Zach LaVine and Lakers 'increasingly open to exploring a trade' / News - Basketnews.com

Reports from the United States of America indicate that a trade might take place between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Chicago Bulls involving Zach LaVine primarily.

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The Los Angeles Lakers and the Chicago Bulls might have a trade involving Zach LaVine and other players like DeMar DeRozan and Alex Caruso, according to The Athletic.

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Lakers have been known to harbor interest in DeRozan and LaVine for a while now, but no concrete steps have been taken yet on a trade.

Per The Athletic, currently, the Lakers are restricted in the players that they can offer to the Chicago Bulls as they have renewed contracts with a lot of them.

Eligible players include LeBron James, Max Christie, Jalen Hood-Schifino, Maxwell Lewis, and their three two-way contract players, Colin Castleton, Alex Fudge, and D’Moi Hodge.

The Los Angeles Lakers have until December 15 to be able to get rid of some of their restrictions.

Most of their roster, including DeAngelo Russell, Gabe Vincent, Taurean Prince, Reddish, Christian Wood, and Jaxson Hayes, becomes trade-eligible on that trade.

Also interestingly, Austin Reaves and Rui Hachimura become trade-eligible on January 15, 2024.

The Athletic notes the following about a LaVine trade.

"The most likely framework of a LaVine deal would center around Russell, who waived his implied no-trade clause over the offseason. It’d also need to feature Hachimura or Vincent as additional matching salary, another player and either the team’s 2029 or 2030 first-round pick – potentially with protections."

Right now, no trade has materialized between the two sides, but trade rumors have been circulating around LaVine for a while now. It was also previously reported that the Bulls were interested in trading the veteran.

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