Zach LaVine
LaVine at the 2022 NBA All-Star Weekend | |||||||||||||||
| No. 8 – Sacramento Kings | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Shooting guard | ||||||||||||||
| League | NBA | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | March 10, 1995 Renton, Washington, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Bothell (Bothell, Washington) | ||||||||||||||
| College | UCLA (2013–2014) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2014: 1st round, 13th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Drafted by | Minnesota Timberwolves | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2014–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2014–2017 | Minnesota Timberwolves | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2025 | Chicago Bulls | ||||||||||||||
| 2025–present | Sacramento Kings | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights | |||||||||||||||
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| Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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Zachary Thomas LaVine (/ləˈviːn/ lə-VEEN; born March 10, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected in the first round of the 2014 NBA draft with the 13th overall pick by the Minnesota Timberwolves. A two-time Slam Dunk Contest champion, he was named an NBA All-Star with the Chicago Bulls in 2021 and 2022. He also won a gold medal on the 2020 U.S. Olympic team in Tokyo.
LaVine grew up in the Seattle area, where he was honored as the state's top high school player. He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins. After one season at UCLA, he entered the NBA after being named one of the top freshmen in the Pac-12 Conference. As a rookie with Minnesota, LaVine won the league's Slam Dunk Contest, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team. In 2016, he became the fourth NBA player to ever win consecutive dunk contests. He was traded to the Chicago Bulls in 2017, where he played for eight seasons before being traded to Sacramento in 2025.