The drama between Zach LaVine and the Chicago Bulls hasn’t let up in the offseason.
It’s no secret the Bulls are trying to trade LaVine, especially after moving Alex Caruso and DeMar DeRozan.
The youth movement and “Sag for Flagg” path is there for the taking, but not until the Bulls go the whole way and trade both Zach LaVine and Nikola Vucevic.
Chicago had no leverage on the trade market to begin with and even less now that the relationship with LaVine has soured even more, with the two sides now trading shots in the media.
The Bulls have once again played this horribly and are now using anonymous sources to do their dirty work.
Chicago Bulls front office isn’t helping their cause with Zach LaVine
The Bulls front office has taken a ton of well-deserved criticism of late, from their awful asset management in the Caruso and DeRozan trades, to their overpay of Patrick Williams to their half-hearted attempt at a rebuild.
They’ve offered little but ridiculous excuses for all of the mistakes and are now taking shots at a player they are actively trying to trade.
Kendrick Perkins had a great breakdown of the whole thing, and for once, I completely agree with him:
"No accountability for the [Bulls] front office and the organization and you're going to put all of this blame on Zach Lavine? I just want to know who that source is." 😳 @KendrickPerkins reacts to comments from an anonymous team source regarding Zach LaVine. pic.twitter.com/UqBHUK9l7H
— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) August 1, 2024
Aside from the cowardice of not putting your name to your words, how does this quote from the anonymous source in the front office help the team?
LaVine was correct in saying he’s been unfairly scapegoated for the Bulls’ failures, as the front office has failed repeatedly to improve the team around him.
LaVine has been part of the problem at times, but to put so much of this on him is laughable.
Other players and teams are watching this nonsense soap opera go on and it doesn’t reflect well on the Bulls in terms of the trade market or their appeal to future free agents.
It’s a bad look to trash your own player in the media, especially when you already have no leverage on the trade market and can’t possibly bring him back after all of this.
The price of trading LaVine is going up as the Bulls front office continues to have an embarrassing offseason.
