Report: Knicks Engaged in Trade Talks With Bulls for Zach LaVine

The New York Knicks are reportedly engaged in trade talks to acquire Zach LaVine from the Chicago Bulls ahead of the trade deadline

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Zach LaVine may be on the move.

The Chicago Bulls are reportedly discussing a blockbuster deal with the New York Knicks to send the All-Star forward to the Knicks for multiple first-round picks, according to Joe Crowley and Jake Weinbach.

Just heard from a source that Bulls and Knicks are revisiting talks on a LaVine trade. Talks began yesterday but broke off. Now back on.

— Joe Cowley (@JCowleyHoops) February 9, 2023

New York had been a team connected to O.G. Anunoby and the Toronto Raptors and had reportedly been willing to part with three first-round picks for the 25-year-old forward, according to Sportsnet's Michael Grange. A deal for LaVine would take the Knicks out of the Anunoby sweepstakes, thinning out an already thinning Anunoby market should Toronto move Anunoby ahead of 3 pm E.T.

If the Raptors do stay put with Jakob Poeltl as their lone deadline addition, Toronto would appear poised for a play-in run this season. The team currently sits 10th in the Eastern Conference, four games back of the Knicks who own the top play-in spot. 

Chicago sits one game up on Toronto for the ninth seed in the Eastern Conference but moving LaVine would certainly be a step back for the Bulls. It would create another opportunity for the Raptors to move up in the standings for a playoff push later this year.

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