Zach LaVine is set to make his season-debut on Saturday night. The Chicago Bulls All-Star will do so without any sort of minutes restriction.

LaVine missed the Bulls first two games of the season after having a sore left knee at the end of the preseason. Chicago coach Billy Donovan said LaVine won't have his minutes restrict, but that playing the All-Star for 38 or more minutes wouldn't be ideal.

“He feels fine,” Donovan said about LaVine on Friday. “He was able to get work in and told me he felt good. Obviously yesterday (Thursday) was a very, very light day. He had player development guys out there guarding him, he was coming off screens, working on his ballhandling, using pick-and-rolls. He was doing his normal things. He needed a crisp workout, and he was able to do that.”

Zach LaVine is listed as questionable for the Chicago Bulls' regular-season opener against the Miami Heat due to left knee injury management.

LaVine, who signed a five-year, $215 million extension this offseason, underwent knee surgery in May. 

Alex Caruso is also listed as probable due to a left calf contusion. 

The Chicago Bulls have signed-and-waived Ethan Thompson. Thompson is expected to join the Windy City Bulls for this upcoming G League season.

In 32 games (28 starts) with Windy City last season, Thomson averaged 11.1 points and 3.8 rebounds per game. Thompson also played in Summer League for the Bulls over the last two offseasons.

The Chicago Bulls signed-and-waived Henri Drell, league sources told Keith Smith of Spotrac.

Drell is likely to play for the Windy City Bulls in the G League. 

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The Chicago Bulls waived guard Javon Freeman-Liberty. The rookie was on a non-guaranteed training camp contract.

Freeman-Liberty saw action in one preseason game for Chicago. The 6-foot-4 guard scored eight points on 3-of-5 shooting in six minutes of play.

It's likely Freeman-Liberty will play with the Windy City Bulls of the G League during this upcoming season.

The Chicago Bulls have exercised the fourth-year rookie scale team option for Patrick Williams. The 2023-24 season will be the final season of Williams' rookie deal.

The 6-foot-7 wing missed all but 17 games last season due to a wrist injury. In the games he played, Williams averaged 9.0 points on 52.9% shooting.

Chicago plans to have Williams back in the starting lineup this season. He'll primarily start at the four, but Williams is seen as interchangeable with both forward and both wing positions.