While the trade rumors for Zach Lavine is there, he's going to undergo a surgery this coming week and he'll miss tons of games.
The recovery period could be for max of 6 months or possible to be more than that. If I'm the owner of the team, I'd definitely just trade him somewhere else and will take someone who's better than him. But will there be a team that's willing to take him now with that condition?
Zach will miss all the remaining games of the season. This means all strong teams that want more reinforcements this season won't accept him anymore. The Lakers are the favored team to get him but they will surely reject a Zach trade at this point.
No point of getting him if he' just going to destroy the bench and make a hole out of sitting.
Maybe some teams that are rebuilding are willing to accept but the problem is Zach's commitment.
That's right, a big problem for the team that are going to accept him this time. But if it's up as a business and there will be some locked in trades already, good for him and Bulls.
Zach said before that he wants to join a good team so it means not a rebuilding team.
Given with that, it's going to take to the next season for him to do that.