bull ! Team reporter: Many players in the locker room expressed dissatisfaction with Zach LaVine
According to the news broke by the famous reporter Shams Charania, Zach LaVine, one of the core players of the Bulls , has a disagreement with the team. Bulls team reporter K.C Johnson also confirmed In response to this incident, many players within the team have expressed dissatisfaction with Zach LaVine. In order to resolve the conflicts within the team, the Bulls held multiple internal team meetings, including separate conversations between the team's two core players DeMar DeRozan and Zach LaVine. They tried to use this method to resolve conflicts between the teams.
According to league sources, DeRozan and Zach LaVine have always respected each other very much. At the All-Star Weekend in Cleveland 10 months ago, the two even claimed that their pairing was the best in the league. The best duo in the league, they have always maintained a very good personal relationship, but the Bulls' poor record this season has changed everything. On the court, the tension between their basketball styles has been worsening all season, and as the team's record this season has been sluggish, such tension has been amplified.
The Bulls' record this season is very bad. In the first 30 games of the season, the Bulls only achieved a record of 12 wins and 18 losses, and their ranking did not even enter the top 10 in the Eastern Conference. Until now, they are still in the season As a team outside the play-offs, as the core of the team, Zach LaVine's performance this season is also unsatisfactory. He only averaged 21.7 points per game. His scoring average is the lowest in the past five seasons of his career. Compared with last season, there is a very obvious decline.
The Bulls obviously don't want to give up Zach LaVine now, because they just signed a five-year, 215 million contract with LaVine this summer. This season is the first season of this contract, so according to the Bulls' original plan, LaVine will play for this team for a long time.
Due to the poor record this season, Bulls head coach Billy Donovan has encountered a crisis of trust within the team. This season is his third season coaching the team. Due to the poor performance, there are more and more voices questioning him in the Bulls locker room. Donovan It is increasingly challenging to optimize the relationship between LaVine and DeRozan by balancing execution and responsibility.
The key to the internal conflicts of the Bulls is due to the team's unsatisfactory record. Last season, they were still the top 6 teams in the Eastern Conference. However, this season, with the improvement of the overall strength of the Eastern Conference, this team has lost the competitiveness of last season, resulting in a significant decline in their record. The poor team record has created a gap between the players. The Bulls still need to find ways to improve the overall competitiveness of the team. Only when their record improves can the team's problems be solved.
