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Chicago currently has a number of bright young prospects on its squad. However, Zach LaVine stands out as their best player. At 25, the 6-foot-5 guard/forward has established himself as the Bulls' cornerstone superstar as one of the league’s top young guards.

A testament to this fact is LaVine's first-ever call-up to the All-Star squad this season. It was a much-deserved nod, with LaVine averaging 28.6 points (on 51.8 percent from the field), 5.4 rebounds, 5.1 assists, and 1.1 steals over the first 30 games of the 2020-21 season. LaVine has also been lights out from distance, draining 3.4 triples per game on a highly-efficient 41.4-percent clip. For a bit of reference, the last time an All-Star emerged from Chicago was back in 2017 when Jimmy Butler made the team.

LaVine's current contract will last through the end of the 2021-22 season. At the moment, he is pocketing $19.5 million a year. This is a figure that will take a significant bump once he signs a new deal. Unless the Bulls front office decides that LaVine is no longer part of the team's plans for the future -- something that seems unlikely at this point -- then he should be in line for a massive extension soon.