{"id":834705,"date":"2026-09-03T01:28:22","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T01:28:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/834705\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T01:28:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T01:28:22","slug":"report-1-all-star-wants-to-leave-the-kings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/834705\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: 1 All-Star wants to leave the Kings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sacramento\u2019s great exodus may be continuing. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kings big man Domantas Sabonis<a class=\"maisdio-link\" href=\"#\" data-sport=\"nba\" data-athlete=\"20001683\" data-name=\"Domantas Sabonis\" data-track-content=\"\" data-content-name=\"mai-sportsdataio-link\" data-content-piece=\"Domantas Sabonis\"><\/a> \u201cwants to get out\u201d of Sacramento, Brian Windhorst of ESPN <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SportsWithJay0\/status\/2094784036099023013\" rel=\"nofollow\">reported this week on \u201cThe Hoop Collective\u201d podcast<\/a>. Windhorst noted that Sabonis also recently hired a new agent \u2014 Aaron Mintz of CAA, who successfully orchestrated Trae Young<a class=\"maisdio-link\" href=\"#\" data-sport=\"nba\" data-athlete=\"20001989\" data-name=\"Trae Young\" data-track-content=\"\" data-content-name=\"mai-sportsdataio-link\" data-content-piece=\"Trae Young\"><\/a>\u2019s exit from the Atlanta Hawks<a class=\"maisdio-link\" href=\"#\" data-sport=\"nba\" data-team=\"20000003\" data-name=\"Atlanta Hawks\" data-track-content=\"\" data-content-name=\"mai-sportsdataio-link\" data-content-piece=\"Atlanta Hawks\"><\/a> last January.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sabonis, now 30 years old, has been with the Kings since 2022 after arriving in the Tyrese Haliburton<a class=\"maisdio-link\" href=\"#\" data-sport=\"nba\" data-athlete=\"20002537\" data-name=\"Tyrese Haliburton\" data-track-content=\"\" data-content-name=\"mai-sportsdataio-link\" data-content-piece=\"Tyrese Haliburton\"><\/a> trade with the Indiana Pacers<a class=\"maisdio-link\" href=\"#\" data-sport=\"nba\" data-team=\"20000013\" data-name=\"Indiana Pacers\" data-track-content=\"\" data-content-name=\"mai-sportsdataio-link\" data-content-piece=\"Indiana Pacers\"><\/a>. He quickly became a centerpiece for Sacramento, making an All-Star team, getting named to two All-NBA teams, and leading the league in rebounding three straight times from 2023-25.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Kings most recently peaked in 2022-23 when they earned their first playoff berth since 2006 and won their first division title since 2003. But Sacramento has steadily plummeted ever since then, most recently finishing at a brutal 22-60 last season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a result, the Kings have traded away or otherwise parted ways with several key members of that 2022-23 team, including De\u2019Aaron Fox (Sabonis\u2019 co-star), Kevin Huerter<a class=\"maisdio-link\" href=\"#\" data-sport=\"nba\" data-athlete=\"20001993\" data-name=\"Kevin Huerter\" data-track-content=\"\" data-content-name=\"mai-sportsdataio-link\" data-content-piece=\"Kevin Huerter\"><\/a>, Harrison Barnes<a class=\"maisdio-link\" href=\"#\" data-sport=\"nba\" data-athlete=\"20000483\" data-name=\"Harrison Barnes\" data-track-content=\"\" data-content-name=\"mai-sportsdataio-link\" data-content-piece=\"Harrison Barnes\"><\/a>, and Davion Mitchell<a class=\"maisdio-link\" href=\"#\" data-sport=\"nba\" data-athlete=\"20002664\" data-name=\"Davion Mitchell\" data-track-content=\"\" data-content-name=\"mai-sportsdataio-link\" data-content-piece=\"Davion Mitchell\"><\/a>. Now it looks like Sabonis himself could be the next one to go.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sabonis, who averaged 15.8 points and 11.4 rebounds per game last season over just 19 total appearances due to a meniscus injury, is still owed $94.1 million over the next two seasons. But he <a href=\"https:\/\/larrybrownsports.com\/basketball\/kings-domantas-sabonis-trade\/689226\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">has been the subject of trade rumors for well over a year now<\/a> and could now finally be angling for his off-ramp from Sacramento.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sacramento\u2019s great exodus may be continuing. 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