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The Bulls are willing to talk to opposing teams about guard Zach LaVine, but you’d better be ready to offer a lot.

So far, it seems, no one is there, per Jamal Collier of ESPN. And for the record, it doesn’t appear the Bulls are aggressively shopping LaVine. Far from it.

“Rival teams have checked in with the Bulls about LaVine’s availability, team and league sources told ESPN, but no team has been willing to meet Chicago’s reportedly large asking price,” Collier wrote.

LaVine, 28, is due $129 million over the next three seasons. He suggested he understands trade rumors are just part of the business. 

“My camp isn’t putting them out,” LaVine said, via Collier. “I committed to the Bulls when I signed my five-year deal. So … I’m committed to the Bulls. I’ve always brought professionalism and consistent play, and that’s what I’ll continue to do.

“I love Chicago; I’ve always wanted to be in a place that wanted me, and Chicago showed me that. But obviously trade rumors are part of the business. Are they wanted? No. But I’m a grown man, I’ve been traded before. I know how to deal with them. You have to take it that way; it’s a business, so I don’t get too upset.”

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