Despite the ongoing “whispers” linking Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine to the Los Angeles Lakers for nearly a year, a potential deal between the two teams appears unlikely, NBA reporters Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times.

The game didn't go in their favor, as they lost 141-133, but star guard Zach LaVine had a monster night. LaVine finished with a game-high 37 points to go along with seven assists and five rebounds in the loss.

The Suns reportedly expressed interest in a trade for the Bulls' Nikola Vucevic, but salary-cap challenges present obstacles.

The Suns are said to be interested in Chicago's Nikola Vučević and would seem to have an obvious pathway to making the Bulls an offer by attaching draft compensation to the contract of Jusuf Nurkić. There was one report that said the Bulls were looking for a first-round pick in the 2025 draft in the package for Vucevic,

The Chicago Bulls have been searching for trade partners to take Zach LaVine and Nikola Vucevic off their hands. LaVine’s play this season has started to re-ignite buzz around him. But Vucevic had yet to see similar movement with his trade market.