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The Bulls know they have a Zach LaVine problem.
Not the man or the player, but the contract.
A team source reiterated that trading the two-time All-Star remains priority one, two, and three this summer, with the hope to not only get off the remaining three years, nearly $138 million left on the max contract, but also to make sure the runway remained clear for the continued emergence of Coby White as a lead guard.
The issue facing the organization, however, is that not only is LaVine coming off season-ending foot surgery, but his reputation of not being a difference maker when it comes to impacting winning didn’t exactly subside throughout the 2023-24 campaign.