Chicago Bulls star Zach LaVine is ready to enjoy unrestricted free agency for the first time in his NBA career this summer. When any star is set to hit the market, that means the Los Angeles Lakers rumors start to heat up because that's how it usually works.
LaVine teased Lakers fans with brief comments to TMZ Sports during a night out in Los Angeles:
āI've always been a big fan,ā he said as he hopped in his Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon.
LaVine lives in Los Angeles and played his college ball at UCLA. He also grew up near Seattle, so there are plenty of ties to the West Coast.
Furthermore, LaVine is a Klutch Sports guy and LaVar Ball, the father of one of his Bulls teammates in Lonzo Ball, just said he thinks the two-time All-Star is going to Los Angeles.
This all means LaVine is definitely going to the Lakers, right?!
As of right now, that probably shouldn't be counted on to happen. Even if LaVine has a wandering eye, there's reportedly still a belief that he winds up back in Chicago, where he can sign a five-year max deal worth over $212 million. The Bulls just returned to the playoffs for the first time since 2017 this season and added a number of key players to help LaVine, who had never made he postseason until this year.
It's also a long shot for the Lakers to bring in LaVine given the presence of Russell Westbrook and their overall salary situation. So, while it's easy to get excited when seeing the Bulls star say stuff like this, it probably won't wind up meaning anything ā¦ but never say never.
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