NEWS NOW: Zach LaVine, who was traded by the Chicago Bulls prior to the NBA trade deadline, is expected to sign a contract with the Miami Heat in 2024.

In light of missing out on Damian Lillard, Jrue Holiday and Bradley Beal in the offseason, the Miami Heat are listed as the favorites to land Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine if he is dealt prior to the 2024 trade deadline with +260 odds, according to Bovada.

LaVine became the first player to score 50-plus points in a game this season when he dropped 51 against the Detroit Pistons on Oct. 28. The guard made 19 of his 33 shots from the floor, grabbed four rebounds and came up with one steal, but the Bulls still lost to the Pistons by 16 points.

The 28-year-old is in his seventh season as a member of the Bulls after the Minnesota Timberwolves — who drafted LaVine with the No. 13 pick in the 2014 NBA Draft — traded him to Chicago in 2017 as part of the trade package that landed Minnesota Jimmy Butler.

During the 2022-23 regular season, his sixth season with the Bulls, LaVine averaged 24.8 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game across 77 appearances with Chicago. Interestingly, he didn’t earn an All-Star nod a season ago after being named an All-Star in each of the previous two seasons.