The Latest Breaking News from Zach LaVine

Coach Billy Donovan has the basic package and mentality in with the season starting on Wednesday, but admittedly has a lot to build out from.

Veteran is feeling good not just because of his new tax bracket, but because of the cleanup surgery last spring that now has him playing basketball without limitations.

Not all that encouragingly, a majority of voters went with the play-in option.

LaVine lands just outside the top 25 in B/R's player ranking.

The veteran started playing around with the three-pointer back in his Detroit days, but never felt real confident in making it a staple in his arsenal. That could change this season, as Drummond would love to show some more versatility.

Forward Patrick Williams came into the fall camp and preseason schedule with a lot of eyes on him, and completely underwhelmed. Now, it will be interesting to see how the former No. 4 overall pick gets up off the mat and responds when the games start counting.

“Ayo right now is going to be the guy back there for us,” coach Billy Donovan said. “He’s done a really good job this training camp and preseason.”

Patrick Williams earned two starts in the Bulls’ four preseason games, but Javonte Green excelled in all of them.

Not only is the former North Carolina product up for an extension on his rookie contract, but has also been swirling around in trade rumors since last season. The Bulls front office has to start making decision.

While Bulls coach Billy Donovan wouldn’t say if the Friday move of starting Javonte Green over Williams would be permanent, it was still a bad look for the former No. 4 overall draft pick, especially with how passive he was in handling it.

The two-time All-Star has said on several occasions that the five-year, $215-million max contract he signed over the summer wouldn’t change his work ethic or add pressure, and his coach said on Friday that’s held true. That doesn’t mean that Donovan doesn’t see room for improvement from LaVine,…