“LaVine never has flinched when discussing pressure,” writes Joe Cowley for the Chicago Sun-Times. “If anything, he has welcomed those situations as obstacles that needed to be overcome to get to where he wanted to go.Ĭowley goes on, however, to send an ominous warning for LaVine and, perhaps, fans about the expectations that come along with his new-found financial status. The Bulls gave LaVine the richest contract in franchise history this summer at $215 million. “Becoming the 17th-highest-paid player in the NBA when he’s not even the best player on his team,” suggests Cowley, “will be uncharted territory. There are expectations with max players - all-or-nothing expectations that far too often are unobtainable. It’s NBA title-or-bust for LaVine as a Bull.”īulls pecking order aside, this does echo sentiments shared by The Athletic’s Darnell Mayberry earlier this offseason in the wake of the deal.įor his part, LaVine has maintained that nothing has changed as far as he is concerned. teaches a Kobe + MJ mid-post nuance to more #microskills in Drew's Virtual Skills School □ /PI1c1mGn97 “You know, I continue to go out there and play the way I am, have been, continue to, to try to lead the team to wins and get deeper and deeper into the playoffs.” “People really don’t have to worry about that side, ’cause I think for me, I have my own bucket list and checklists and things that I want to accomplish for myself,” LaVine told Natasha Dye of People Magazine. LaVine is already a great scorer, though. The knock on him has been on the other end where his awareness has not always been up to snuff. “I wanted to take it a step further with my playmaking and my effort on defense,” LaVine said during “ Hoop Streams” on ESPN. “Just try and become the player that whatever the team needs to win.”Īgain to LaVine’s credit, Cowley acknowledges a new level of intensity from LaVine to begin last season.
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