{"id":390294,"date":"2026-07-08T08:22:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T08:22:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/390294\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T08:22:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T08:22:14","slug":"sacramento-kings-make-bold-trade-choice-on-zach-lavine-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/390294\/","title":{"rendered":"Sacramento Kings make bold trade choice on Zach LaVine future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Kings will not look into reaching a buyout with Zach LaVine and his staggering $49 million expiring salary in 2026-27. Instead, Sacramento will look to ship him before the trade deadline of the next NBA season.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the massive chunk Zach LaVine is occupying on their payroll, the Sacramento Kings intend to keep the All-Star guard.<\/p>\n<p>            <a class=\"article-widget__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/players\/17094-zach-lavine.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-364471-plsm.jpg\" alt=\"Zach  LaVine\"\/><br \/>\n            <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n                    MIN<br \/>\n                    31.4\n                <\/p>\n<p>\n                PTS<br \/>\n                19.2\n            <\/p>\n<p>\n                FG%<br \/>\n                56.2%\n            <\/p>\n<p>\n                    REB<br \/>\n                    2.8\n                <\/p>\n<p>\n                    AS<br \/>\n                    2.3\n                <\/p>\n<p>As such, according to Jake Fischer in Bleacher Report, the Kings are not planning any buyout options this offseason, as they are hoping LaVine will be a key candidate that several teams will pursue before the trade deadline of the next 2026-27 NBA season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have not heard of Zach LaVine as a buyout candidate,&#8221; the NBA insider <a href=\"https:\/\/bleacherreport.com\/videos\/c1b40555-a45e-4ae3-a07e-1b6f42f8be97-new-nba-insider-scoops\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">claimed<\/a>. &#8220;To my understanding, the Kings are hoping that LaVine, now that he is in the final year of his deal, could play his way to being a trade candidate in February before the trade deadline.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/a\/status\/2074617978201539005\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">  Kings to keep Zach LaVine, increase value before 2026-26 NBA trade deadline <\/p>\n<p>Zach LaVine has opted into his $49 million player option for the 2026-27 season.<\/p>\n<p>LaVine saw an injury-plagued 2025\u201326 NBA season in the midst of the Sacramento Kings&#8217; brutal year, wherein he was just 39 games before undergoing season-ending surgery in February to repair a tendon in his right hand.<\/p>\n<p>He averaged 19.2 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game while shooting 47.9% from the field and 39.0% from the three-point range.<\/p>\n<p>                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/plus?utm_source=basketnews_com&amp;utm_medium=bn_plus&amp;utm_id=UA-259273-31&amp;utm_campaign=banners_free_content_for_not_members_bottom_5\" class=\"banners_paid_content_info_block_white banners-paid-content-info-block-white\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>                                                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bn-plus-img img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bn-plus.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                            Like what we are doing? 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