Kings keep some level of interest in trading for Zach LaVine
He remains a name to watch for the Kings heading into the week. Zach LaVine has been rumored, and league sources confirm Sacramento has some level of interest, but he would arrive with a tricky contract situation. LaVine has three years and $137.8 left on his current deal, a perhaps unpalatable number considering the Kings’ growing financial picture. Any deal on this front, league sources said, would likely involve the Kings needing to be incentivized to take on LaVine’s massive deal.
Source: New York Times
Source: New York Times
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Evan Sidery @esidery
The Sixers’ interest in acquiring Zach LaVine has waned since Alex Caruso was traded, per @MikeAScotto (hoopshype.com/lists/aggregat…).
Philadelphia would’ve been more open to taking on LaVine’s contract if Caruso was also included in the deal. pic.twitter.com/w4w3knjylX – 11:07 AM
The Sixers’ interest in acquiring Zach LaVine has waned since Alex Caruso was traded, per @MikeAScotto (hoopshype.com/lists/aggregat…).
Philadelphia would’ve been more open to taking on LaVine’s contract if Caruso was also included in the deal. pic.twitter.com/w4w3knjylX – 11:07 AM
Michael Scotto @MikeAScotto
Story: Reporting on free agency for Paul George and Tyrese Maxey, extension talks for Bam Adebayo, Cade Cunningham and Scottie Barnes, trade talks for Zach LaVine, the Knicks, Grizzlies, Bucks, Celtics and more in the new 2024 NBA mock draft on @hoopshype. hoopshype.com/lists/aggregat… – 9:13 AM
Story: Reporting on free agency for Paul George and Tyrese Maxey, extension talks for Bam Adebayo, Cade Cunningham and Scottie Barnes, trade talks for Zach LaVine, the Knicks, Grizzlies, Bucks, Celtics and more in the new 2024 NBA mock draft on @hoopshype. hoopshype.com/lists/aggregat… – 9:13 AM
CBS NBA @CBSSportsNBA
76ers are reportedly out on Paul George and Zach LaVine, so who exactly is their primary offseason target? cbssports.com/nba/news/76ers… – 4:30 PM
76ers are reportedly out on Paul George and Zach LaVine, so who exactly is their primary offseason target? cbssports.com/nba/news/76ers… – 4:30 PM
More on this storyline
Looking ahead, the Bulls are continuing to search for a new home for guard Zach LaVine, league sources said. Some rival executives believed the four-year, $78 million agreement with Malik Monk would take Sacramento out of any LaVine talks. As previously reported by HoopsHype before the trade deadline, Kings guard Kevin Huerter, also a trade candidate, has admirers in Chicago’s front office. -via HoopsHype / June 24, 2024
While Philadelphia was also linked to a potential trade for Bulls guard Zach LaVine, the 76ers have less interest in taking on the remaining $138 million on his contract with Alex Caruso no longer able to be attached in trade talks, league sources told HoopsHype. -via HoopsHype / June 24, 2024
The 29-year-old swingman Zach LaVine is about to enter Year 3 of a five-year, $215 million contract and was limited to 25 games in 2023-24 before season-ending foot surgery. League sources say Philadelphia continues to have little interest in LaVine and I have likewise been advised to dismiss Utah’s reported interest. The Bulls, remember, had trouble generating a market for LaVine when they could have attached Caruso to trade constructions. That option, obviously, no longer exists. -via marcstein.substack.com / June 22, 2024