The Chicago Bulls have been trying for more than a year to trade Zach LaVine, with no luck. Other teams see him as an expensive floor raiser, a player making $138 million across the next three seasons who can put up points in isolation but is injury-prone (25 games last season) and doesn’t do the little things that contribute to high-level team success (such as defend).

A healthy LaVine is always an easy bucket, and case in point was his 28-point showing in Saturday's eventual loss to Memphis. The hope is the rest of the league is taking notice that the two-time All-Star is healthy and still available in a trade.

Chicago Bulls head coach Billy Donovan frankly discussed Zach LaVine and how he's started the 2024-25 season after last year's troubles.