Zach LaVine is admittedly a work in progress.
The Bulls guard knows no one would ever confuse him for being a lock-down defender, evident by his latest body of evidence in the Wednesday loss to Atlanta, and even in Year 7 of his NBA career, he’s still walking the tight rope of making sure he gets his points on a nightly basis, but also staying away from being overly aggressive so that his teammates can also get theirs.
What no one will criticize LaVine about? His role as big brother to his younger teammates.
Last season, LaVine went out of his way to lift then-rookie Coby White up on a pedestal, not only singing his praises publicly, but being there as a sounding board behind the scenes.