Nearly a week since the start of free agency, there were several high-impact players still out on the open market without a new deal in place.

One of which was restricted free agent guard Zach LaVine, but that quickly changed on Friday with the Sacramento Kings presenting him with an offer sheet of four years worth $78 million. In light of that, LaVine has voiced much disappointment with the Bulls' lack of aggressiveness to ink him to a new deal, according to Marc J. Spears of The Undefeated.

“I'm disappointed that I had to get an offer sheet from another team,” LaVine, 23, told The Undefeated. “But Sacramento stepped up and made a strong impression. It appears that Sacramento wants me more than Chicago.”

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Although LaVine may have been discouraged by the Bulls' lack of zeal, the team was likely looking to see what market he had with other teams. The Kings had long been rumored to be one of those teams that would put up a strong bid to acquire his services. It isn't necessarily a slight to LaVine's ability on the floor, but any time a team has the player as a restricted free agent, there is typically no rush to ink them to a new deal.

In a way, it helps them determine his worth to the franchise while not putting them in the position to overspend on a new deal. The ball is now in the Bulls' hands to determine if they want to keep LaVine as a long-term centerpiece to the puzzle over the next four years.

He had shown reasons for optimism with his play on the court in 24 games played last season by averaging 16.7 points with 3.9 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game. This included scoring in double figures 19 times with 11 contests with at least 20-points while reaching more than 10 points in 10 straight games. There may be some risk with him given that he's not far removed from suffering a torn ACL, but the talent level is there for him to develop further into a cornerstone player in Chicago.