The Chicago Bulls will rest shooting guard Zach LaVine against the Brooklyn Nets tonight, as he's yet to be cleared for back-to-back outings, according to Vincent Goodwill of NBC Sports Chicago.

The Bulls face will face the Charlotte Hornets tomorrow, but Brooklyn and Chicago are only separated by 1.5 games in the lottery standings, making this the ideal opportunity to sit the 22-year-old and come within a half game of the Nets, in hopes to net a higher selection.

Having already partially shut down veteran Robin Lopez, the Bulls have admittedly gone full-go on their youth movement, which to some if just a cordial way to say they're readying themselves to lose as many games as possible in hopes for a place in the lottery.

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Justin Holiday, who was previously a DNP-coach's decision in the past two games, will take over for LaVine, who should return against the Hornets tomorrow, if everything goes according to coach Fred Hoiberg's plans.

The Bulls have lost 11 of their last 13 games and are well underway to put themselves in the mix for one of the worst records in the league at 20-39. Chicago is currently the eighth-worst team in the league and closing the gap with the Nets would put them within one game of six other teams that have only won 18 games this season.

Along with the Nets, two other teams have already started their tanking stretch, as the Memphis Grizzlies and the Phoenix Suns have both lost nine straight coming into today, hopeful to garner the No. 1 selection in this year's NBA Draft.