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He did not see too much game action in 2023-24, suiting up in just 25 games after going down with an ankle injury that ended his season in January. He averaged 19.5 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.9 assists during his short season.
He has two years remaining on his current contract, and he also has a player option for the 2026-27 season. He carries a cap hit of $43 million for the 2024-25 season.
Utah went 31-51 in 2023-24 and missed the postseason for the second consecutive season. LaVine could potentially help the Jazz turn it around, but it doesn’t look like the franchise is willing to take on his contract at this moment.
The Utah Jazz may not have significant interest in Zach LaVine.
NBA insider Marc Stein reported that interest from the Jazz should be “dismissed” and that the Bulls are having a difficult time finding a market for LaVine.
“League sources say Philadelphia continues to have little interest in LaVine and I have likewise been advised to dismiss Utah’s reported interest,” Stein wrote. “The Bulls, remember, had trouble generating a market for LaVine when they could have attached Caruso to trade constructions. That option, obviously, no longer exists.”The Bulls have reportedly been trying to unload LaVine for some time now. He was a hot topic in trade discussions last offseason, and those continued during the 2023-24 season.
The Utah Jazz are among 15 teams that the Chicago Bulls have approached in regards to trading for former All-Star shooting guard Zach LaVine, according to a report by NBC Sports Chicago.
Bulls Insider K.C. Johnson reported Thursday that Bulls executive vice president of basketball operations Artūras Karnišovas has “floated as many as 15 proposals centered on the two-time All-Star guard to various teams, including the Sacramento Kings, Utah Jazz, Orlando Magic and Philadelphia 76ers.”
It is all part of an offseason approach that has the Bulls putting “everything on the table,” after failing to make the playoffs for the last two seasons.
