People are supposed to talk about you, have opinions about you,” LaVine said. “If you're not at that level, they wouldn't talk about you at all.’’

Zach LaVine scored 33 points and Nikola Vucevic added 23 points with 13 rebounds as the Chicago Bulls extended their home winning streak to four games with a 138-105 victory Friday over the Washington Wizards.

Amid his organization’s rather rudderless season and as he sits on the trade market with little movement surrounding his name lately, Bulls star guard Zach LaVine is playing some of the best basketball of his NBA career.