Zach LaVine willing to take discount to stay with Bulls long-term?

Originally posted on FortyEightMinutes | By Chris Crouse | Last updated 5/14/21

The Bulls and Zach LaVine are expected to undergo extension talks this offseason and according to Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times, LaVine may be willing to take a slight discount to remain with the franchise long-term.

LaVine has yet to make the playoffs in his seven-year career and if taking slightly less than the max on an extension means that the Bulls can add more talent around him, the shooting guard is willing to make his deal a little more team-friendly.

“I’ve been making strides each and every year,’’ LaVine said. “I’m going to continue to do that. But it’s not about me. I would love to have just the opportunity to go out there and play and compete and showcase what I can do on a bigger stage. I’m going to get there. But we just have to work for it.’’

Chicago swung for the fences with the Nikola Vucevic trade at this year’s trade deadline and while the injuries and positive COVID tests prevented the club from gelling, in the games that Vucevic and LaVine played, the duo appeared to be a good long-term fit.

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