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NEW ORLEANS – It was a nice thought.
There sat Zach LaVine on Wednesday, hours before the Bulls would begin the 2024-25 regular-season odyssey, feeling upbeat about what was set to take place.
His mindset?
“Who’s to say we can’t come out here and surprise some people?” the two-time All-Star insisted. “We’ve done it in the past. But it takes everybody in the locker room, pretty much pulling for each other.
“Let’s go out there and try and play for something.