Zach Thomas LaVine is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association. He was selected in the first round of the 2014 NBA draft with the 13th overall pick by the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Zach LaVine: Salary| Position| Is injured| Status| News
Salary:
Should the Bulls’ campaign play out as internally expected, they’ll have an easy pitch for LaVine in 2022, replete with a maximum contract offer of five years in length and north of $200 million in value.
| Contract: | 4 yr(s) / $78,000,000 |
|---|---|
| Average Salary: | $19,500,000 |
| Guaranteed at Signing | $78,000,000 |
| Signed Using: | /Cap Space |
| Free Agent: | 2022 / UFA |
Position:
LaVine appeared in 58 games in a career-best 2020-21 season, averaging 27.4 points, five rebounds and 4.9 assists while shooting 50.7 percent from the field, 41.9 percent from 3-point range and 84.9 percent from the free-throw line.
Is Injured:
“It’s going to be like this for a while,” the Chicago Bulls’ All-Star said. “I’m not going to take any excuses for it. It is what it is. And you play through it.”
LaVine’s numbers are fine since suffering what the Bulls are calling a sprain but involves a minor ligament tear that forces him to play with the thumb heavily taped.
Status:
The Chicago Bulls will have All-Star shooting guard Zach LaVine in the starting lineup when they play the New York Knicks in New York City at Madison Square Garden on Thursday evening.
LaVine had originally been on the injury report with an illness, but his active status can be seen in a tweet that is embedded below from the Twitter account of FantasyLabs NBA.
News:
The Bulls come into the game with an impressive 14-8 record in their first 22 games, and after missing the postseason every year since 2017, they appear poised to make a run this season.
As for the Knicks, they are 11-10 and have cooled off since a 5-1 start to the season.
They made the playoffs last season for the first time since the 2013 season when they had Carmelo Anthony.
