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Chicago Bulls | #8 | Guard

Zach

LaVine

PPG

19.5

RPG

5.2

APG

3.9

PIE

11.0

HEIGHT

6'5" (1.96m)

WEIGHT

200lb (91kg)

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

UCLA

AGE

29 years

BIRTHDATE

March 10, 1995

DRAFT

2014 R1 Pick 13

EXPERIENCE

9 Years

6'5" | 200lb | 29 years

DRAFT

2014 R1 Pick 13

BIRTHDATE

March 10, 1995

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

UCLA

EXPERIENCE

9 Years

Player Bio

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

2018-19 (CHICAGO): Played in 63 games (62 starts) and averaged a career-best 23.7 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 4.5 apg in 34.5 mpg … shot .467 from the field, .374 from three and .832 from the free-throw line … dropped 39 points and made the game-winning layup with 1.6 seconds remaining vs. PHI (3/6), while also recording his 1,000th career assist … notched a career-high 47 points on 17-35 shooting in the 4OT game at ATL (3/1) and also hit a season-high 6 3-pointers … dropped 42 points on 17-29 shooting and 5-11 from deep vs. BOS (2/23) … pulled down a career-high 12 rebounds vs. CLE (1/27) … led all scorers with 28 points off the bench vs. MIN (12/26) after missing five games with a left ankle sprain … scored 41 points and sank the game-winning FT in 2OT at NYK (11/5); also notched his 12th-straight 20+ point effort … scored at least 20 points in careerlong streak of 15 games from 3/15/18-11/12/18 … continued his strong start to the season vs. CHA (10/24) by scoring 32 points and hitting 2 free throws at the end of regulation to seal the win … became the second Bull to score 30+ points in his first four games to start a season, joining Michael Jordan in 1986 … dropped 34 points on 11-15 shooting from the field and 5-7 from three to go along with 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and a block at DAL (10/22) … had a streak of four games with 30+ points for the first time in his career … paced Chicago with 30 points in the season opener at PHI (10/18) and tied a career-best 3 blocked shots … had 11 games with 30+ points after only posting four such games in any season prior (2016-17) … posted a career-high 45 games with 20+ points (previously the most was 22 in 2016-17) … inactive for one game with an illness, five games with a left ankle injury and two games with a right patellar tendon strain (one game was DND due to patellar tendon strain) … DND in three games and inactive seven games with a right thigh contusion and right patellar tendonitis.

CAREER: In 293 games (206 starts) over five NBA seasons, has posted averages of 16.1 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 3.5 apg and 0.85 spg in 29.9 mpg … has shot .446 from the field, .373 from three and .824 from the free-throw line ... one of 25 players chosen for the 2016 USA Men’s Select Team that trained from 7/18-21 with the USA Basketball Men’s National team during its training camp in Las Vegas.

2017-18 (CHICAGO): Played in 24 games (24 starts) and averaged 16.7 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 3.0 apg and 1.00 spg in 27.3 mpg … shot .383 from the field, .341 from three and .813 from the free-throw line … led Bulls in scoring in eight games and had 11 20-point outings … totaled 20 points, including a season-high-tying 10 FTM at MEM (3/15) … scored in double digits in 10 games in a row (1/31-3/2) … played season-high 35 minutes at CHA (2/27) … tallied 23 points, including a season-high 5 3-pointers vs. PHI (2/22) … recorded fourth-straight game with 20+ points after scoring a season-high 35 points vs. MIN (2/9) – also recorded season highs in minutes (33), FGM (12) and FGA (26), and career highs in FTM (10) and FTA (11) … scored 23 points at POR (1/31) and followed that up with 21 points at LAC (2/1) … recorded 21 points and 8 FGM at PHI (1/24) … grabbed season- high-tying 9 rebounds at ATL (1/20) … became seventh player in NBA history to record 18 pts/5 reb/5 ast in 20 minutes- or-less vs. MIA (1/15) … made season debut vs. DET (1/13) and tallied 14 points on 5-of-9 shooting (3-of-4 from three) with 2 assists … missed the first 42 games while rehabbing left ACL (10/19-1/10) … missed two games to rest (2/10, 2/26) and last 14 games of season due to left patellar tendinitis (3/17-4/11) … spent 58 games on Inactive List.

2016-17 (MINNESOTA): Played in 47 games (47 starts) and averaged 18.9 ppg, 3.4 rpg and 3.0 apg in 37.2 mpg ... shot .459 from the field, .387 from three and .836 from the free-throw line ... season was cut short by a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee suffered 2/3 at DET; underwent surgery on 2/14 ... overtook Isaiah Rider (295) for 4th place on the Timberwolves’ career 3-pointer list 1/26 vs. IND, and drilled his 300th trey on 1/30 vs. ORL … scored 24 points with a career-high 9 rebounds vs. UTA (1/7) … scored career-high 40 points on 12/23 vs. SAC, becoming the 15th player in Timberwolves history to score 40+; his 7 treys in that game were one shy of the club single-game record shared by Stephon Marbury and Kevin Love … logged a season-high 45 minutes on 12/17 vs. HOU, one of 14 games playing 40+ minutes … dished a season-high 8 assists on 11/28 vs. UTA, part of his first career 3x8 night (pts/reb/ast) … tallied a then-career-high 37 points (7-for-9 from long range) at ORL (11/9) ... outside of the torn left ACL, missed one game (11/13) with a sore right knee and two games (1/11-13) due to a left hip contusion.

2015-16 (MINNESOTA): Played in all 82 games (33 starts) and averaged 14.0 ppg, 2.8 rpg and 3.1 apg in 28.0 mpg … shot .452 from the field, .389 from three and .793 from the free-throw line ... 123 3FGM equaled the fifth-highest single-season total in Timberwolves history … tallied 17.3 ppg in 34.3 mpg as a starter, compared with 11.8 ppg in 23.7 mpg off the bench … shot .436 (88-of-202) from 3-point distance over the final 44 games … Minnesota’s leading scorer 12 times and netted 20+ points on 19 occasions among his 60 double-digit games … played a season-high 45 minutes at CHA on 3/7 … matched his career high with 4 steals on 4/5 at GSW ... had a career-best 3 blocks vs. NOP (2/8) … led all scorers with 28 points on 3/16 at MEM; the 6 3-pointers tied his then-career best … chosen as MVP of the 2016 BBVA Compass Rising Stars Challenge on 2/12 as part of All-Star Weekend in Toronto after scoring 30 points; he also repeated as the Verizon Slam Dunk champion on 2/13 … scored season-high 35 points on 1/27 vs. OKC, his second career 30+ effort ... tied his then-career best with 9 rebounds vs. OKC (1/12) … dished a season-high 8 assists on 11/10 vs. CHA.

2014-15 (MINNESOTA): Appeared in 77 games (40 starts) and averaged 10.1 ppg, 2.8 rpg and 3.6 apg in 24.7 mpg ... shot .422 from the field, .341 from 3-point range and .842 from the free-throw line (30th in the NBA) ... completed his rookie season on a high note, tallying 18.7 ppg, 4.9 rpg and 5.3 apg while starting 17 of the final 18 contests (38.5 mpg) … led Minnesota in assists 18 times and was the top scorer on seven occasions ... had 10 20-point efforts among his 32 double-digit scoring nights … led all scorers with 37 points on 4/11 at GSW, breaking the franchise rookie single-game record previously held by Christian Laettner (35 vs. BOS on 12/15/92); the 9 rebounds were also a season best, while the 6 3-pointers matched a club rookie mark … tallied four point-assist double-doubles, including 19 points and 13 assists vs. OKC (4/15), and 21 points and 11 assists at SAC (4/7) … tallied a game-high 22 points in the BBVA Rising Stars Challenge on 2/13 as part of All-Star Weekend in New York; he then won the Sprite Slam Dunk contest on 2/14 … dished 14 assists on 12/27 at GSW, tying the third-highest total ever by a Timberwolves rookie, and swiped a season-high 4 steals on 1/1 vs. SAC … finished 2nd among rookies in assists, 4th in scoring and 1st in FT accuracy … missed two games (1/31-2/2) with a sprained left ankle and drew three DNP-CDs

BEFORE NBA

Spent one season at UCLA. 2013-14: Saw action in all 37 games as a freshman, helping UCLA put together a 28-9 record and reach the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament … averaged 9.4 ppg, 2.5 rpg and 1.8 apg in 24.4 mpg, and shot .441 from the floor and .375 (48-of-128) from 3-point range … named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team … made his lone start in a 2OT game vs. Oregon (2/27), totaling 18 points, a season- high 8 rebounds and 5 assists in 48 minutes … tallied a season-high 21 points (7-9 FGM) on 11/28 vs. Nevada, and followed up with 18 points (again hitting 7-for-9 from the floor) the next night vs. Northwestern to earn All-Tournament honors at the Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational … dealt a season-high 6 assists vs. Stanford (1/23)

PERSONAL LIFE

Born on 3/10/95 in Renton, Wash. … son of Cheryl Johnson- LaVine and Paul LaVine … has three sisters: Chandi Leishman, Linda Carter and Camryn LaVine ... three-year varsity basketball letter winner at Bothell H.S. (Bothell, Wash.) … named the 2013 AP Washington state player of the year as a senior, after averaging 28.5 ppg, 3.4 rpg and 2.5 apg … earned Class 4A All-State honors, in addition to being named the state’s “Mr. Basketball” by the Washington Interscholastic Basketball Coaches Association in March 2013 … learned American Sign Language (ASL) in high school ... built a very close relationship with the Metro Deaf School, a charter school that uses ASL and English for students who are primarily deaf, deafblind and hard-of-hearing ... visited the school throughout the 2015-16 season with the Timberwolves, including hosting a holiday party in and donating $10,000 from his Dunk Contest winnings to the school to complete a new kitchen project