Many feel the Chicago Bulls are about to sell off at least one of their best players and start over, and perhaps their most attractive player on the open market is two-time All-Star Zach LaVine.
LaVine is a high-flyer who can fill up the basket either from nearby or long-range, and a number of teams are reportedly interested in snagging him.
Several of the teams reportedly interested in him are contenders or near-contenders, but there is a not-so-good squad that wants his services, per Sam Amico via NBACentral: the Charlotte Hornets.
The Charlotte Hornets have ‘strong interest’ in Zach LaVine, per @AmicoHoops
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The Hornets are just 4-9 and have dealt with some turmoil lately, including the status of big man Miles Bridges, who dealt with some serious legal charges as of late.
Bridges has played in three games this season and has averaged 16.7 points, 8.0 rebounds, and 4.0 assists in those contests.
The main man for the Hornets is guard LaMelo Ball, who may be a budding superstar and is putting up 25.3 points and 8.3 assists a game to start the year.
LaVine could team up with the 6-foot-7 Ball to give Charlotte an explosive starting backcourt, not to mention a tall one since LaVine is 6-foot-5.
He is off to a slow start this season, but he did score 34 points on Friday against the Orlando Magic.
The Bulls are just 5-10, and after looking like possible emerging contenders early in the 2021-22 campaign with their current core, it’s now clear that they’re going nowhere as presently constituted.
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