Bulls officially, LaVine decided to undergo surgery on his right foot and be reimbursed for the season.
The Bulls' official statement reads: "After consulting with trainers and team doctors, LaVine and his agency Klutch Sports have decided to perform surgery on LaVine's right foot ** in order to be complete**, and the operation will be performed on February 6, and LaVine is expected to be out for 4-6 months." ”
It will take 4 to 6 months of recuperation, which means that the 2023-24 season will be completely reimbursed.
LaVine has been in a non-stop season and is not in good shape.
This season, LaVine played 25 games, averaging 195 points 52 plates 39 help.
This is the worst season for LaVine in a move to the Bulls and when healthy.
LaVine also averaged 24 per game last season8 points 45 plates 42 helps.
In his best season before, LaVine averaged 27 per game4 points, 5 boards, 49 assists (2020-21 season).
The speed of this slide is slightly faster.
Before, the Bulls still wanted to trade LaVine, but the asking price was high, and the negotiations did not go well, so it dragged on all the way until now, and now they can't trade if they want to.
One Lonzo Bauer, one LaVine, now it looks like they are all rotten hands.
Who wants a player with an annual salary of 40 million, but can't play?
Unless it's a team that wants to fight for the future!
But LaVine's contract seems too long for the swinging team, LaVine's contract is until the 2026-27 season, and the 26-27 season is a player option, with an annual salary of nearly 50 million.
However, there were rumors that the Pistons wanted to get LaVine through a trade, and earlier today, it was also rumored that the Pistons should take LaVine before the trade deadline.
Then it didn't take long for Laven's side to officially announce the decision to operate
It can be seen that neither LaVine himself nor his team wants LaVine to go to Detroit. If you go to Detroit, then LaVine's commercial value is basically over.
So, this operation, Laven is very hard.
In fact, if the Bulls had made up their minds to trade LaVine not long after the start of the season, it would still be very sellable.
In the third game of the season, LaVine scored 51 points (19 of 33 shots) and 5 boards in a single game.
In the first 10 games of the season, LaVine still averaged 22 per game1 point 45 plates 28 helps.
At that time, there were actually teams that were in contact with LaVine to ask for the price, but in this case, the Bulls' asking price was definitely not low, so the trade has been delayed.
dragged and dragged on, in December, LaVine was injured, recuperated for more than 1 month, and LaVine returned on January 6.
After only playing 7 games on his comeback, he was injured again and recuperated again.
And in the 7 games of his comeback, LaVine only averaged 15 per game6 points (11.)1 vote 54 in) 59 plates 53 helps.
In terms of this statistical performance, not to mention injury problems, it is enough to discourage many interested teams.
However, for the Lakers management, it can be regarded as a sigh of relief, there is a complete lack of work, there is no need to hesitate, there is no need to consider the operability of the LaVine trade, because for the current Lakers, it is completely unnecessary to trade a reimbursement LaVine.
The management has lost a lot of work in an instant, at least one less object of inspection.
Don't worry about giving up LaVine, LaVine will play out, and they will be picked.
Or if it's a real deal, LaVine can't play well, and they can't escape the fate of being picked.
Now the Lakers' minds should also be on James, right?!
In a morning interview, James was asked what he meant by tweeting an hourglass emoji.
James refused to answer the question!
Asked if he had already decided what to do with his player options with the Lakers next season, James said: "I don't know. ”
This atmosphere, how do you look at it, what's wrong?!
So, the Lakers' minds should be on James now, right?! What the hell! The Lakers are ready to trade James, and the countdown to leave the team.