Chicago Bulls’ prolific guard Zach LaVine is rumored to be in preliminary discussions with Portland Trail Blazers for his trade deal. After Damian Lillard requested a trade last week, many players have tried to initiate conversations over their trade deals.
Here’s all we know about Zach LaVine’s ‘Preliminary Discussions’ for trade from Chicago Bulls.
Where is Zach LaVine headed to?
Reports claim that LaVine is in talks with Philadelphia Sixers and the Portland Trail Blazers.
Sixers’ James Harden is looking for trade options but would not like a move to Chicago Bulls. The Sixers might try to build their trade deal for Zach around what they obtain from Harden’s deal.
The Trail Blazers are cooking up a trade deal with Miami for Damian, which might include Tyler Herro. Bulls will try to trade Herro for Zach Lavine.
Zach LaVine could very well be on the move before next season’s trade deadline with time fading out on Chicago’s current core.
The Nets, Knicks, Sixers, Spurs, Kings, and Clippers all loom as potential suitors. But the Bulls will operate patiently with their most valuable asset.
— Jake Weinbach (@JWeinbachNBA) July 8, 2023
How has Zach LaVine performed?
The 28-year-old American professional scored 1,913 points this season, averaging an impressive 24.8 points per game in the 77 games he played.
He was a part of the All-Star game in 2021 and 2022 but failed to make it happen this past season. He has signed a 5 year long contract worth $215M with the Bulls and will earn somewhere around $40M this year.
Who’d the Chicago Bulls want to Trade Zach LaVine with?
A 3 point shooter is the need of the hour for Bulls, bulls might put White as the Sixth Man. They’d also love to have Harden who was the number one assist provider last season.
It’d be a gigantic turning point for the Bulls if Zach leaves after serving only one year of his $215M contract.
Other rumors about Zach LaVine
The All-Star guard has been linked with the New York Knicks very often, but he has made it clear that he has no intentions of finding the Knicks as his new home.
Zach LaVine and his camp are against a trade to the Knicks, per @SBondyNYDN pic.twitter.com/nCQZEXYK9A
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) June 23, 2023
There have been a lot of murmurs going around about Zach, but generally, it’s very improbable that the player moves to wherever they want.
While the Trail Blazers try to replace Lillard with Lavine and battle it out for the American star with Sixers, it’d be great to see who Zach Lavine actually plays for this season.
This is all we know about the speculations regarding Zach. Keep coming around for more updates!
