Zach LaVine has never been one to demand that his opinions be implemented by his front office.
New regime or old one, the Bulls guard has always maintained that he hoped that his input would carry some weight. That what he had to say would at least come up in conversations, considering the franchise has insisted that he is the face of the organization.
As one Bulls player told the Sun-Times on Wednesday, however, the growing concern is no current player is really being listened to. LaVine, several veterans, a seemingly disgruntled rookie, no one.
For a new-look front office that came out on Day 1 and said they would build a foundation on being “players first,’’ it’s now starting to feel like they’re not even in the top three.