REPORT: Zach LaVine plans on picking up $49 million player option for 2026-27
Carmichael Dave and Jason Ross react to multiple reports that indicate Sacramento Kings guard Zach LaVine will pick up his $49 million player option for 2026-27.
What does that mean for LaVine’s future in Sacramento?
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1 Comment
Duh!!
No way Lavine was not going to opt in…..
No buy-out, no stretch provision.
It's an expiring contract.
You play him and feature him to make him attractive at next season's tradeline and worst-case is no one wants him even on a great potential deal and you sit him after the trade deadline if The Kings stink again.
This helps with a possible buy-out negotiation with he and his agent.
So "if" you do a buy-out, it should happen around the trade deadline next season if you can't get some type of asset for him.
The good thing about him opting in is there will only be one champion and everyone else trying to chase that champion.
Teams will be more willing to risk in that environment.
So there will be a chance to move that expiring contract this offseason but it will take a desperate team looking for scoring punch.
Injury could be a factor as well.
A team that if it doesn't win the title that i know really likes Lavine is Denver.
That $49 mil is tough for Denver to match but they might be a bit more willing to risk if The Nuggets fail again in the postseason and not even reach the conference finals.
Would they move Christian Braun, other young players, and a 2nd to add Lavine to Jokic, Murray, and AG?
It doesn't seem likely because they really like their young players but desperate teams do desperate things.
Be patient.
Don't double down on bad.
Adding DeRozan and Lavine was clearly a bad move because it hasn't elevated The Kings but those players are still good and can be useful assets.
You are rebuilding anyway so you have time.
You can play another season with Sabonis, DeRozan, and Lavine as central players if need be.
Add a lottery talent this draft to pair with Raynaud, Clifford, and Cardwell….that gives you four youngsters and you already have Keegan Murray which makes five.
You are 1/3 of the way there.
I think Hunter is like 27 so he could be a young-ish 30 year old vet as your kids start taking over the starting spots.
Don't sell low.