Zach LaVine was born in the suburb of Renton, Seattle when Paul LaVine and Cheryl Johnson LaVine
welcomed a bouncing baby boy on March 10, 1995. Born into an athletic family, his dad Paul played
American football, and his Mom CJ played softball. LaVine was greatly influenced after watching the
all-time great Michael Jordan in the film “Space Jam” . His dad said that he probably
watched that movie close to 200 times. His love of the game only grew stronger
as he watched another basketball legend Kobe Bryant play the game.
He always refers to MJ and Kobe as his biggest basketball inspirations.
Career
LaVine attended Bothell High School in the Seattle where he averaged 28.5 points, 3.4 rebounds,
and 2.5 assists per game his senior year. He was considered a four-star recruit and was
the No.12 shooting guard in the nation. Zach chose to go to UCLA despite the
thoughts of moving to Washington after Coach Ben Howland was fired.
At UCLA, he averaged 9.4 points per game. His impressive display of outside shooting
and explosive dunks announced his presence as a freshman and was predicted to be a lottery pick.
After his freshman year, he declared for the draft,
foregoing his final three years of college eligibility.
In the 2014 NBA Draft, he was chosen by the Minnesota Timberwolves as the 13th overall pick.
LaVine began to chart his name in history as he became the youngest player since
Kobe Bryant to win a Dunk contest and fourth player ever to win consecutive dunk contests.
Zach was traded to the Chicago Bulls in 2017
in a deal that included Jimmy Butler going to the T-Wolves.
Over his career, Lavine has averaged 20 points per
game and some consider him the best Bulls scorer since Michael Jordan.
Zach no doubt is ascending in the game as he is a 2-time All-Star,
2-time Slam Dunk Champion with hopefully a lot more to come.
Now we know a little about Zach’s b-ball career, let’s get into how he makes that loot.
Contract
Zach’s rookie contract with the Timberwolves was for 4 year / $9.6 million.
In 2014 after being traded, he signed a 4year $78 million contract with the Sacramento Kings
but the Bulls matched the offer sheet to keep him in Chicago.
This was a good deal for Bulls as LaVine blossomed into a Star and became their go-to guy.
His contract with the bulls ended after the 2022 season and they just came to an agreement to give
him a max extension worth a mind-blowing $215 Million dollar for 5 years. That’s an average
salary of $43 million and his deal will end after the 2027 season. The deal will kick in next year.
Looks like Zach will be in Chicago for a while and hopefully that can lead to a lot of wins.
Talk about Cashing in!
Endorsements
Zach, like most NBA superstars,
has often been linked with large brands in the endorsements market.
He was with Nike and he wore the Nike Hyperdunk shoe during
the 2016 dunk competition and continued after.
But in 2017 he bolted from Nike to sign an endorsement contract with Adidas.
The deal was a four-year contract that would fetch him $35 million.
Zach being a lover of three stripes’ more wore the N3XT L3V3L and BYW X 2.0.
What do you think of these kicks?
Zach recently signed a contract with New Balance. New Balance is trying to make
a dent in the basketball game as they have recently also signed Jamal Murray,
Tyrese Maxey and Dejounte Murray. We don’t know if LaVine will get his own signature shoe yet.
Currently Kawhi Leonard is the only basketball star to have his own signature shoes.
But with Zach’s flashy game, we think he should be the second to get one.
He also signed a contract with Cherrish, Mountain Dew, Klarna, Klutch sports and CarMax.
We estimate that he brings in $5 million a year off endorsements.
Zach is raking in the dough, baby! Let's see what he does
with it. Houses
It’s no secret that if you have got the money,
you get the finest things money can buy, and my man Zach is no exception.
Back in 2018, LaVine purchased a 8,000-square-foot mansion in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago
for $3.25 million. Zach isn’t the only athlete to own a building in this neighborhood as he
joins former Chicago Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano. This mansion built by JDL Construction in 2006 has
five baths, a family room with a stone fireplace and a kitchen with a Lacanche
range and a built-in breakfast area. The stonewall arches give it a nice Italian charm.
The primary bedroom of this magnificent work of art features a bathroom with dual vanities,
a soaking tub, and a walk-through closet with an island and solid wood built-ins.
LaVine later sold this mansion for $3 million in 2021 taking a loss of $250,000 on the sale.
Zach also has a pad in Snohomish, Washington. This peaceful beauty sits on 4.75 acres and has
over 5000 square feet. The Chefs kitchen has a butler’s pantry, slab granite and stainless-steel
appliances. It also comes with 5 bedrooms 4 baths with soaring ceilings. Zach can close deals in his
office and play pool in a 1000 square foot game room. The cozy theater room is also a chill place
where he can review game film. LaVine dropped a cool $1.3 million for this lovely estate.
CARS
Zach’s love for classic cars is no surprise he started a classic car collection.
It got started from his parent as they gave him a 1968 Pontiac LeMan.
Always nice to get a cool gift from mom and pops.
He also keeps it real with a few cars that many of us would kill to have in our driveways.
One of such car is his 2022 Bentley Flying Spur which comes with a dark grey factory
matte paint and a grey interior. This wonderful baby delivers 626 horsepower
hitting 62 mph in 3.7 seconds. This smooth pimp ride can start at around $200,000.
He has also been spotted with the cool BMW i8 that is custom painted with black and
the Bull's trademark red color. He named the car destiny and costumed it out before his trade from
Minnesota to the Bulls. With the butterfly doors, this whip is as fresh as it gets.
Talk about cruising in style baby!
CHARITY
When it comes to donations, Zach has continually demonstrated love
for his community by donating all his earnings from the slam dunk contest,
as well as an additional $100,000 of his personal funds, to the Metro Deaf School in St Paul,
Minnesota. He was able to put in a cafeteria so that the kids had a place to socialize.
Before they just had food catered in to eat in their classrooms.
Zach and the Bulls announced a large commitment to the Greater Chicago Food Depository.
He provided gifts in collaboration with Lineage Logistics to help the organization’s local
projects with food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, and other programs across the city.
He also received an NBA Cares Community Assist Award in 2016
for his efforts with the deaf school and other charitable contributions.
Love Life Zach is in a committed relationship with his babe,
Hunter Mar. They have been together since high school. She played soccer for Seattle University,
and they made the long-distance relationship hold up since during the time he was UCLA.
She always supported Zach and made a move to Minneapolis with him after the NBA draft.
During the 2020 pandemic, LaVine proposed to her and announced it on Instagram saying
“My everything? I love you with all of me. It's been a long time coming,
been together since I was 17 !!! My first love and my FOREVER love. U with me forever ?”
They are such a cute couple and in the off season they can move on to the next stage of their lives:
marriage.
Let’s wait and see what the future holds for them.
Net Worth
Now is the time you have all been waiting for. How much is Zach LaVine worth?
With everything going on in Zach’s life, he has a net worth of $40 million dollars.
Real G in the building! But if you got it, Flaunt it!
That’s it for now. We’ll see you on the next video. Goodbye. and Peace out