{"id":164072,"date":"2022-12-21T09:20:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T09:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/bulls-rumors-lavine-derozan-donovan-more\/"},"modified":"2022-12-21T09:20:00","modified_gmt":"2022-12-21T09:20:00","slug":"bulls-rumors-lavine-derozan-donovan-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/bulls-rumors-lavine-derozan-donovan-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Bulls Rumors: LaVine, DeRozan, Donovan, More"},"content":{"rendered":"
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the bulls<\/strong> have lost four straight games and are just 6-14 since opening the season with a 5-4 record. Amid the prolonged slump, concerns have arisen within the locker room about whether stars Zach LaVine<\/strong> and DeMar DeRozan<\/strong> \u201ccan click together at a high level on the court this season and beyond,\u201d according to Shams Charania and Darnell Mayberry of The Athletic.<\/p>\n

Charania and Mayberry report that the Bulls have held multiple team meetings to attempt to work through their issues, including one-on-one sessions between LaVine and DeRozan. However, those efforts haven’t led to on-court results \u2014 according to The Athletic’s duo, an \u201con-court, stylistic tension\u201d has festered throughout the season.<\/p>\n

Asked about the situation in Chicago, LaVine said that the team’s win-loss record has magnified any issues the team may be experiencing.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think everybody goes through ups and downs, just like every team does,\u201d <\/em>LaVine told The Athletic on Tuesday. \u201cObviously if we’re not winning games, not everybody’s going to be happy. It’s not going to look as good as it was before. It’s all glitter and show when you’re winning games. But when you’re losing games and you’re trying to do the same things, it’s turmoil. Everybody has their right to their own opinion. For me, I keep my head down. I work on my game and try to help my team. I help try to lead the team. That’s where I stand. I just try to take it day by day and evaluate how we’re doing.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Citing multiple league sources and people close to the situation, Charania and Mayberry also report that LaVine and the Bulls haven’t been seeing eye-to-eye this season. Specifically, they say there has been \u201ca palpable feeling across various parts of the franchise of a disconnect over LaVine’s situation in Chicago.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Athletic’s report is lacking in specific details and the wording is somewhat vague, so it’s difficult to tell exactly what the issues in Chicago are or how seriously we should take them. At the very least, it sounds like the team’s slump is creating frustration and tension that might not exist if the Bulls had won a few games. Whether the club will be able to work through those problems and rebound without major personnel changes remains to be seen.<\/p>\n

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