League sources have previously told NBC Sports Chicago that the New York Knicks, another rumored landing spot for Zach LaVine, have never seriously engaged or shown interest. Same goes, at least for now, for the Philadelphia 76ers and Miami Heat.
Source: K.C. Johnson @ NBC Sports Chicago
Source: K.C. Johnson @ NBC Sports Chicago
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
KC Johnson @KCJHoop
Friday marks the unofficial start to NBA trade season. There will be plenty of rumors and twists and turns between now and the Feb. 8 trade deadline.
But what if Zach LaVine remains on the Bulls past then?
Column for @NBCSChicago: nbcsportschicago.com/nba/chicago-bu… – 10:53 AM
Friday marks the unofficial start to NBA trade season. There will be plenty of rumors and twists and turns between now and the Feb. 8 trade deadline.
But what if Zach LaVine remains on the Bulls past then?
Column for @NBCSChicago: nbcsportschicago.com/nba/chicago-bu… – 10:53 AM
Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Bulls are now 16-12 without Zach LaVine in the lineup since the “Big Three” came together in 2021. That winning percentage would put them 6th in the East right now … For those paying attention. – 10:02 AM
Bulls are now 16-12 without Zach LaVine in the lineup since the “Big Three” came together in 2021. That winning percentage would put them 6th in the East right now … For those paying attention. – 10:02 AM
Jake Fischer @JakeLFischer
Latest for @YahooSports: Emptying the notebook on usual trade suspects like Zach Lavine, Pascal Siakam and O.G. Anunoby. But with a lack of clear sellers, several teams have indeed called Utah and learned a surprising change in Lauri Markkanen’s status sports.yahoo.com/how-the-trade-… – 10:00 AM
Latest for @YahooSports: Emptying the notebook on usual trade suspects like Zach Lavine, Pascal Siakam and O.G. Anunoby. But with a lack of clear sellers, several teams have indeed called Utah and learned a surprising change in Lauri Markkanen’s status sports.yahoo.com/how-the-trade-… – 10:00 AM
Wes Goldberg @wcgoldberg
Today’s @LockedOnNetwork #NBA show w/ @Adam_Mares
– Clippers contenders
– Warriors without Draymond
– Jokic back
– Bulls without LaVine
– Best second-placers
open.spotify.com/episode/5FHzl9… – 8:41 AM
Today’s @LockedOnNetwork #NBA show w/ @Adam_Mares
– Clippers contenders
– Warriors without Draymond
– Jokic back
– Bulls without LaVine
– Best second-placers
open.spotify.com/episode/5FHzl9… – 8:41 AM
Josh Martin @Bulls_Wire
Report: Zach LaVine wants to join Lakers amid Bulls trade rumors bullswire.usatoday.com/2023/12/14/chi… pic.twitter.com/Wt5jqP7nPr – 4:00 AM
Report: Zach LaVine wants to join Lakers amid Bulls trade rumors bullswire.usatoday.com/2023/12/14/chi… pic.twitter.com/Wt5jqP7nPr – 4:00 AM
Josh Martin @Bulls_Wire
Has Zach LaVine played his last game for the Chicago Bulls? bullswire.usatoday.com/2023/12/14/has… pic.twitter.com/GSbKQBvkbJ – 10:50 PM
Has Zach LaVine played his last game for the Chicago Bulls? bullswire.usatoday.com/2023/12/14/has… pic.twitter.com/GSbKQBvkbJ – 10:50 PM
Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
If this LaVine contract continues to be tougher for the Bulls to move than first thought, all my concerns from a few years ago will become reality … remember those days … when many called me an idiot and how I didn’t understand basketball finances? – 8:34 PM
If this LaVine contract continues to be tougher for the Bulls to move than first thought, all my concerns from a few years ago will become reality … remember those days … when many called me an idiot and how I didn’t understand basketball finances? – 8:34 PM
Josh Martin @Bulls_Wire
5 Players Bulls should target in a Zach LaVine trade this season bullswire.usatoday.com/lists/chicago-… pic.twitter.com/yobJGvuOWX – 6:00 PM
5 Players Bulls should target in a Zach LaVine trade this season bullswire.usatoday.com/lists/chicago-… pic.twitter.com/yobJGvuOWX – 6:00 PM
Josh Martin @Bulls_Wire
Report: Zach LaVine wants to join Lakers amid Bulls trade rumors bullswire.usatoday.com/2023/12/14/chi… pic.twitter.com/5XtQaX9hFS – 5:40 PM
Report: Zach LaVine wants to join Lakers amid Bulls trade rumors bullswire.usatoday.com/2023/12/14/chi… pic.twitter.com/5XtQaX9hFS – 5:40 PM
Chuck Swirsky @ctsbulls
NBA Injury Report: Bulls: LaVine-Out. Caruso: Questionable. Heat: Adebayo , Herro, Highsmith, Richardson and Smith-All Out. 6:15 CT pre. @670TheScore @chicagobulls radio network @Audacy app. Fired up. – 2:33 PM
NBA Injury Report: Bulls: LaVine-Out. Caruso: Questionable. Heat: Adebayo , Herro, Highsmith, Richardson and Smith-All Out. 6:15 CT pre. @670TheScore @chicagobulls radio network @Audacy app. Fired up. – 2:33 PM
Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
Zach LaVine reportedly wants a trade to the Lakers, but is feeling mutual?
nbcsports.com/nba/news/zach-… – 12:49 PM
Zach LaVine reportedly wants a trade to the Lakers, but is feeling mutual?
nbcsports.com/nba/news/zach-… – 12:49 PM
Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
Zach LaVine is back on the road with the Bulls as well. Was hanging on the sidelines with a ball in his hands and chatting with Coby and Patrick after shoot. – 12:12 PM
Zach LaVine is back on the road with the Bulls as well. Was hanging on the sidelines with a ball in his hands and chatting with Coby and Patrick after shoot. – 12:12 PM
More on this storyline
But there’s also a reasonable scenario in which Zach LaVine remains with the Bulls past the Feb. 8 deadline. While both sides are motivated to find a deal and have maintained a professional relationship, his contract isn’t easy to trade. It has three years and roughly $138 million remaining after this season, plus a 15 percent trade kicker that could be waived. In the land of the more punitive collective bargaining agreement for luxury tax teams, that’s a large contract to add. -via NBC Sports Chicago / December 15, 2023
Alas, the Sixers are not expected to pursue any significant roster changes until much closer to February’s trade deadline, league sources told Yahoo Sports, no matter how often Philadelphia and the Los Angeles Lakers get linked to Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine. -via Yahoo! Sports / December 15, 2023
There’s a fine line between patience and concern, and the Bulls’ front office is doing its best to straddle that line. According to a source Wednesday, with many of the players who signed contracts during the summer eligible to be traded starting Friday, executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas is finding no real market interest in Zach LaVine. -via Chicago Sun-Times / December 14, 2023
