LAS VEGAS -- Zach LaVine says he is ready to "wake up" all the doubters who wondered if he was worth the four-year, $78 million extension the Chicago Bulls officially matched on Sunday.
"I'm my hardest critic," LaVine said Sunday night during the Bulls Summer League game. "There's nothing that any of you guys can say to me that I [don't] take harder upon myself. I go back and critique my game every year. I'm used to people sleeping on me, and I'm also used to waking them up as well. I'm happy that I have this contract, and I'm happy that I have a little extra motivation to go out there and prove it to some people that don't believe in me.