Zach LaVine (born March 10, 1995 in Bothell, Washington) is an American professional basketball player who plays for the Chicago Bulls of the NBA. He entered the NBA through the draft in 2014, played for the Timberwolves and Bulls, was named to the All-Rookie Second Team in his rookie season, and won two consecutive All-Star Slam Dunk Contests in 2015 and 2016; Named MVP in the 2016 All-Star Rookie Game. As of February 19, 2021, he averaged 31 points per game in his last 10 games, becoming the first player in Bulls history to average 30 points per game in 10 games since Michael Jordan. On August 7, 2021, Zach LaVine's team won the men's gold medal game in basketball at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
LaVine has been a succession before, but this season he has encountered a lot of trouble, the team's record is much worse than last season, may not be able to make the play-offs, the team is full of contradictions, and there have been repeated locker room brawls. A number of players directly expressed their dissatisfaction with LaVine, saying bluntly: "Lavin's desire to win this season is very poor, and he does not want to take the initiative to take over the game at the critical moment, he is not worthy of being the team boss." Teammate Caruso said publicly: "Players like LaVine are not active enough to defend. ”
LaVine may be aware of this, after the team introduced Beverley, a reporter from the team said: "LaVine practiced alone late at night, and his form has recovered in recent games." ”
Judging from the statistics and on-field performance, LaVine is indeed gradually recovering, contrary to the previous slump of this season.
In a recent interview, Zach LaVine said he is one of the best guards in the league. "People can talk about my defense as much as they want. I've always been one of the best defenders. In a one-on-one situation, not many people will help me. ”
Personally, I think LaVine is very athletic, has a very fast first start, and likes to finish with dunks in offensive and defensive transitions. He also has excellent jump shooting and three-point ability, as well as a well-rounded offensive ability.
But Zacravan's shortcomings are also obvious, and on the offensive side, his shooting is not consistent, similar to his draft template "halftime Jordan" J.R. Smith, in addition to LaVine's frequent top shots. In terms of defense: although LaVine has excellent athleticism, he is afraid of physical confrontation at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, and the defense with and without the ball needs to be improved, unable to fight against defenders with high physical strength, and the desire to defend is also low enough to be spit on by teammates, and there are often leaks or easy breakthroughs by the opposite side, typical "10,000 defenders stabbed". I believe that if Zacravan can successfully improve his defensive and offensive stability, he will play well, after all, there are not many cases of acquired talent, what do you think?