With two victories for three defeats, and already a first meeting between players, the Bulls did not start the season on the best end. And as the Sixers are in ambush for a back with their Draft choices recovered in the exchange of James Harden, the name of Zach LaVine is still circulating in the rumors.
According to the Chicago Sun-Timesthe Bulls do not intend to trade their best scorer in the short term.
However, Zach LaVine, DeMar DeRozan and Nikola Vucevic all three confirmed that the general feeling in the Chicago locker room is that one of them would leave by the trade deadline if the Bulls disappoint.
Even if Billy Donovan assures us that he was never told that way.
“They (leaders) never once said to me, ‘Hey, this group has until the trade deadline’ or ‘This group has until December.’ It was never mentioned”assures the coach. “Everything that has been said, at least in my conversations with [Arturas Karnisovas, le patron sportif du club], is that we had to get the best out of the team. »
But sometimes things don’t need to be expressly said to be understood. And Zach LaVine knows too well how the NBA works not to anticipate changes in the event of another failure this season.
“You know, we’re in our third year (together, with DeMar DeRozan and Nikola Vucevic), and I’ve been saying it since training camp: ‘It’s time to put our money where our mouth is’. Because if it doesn’t work, we understand the basketball business. We have three All-Stars. We have to make it work, from top to bottom. It’s not just the players. We have to make this work.”
” We understand. I’ve already been traded. Nikola (Vucevic) has already been traded. DeMar has already been traded. We care about each other, but we also all know what’s happening on the other side.” concludes Zach LaVine.
