The Chicago Bulls despatched DeMar DeRozan to the Sacramento Kings this offseason in a sign-and-trade deal. Additionally sending Alex Caruso to the OKC Thunder in change for Josh Giddey, the Bulls made it clear they have been lastly transitioning right into a rebuild.
Unable to discover a commerce associate to take over Zach LaVine and the remaining three years of his five-year, $215 million contract, the Bulls entered this season hoping they may rebuild some commerce worth.
Though LaVine has already missed three of Chicago’s ten video games, he has performed very nicely in his seven appearances. Averaging 22.0 factors, 5.0 rebounds and three.3 assists, LaVine shot 50.5 p.c from the sphere and 43.4 p.c from three (a profession excessive).
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– Chicago Bulls (@chicagobulls) November 10, 2024
Maybe probably the most spectacular factor about LaVine’s begin to the season has been his mindset amid the fixed commerce rumors.
“LaVine and veteran Nikola Vucevic know the Bulls wish to transfer them, and it will seemingly be to a contender as soon as there’s a market shift in January and thru the February commerce deadline,” Joe Cowley of the Chicago Solar Occasions wrote.
Though he is aware of this, LaVine mentioned it isn’t tough to maintain the appropriate mindset (by way of Cowley).
“No, it’s not tough,” LaVine mentioned. “It’s understanding. When you do not perceive what you are moving into, it is tough. I’ve the appropriate mindset proper now to grasp what the sport wants from me right this moment… simply attempt to do the appropriate factor.
It is a skilled strategy from LaVine that would put him over a contender if he maintains this stage of play.
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