super star players to terrible contracts and then you won't be stuck with them
Zach LaVine Trade Rumors: Darius Garland Was Eyed by Bulls in Pitch to Cavaliers
ADAM WELLSDECEMBER 15, 2023
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No one can accuse the Chicago Bulls of aiming low in their attempts to trade Zach LaVine.
Per Yahoo Sports' Jake Fischer, the Bulls pitched the Cleveland Cavaliers on a swap of LaVine for Darius Garland in their attempt to pursue All-Star players in exchange for the 28-year-old.
Fischer didn't specify how the Cavs reacted to Chicago's proposal, but the fact Garland remains with Cleveland is an indication talks may not have gotten very far.
A player like Garland would help solve a lot of the offensive issues that plague Chicago when LaVine is healthy. The 23-year-old is averaging more than 20 points per game for the third consecutive season and at least 5.9 assists per game for the fourth straight season.
LaVine has been the biggest name mentioned so far as a potential trade candidate before the Feb. 8 deadline, though it doesn't appear many teams will be quick to line up with their best offer for him.
Per Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times, LaVine's camp would prefer a move to the Los Angeles Lakers "because of the Klutch Sports connection."
The Toronto Raptors are another team, along with the Lakers, believed to have at least some level of interest in LaVine.
It's probably not helping Chicago's trade leverage that it has won five of seven games with LaVine out due to a foot injury, including victories over the Milwaukee Bucks and Miami Heat.
The Bulls could hold the keys leading up to the trade deadline, but there's an argument LaVine is their third-best trade chip.
Alex Caruso has a skill set that will be attractive to virtually every contending team, and he's only making $9.5 million this season with a $3 million partial guarantee for 2024-25 that becomes fully guaranteed for $9.9 million if he's on a roster on June 30.
DeMar DeRozan is playing on an expiring contract with a $28.6 million salary. He's averaging 22.3 points and 5.3 assists per game in 24 starts this season.
LaVine is under contract through 2025-26 with salaries over $40 million each season, plus a $49 million player option for 2026-27. He's averaging 21.0 points on 44.3 percent shooting and 3.4 assists per game in 18 starts.
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We would riot no way they thought we’d seriously do thatZach LaVine Trade Rumors: Darius Garland Was Eyed by Bulls in Pitch to Cavaliers
ADAM WELLSDECEMBER 15, 2023
Mark Blinch/Getty Images
No one can accuse the Chicago Bulls of aiming low in their attempts to trade Zach LaVine.
Per Yahoo Sports' Jake Fischer, the Bulls pitched the Cleveland Cavaliers on a swap of LaVine for Darius Garland in their attempt to pursue All-Star players in exchange for the 28-year-old.
Fischer didn't specify how the Cavs reacted to Chicago's proposal, but the fact Garland remains with Cleveland is an indication talks may not have gotten very far.
A player like Garland would help solve a lot of the offensive issues that plague Chicago when LaVine is healthy. The 23-year-old is averaging more than 20 points per game for the third consecutive season and at least 5.9 assists per game for the fourth straight season.
LaVine has been the biggest name mentioned so far as a potential trade candidate before the Feb. 8 deadline, though it doesn't appear many teams will be quick to line up with their best offer for him.
Per Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times, LaVine's camp would prefer a move to the Los Angeles Lakers "because of the Klutch Sports connection."
The Toronto Raptors are another team, along with the Lakers, believed to have at least some level of interest in LaVine.
It's probably not helping Chicago's trade leverage that it has won five of seven games with LaVine out due to a foot injury, including victories over the Milwaukee Bucks and Miami Heat.
The Bulls could hold the keys leading up to the trade deadline, but there's an argument LaVine is their third-best trade chip.
Alex Caruso has a skill set that will be attractive to virtually every contending team, and he's only making $9.5 million this season with a $3 million partial guarantee for 2024-25 that becomes fully guaranteed for $9.9 million if he's on a roster on June 30.
DeMar DeRozan is playing on an expiring contract with a $28.6 million salary. He's averaging 22.3 points and 5.3 assists per game in 24 starts this season.
LaVine is under contract through 2025-26 with salaries over $40 million each season, plus a $49 million player option for 2026-27. He's averaging 21.0 points on 44.3 percent shooting and 3.4 assists per game in 18 starts.
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Wouldn’t he cause the same problem offensivelyWhat about Don?
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Too redundant and y’all would have to give at least 2 picks with LavineWhat about Don?