K.C. Johnson: Zach LaVine's best chance to get traded is to 'be professional, play well'

The Bulls continue to shop guard Zach LaVine on the trade market, but they haven't found a deal to their liking.

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00:00I'll just say this, you know, we've asked Billy about this privately, publicly, we've

00:05asked Zach about this privately, publicly.

00:09They have had issues in the past.

00:11You know, Zach's best way to get out of here, if that's ultimately what he wants, is to

00:16come in, be professional, play his ass off, play well, and, you know, that will help increase

00:22his value.

00:23So, I don't know, DeMar being gone, will that have an impact?

00:28It'll be a storyline to monitor for sure, but I expect Zach to come in and be professional.

00:32Rich Paul, his agent, recently went on record with me and kind of fired back at all the

00:38people who say that Zach's not professional.

00:41You know, the dude has played through two significant injuries to try to help the team.

00:47Like I said before, he's well-liked in the locker room, he and Kobe have a very, very

00:51strong relationship.

00:52He was campaigning for Kobe for player, or most improved player more than anybody last

00:56year, even while he was hurt.

00:59So I know Zach has had some high-profile moments.

01:02I know he's a polarizing player.

01:05I've seen him pout, you know, I have not seen him pout nearly as much, I think, the projection

01:12or the image of him pouting is.