Chicago Bulls: $32 Million Player Stopping Blockbuster Zach LaVine Trade.
Zach LaVine has made a fantastic start to the 2024-25 season. He is averaging 21.7 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game while shooting 43.6% from three-point range. That has contributed to the Bulls’ 13-17 start to the season, better than most would have expected from this team after they said goodbye to DeMar DeRozan and Alex Caruso in the summer. In the process, LaVine has increased his trade value as well and the Bulls are believed to be open to parting ways for the right offer, as they eye a rebuild after making the playoffs just once over the past seven seasons.
The Denver Nuggets have emerged as trade suitors for LaVine but it looks like the Bulls are not open to the inclusion of Zeke Nnaji in such a deal. According to Malik Brown on Clutch Points, Marc Stein wrote: “One potential trade iteration to surface as part of Denver’s confirmed interest in Chicago’s Zach LaVine is a swap that would bring LaVine and Torrey Craig to the Nuggets in exchange for Michael Porter Jr. and Zeke Nnaji. “Yet the Bulls, league sources say, have balked at Nnaji’s inclusion in such a trade. This is Year 1 of a four-year, $32 million contract for Nnaji that, while descending in value annually, runs through 2027-28.”
Nnaji has a four-year, $32 million contract with the Nuggets. It is not hard to understand why the Bulls might not be seeking to bring in a player on that sort of a deal, who is averaging just 4.8 minutes and 1.2 points per game. Unless it is the perfect scenario, trading him in the future could become a headache for the organization. Porter, on the other hand, could be a decent addition. He is averaging 18.3 points and 6.9 rebounds per game this season while shooting 51.8% from the field and 38.8% from three-point range. It remains to be seen what the future holds for LaVine. The Bulls do not seem to be ready to say goodbye to him unless they receive what they believe is the right offer.
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