For LaVine, the most embarrassing thing was not that he was traded by the team, but that after he was put on the shelf, the rest of the league did not have much enthusiasm to complete the deal.
It's not that the Bulls didn't put LaVine on the shelf this season, but after seeing that LaVine had no market conditions, they had no choice but to withdraw their inquiry about LaVine......
If you evaluate LaVine, he is at most between an average player and an All-Star, and his identity is at most the No. 2 or No. 3 leader of a team.
In previous seasons, the Bulls had seen LaVine as the leader of the team, and the Bulls had only made the playoffs at best.
LaVine is not known for his defense, even though he is mainly a shooting guard, but although his scoring methods are comprehensive, his moves are not very sophisticated, and he is not as good as Leonard and others who can shoot to win at critical moments.
In other words, LaVine's offensive performances always come across as flashy and useless.
Let's say he can't make threes, but this season he is averaging 6.8 shots per game and hitting 2.4 of them, and his three-point shooting percentage is 34.9, which is decent.
LaVine is shooting 45.2 percent from the field this season, which isn't impressive, but it's not too bad, isn't it.
What really made LaVine shine was his explosive dunk, as the man who once "saved the dunk contest", LaVine's outstanding physical fitness can be seen.
But the question is, once the two teams meet each other in the playoffs, how can the opponent give him an easy opportunity to dunk quickly......
Regardless of the star's quality or unpredictable offensive round performance, LaVine is not trustworthy in the team's crunch time, and the finish is too poor in crunch time.
Referring to his injury history, it will undoubtedly pull down the Lavin market again.
In 2017, LaVine suffered a torn left anterior cruciate ligament;
In 2022, LaVine injured his left knee and finally underwent arthroscopic surgery.
This season, LaVine has also been plagued by injuries, playing in just 25 games so far, averaging 19.5 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game.
Now that he is out of action, he is expected to be out of action for 4-6 months once he undergoes surgery on his right foot, so what is the difference between that and a season reimbursement.
Now Lavin is becoming a representative of high salaries and low energy-
He has a salary of $40.06 million this season and has three years left on his contract after this season.
That includes $43.03 million for the 2024-25 season, $45.99 million for the 2025-26 season and a player option for the 2026-27 season worth $48.96 million.
As a result, it is almost impossible for some of the league's strongest teams to accept LaVine, which means that teams that are starting to swing or are looking to rebuild may recruit him.
After all, for these weak brigades, seeking change has never been a surprise.
And once the opportunity is right, it's not impossible for the Bulls to successfully trade LaVine, is it?
Now, the Pistons and the Bulls have been linked to the LaVine trade -
Currently, the two teams are in trade talks around LaVine, and the Pistons will pay Bojan and Joe Harris around the deal.
This season, Bojan is averaging 20.5 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game while shooting 42.5% from three-point range, while Harris is more of a trade add-on, averaging just 2.5 points per game out of the rotation.
It is unclear whether the potential deal includes other chips, such as draft assets.
But it is foreseeable that LaVine is not a bull for sale, and it is not impossible for him to parachute into the Motor City at that time......