A max contract is the topic for Zach LaVine.
But being a max player is his goal.
“I know who I am as a player,” LaVine told NBCSportsChicago.com recently. “I know where I wanna be as a player, too. Knowing who you are and being that guy, it's something different because knowing who I am now is not where to be but I'm working toward that.”
There’s never a convenient time for an ACL injury, but the worst time is right before you’re traded, right before a long contract negotiation. Restricted free agency is on the horizon for LaVine, as he’s eligible to sign a five-year deal worth $145 million this summer.