Zach LaVine

Zach LaVine was born March 10, 1995 and 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.

LaVine grew up in Washington, 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, he won the league's Slam Dunk Contest, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team.

On October 21, 2015, the Timberwolves exercised their third-year team option on LaVine's rookie scale contract, extending the contract through the 2016–17 season. With Ricky Rubio sidelined in early November, LaVine took over the starting point guard role and took advantage of the increased minutes. On November 13, he scored a season-high 26 points in a loss to the Indiana Pacers. He later topped that mark on December 13, scoring 28 points in a loss to the Phoenix Suns. On January 27, 2016, he scored 35 points against the Oklahoma City Thunder, just two points shy of his career-high mark. His 35 points set a franchise record for scoring from a bench player and set the highest scoring total by a non-starter in the league in 2015–16. On February 12, he scored 30 points for Team USA in the 2016 Rising Stars Challenge, earning MVP honors.