The Bulls' hope had been that guard Zach LaVine would rehab his right foot injury in the middle of last season, but he and his agency decided he would undergo surgery.
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00:00And look, the big kick in the rear in all of this
00:02is they felt pretty confident that there
00:05were teams interested in Zach Levine at the trade deadline
00:09when Clutch Sports and Zach Levine opted to have surgery.
00:13And the Bulls made that very clear in the press release,
00:16if you remember, that this is Zach Levine and Clutch Sports
00:19opting to have the surgery.
00:21They felt they could rehab it and get him back on the court.
00:25And they were hoping that other teams would,
00:27when they gave them a physical, would see that as well.
00:32That really was a slap in the face of that relationship
00:35and why the Bulls are where they are right now
00:38with the whole Zach and obviously not
00:42pulling the trigger because bosses kind of handcuffed him.