Zach LaVine Rumors

‪Michael Scotto‬: Julius Randle on Ayo Dosunmu: “I didn't know he was that damn good. I ain't gonna lie to you. When I was in the East and he was in Chicago, that were those DeMar DeRozan and Zach LaVine teams, so I don’t know if the opportunity was there as much, but damn, I'm glad we got him.”

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Zach LaVine: Been a killa!!! @Ayo Dosunmu

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New Balance executive Chris Davis: If you look at the NBA, I’m pretty sure we have seven or eight All-Stars, starting with Kawhi (Leonard) to Zach LaVine, Tyrese Maxey, Jamal Murray, Dejounte Murray, Darius Garland, and then enter Cooper Flagg. In this year’s draft, we have Caleb Wilson, who is a star freshman from North Carolina and will be a top-five pick. And then as a senior in high school, we have Jordan Smith Jr., who’s the top recruit in the country going into the NCAA; he’s committed to Arkansas. So that’s what the basketball landscape looks like.

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Zach, you do have a little bit of control over your destiny this summer. Is this a place you want to stay at? Is this somewhere you can see yourself long-term, or is this one of those situations where you’ve got to play it year by year? Zach LaVine: I have a lot of control. I’ll go back and talk to my representatives and figure out what the best course of action is. I think that goes along with what he asked — what’s most important to you right now, and what makes sense. Obviously, having a player option is a good thing for me and my camp. So we’ll go back and look at everything, look at all the scenarios, watch the playoffs, and see what happens.

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Jake Gadon: Zach LaVine with a big summer decision with a player-option "I will go back and look at the best course of action and ask what is most important to me right now"

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Michael Scotto: Reporting on Sacramento Kings guard Zach LaVine, who sources say is expected to exercise his $49 million player option for the 2026-27 season, along with potential offseason trade candidates Domantas Sabonis, DeMar DeRozan, and Malik Monk with host @ChrisShearnYES on @YESNetwork .

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Donovan was asked about Dosunmu’s comments – which he said didn’t see – and in a roundabout way said he was not anti-midrange, he was anti-midrange for players that weren’t efficient at it, which is basically the entire roster that his front office has given him. “To me, I think we let the guys play freely,” Donovan said. “I think when you look at some of the analytical stuff and I was on board with probably this a couple years ago; Zach (LaVine) played in the midrange, Vooch (Nikola Vucevic) played in the midrange, and obviously DeMar played in the midrange. And as great as all those guys are offensively we didn’t necessarily have an elite offense. Their shot making, all three of those guys, had the best shot making of their careers while they were together at different points and time. So I’m not opposed to the midrange. “I think you have to play to players’ strengths, so I’m a believer in the first part of the shot clock you certainly want to try and get something downhill to the basket, and generally what happens is when the ball gets into the paint and the ball gets sprayed out that’s when the threes are going to go up. Most of the time the midrange stuff is coming off iso situations. It’s late clock, a guy is stuck with the ball, and at that time you’ve got to manufacture and generate shots.”

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Yossi Gozlan: Kings now down to 12 active players including two-ways. They have an open standard & two-way roster spot to fill for help. They'll also qualify for a hardship extension soon with Zach LaVine, Domantas Sabonis, & De'Andre Hunter out for the year + Dylan Cardwell out for a while.

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Shams Charania: Meanwhile, Kings guard Zach LaVine is currently undergoing season-ending surgery to repair a tendon injury in his hand, sources tell ESPN.

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Chris Haynes: BREAKING: Sacramento Kings guard Zach LaVine will undergo season-ending surgery on his right hand after the All-Star break, league sources tell me. He averaged 19.2 points, shot 48 percent from the field and 39 percent from beyond the arc.

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Roland Beech: We know Salary ≠ impact. Yet among the NBA’s 25 highest-paid players, one stands completely apart in On/Off history...

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Chris Haynes: No trades materialized for the Sacramento Kings and held onto Domantas Sabonis, Zach LaVine, DeMar DeRozan and Malik Monk, sources say.

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Sacramento has not had much success generating interest in veteran wings Zach LaVine and DeMar DeRozan. DeRozan is a strong candidate to be bought out after the deadline while the Kings will likely try again to move LaVine in the offseason, should LaVine pick up his player option. There is interest in Domantas Sabonis—Toronto is reportedly in the mix, if the Raptors can find a team to take Jakob Poeltl—but it may only result in a salary dump.

Sports Illustrated

The Kings’ minimal interest, for quite some time now, has been directly tied to the idea that Morant's price point might drop so low, they’d be crazy not to do it. Especially if it meant getting off of a contract — like, say, Zach LaVine’s — that has long since been deemed undesirable. (The Grizzlies' willingness, or potential lack thereof, to take LaVine back is unclear.)

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