OnlyMamaKnows | Knicks

897 | 4 hours ago

Someone agreed to pay Zach LaVine $49 million US dollars?!!

VictorAkwaowo1 | Mavericks

228 | 4 hours ago

AKME: “And we’ll fucking do it again”

DistanceEmbarrassed5

19 | 3 hours ago

As a Bucks fan I want to thank AKME for giving us Ousmane Deing for Nick Richards, he actually started for us towards the end of the season.

TripleThreatTua | Thunder

144 | 4 hours ago

The Bulls did, and the Kings then agreed to take on the contract lmao

ClaymoresRevenge | Bulls

63 | 4 hours ago

They had to get something when they traded Fox but I don’t know why they thought Bulls West was a good idea

fumar | Bulls

42 | 4 hours ago

The fact they saw how mid the bulls were with DeZack and decided, yeah gimme that is comical.

We tried something and it didn’t work. The Kings then took the same players and expected something different to happen.

franksthegreat | Celtics

12 | 2 hours ago

Well TBF they thought adding 2025 Westbrook was gonna be the difference maker

fumar | Bulls

3 | an hour ago

Delusional team

KungFuChicken1990 | Lakers

6 | 3 hours ago

The very definition of insanity

Low-Measurement-2468

2 | 38 minutes ago

it’s a pretty bogus definition of insanity tbf

but yea demar/lavine the sequel was just as bogus

igot2pair | Supersonics

2 | an hour ago

AND THEN LET DEMAR WIN TANKING GAMES FOR THEM!!

fumar | Bulls

24 | 4 hours ago

We’re all trying to find the guy who did this

achomes | Bulls

17 | 3 hours ago

Wait until you see Patrick Williams contract!

gorgonizedbyurTITS

15 | 4 hours ago

I know it’s wack as fuck that the older players more often than not talk shit about the new players, but a part of me understands where it comes from. They’re pissed seeing how much money these players make now lol

GarriganGate | Raptors

8 | an hour ago

Which is still dumb because then the nba and the teams would be hoarding all the money

We need to stop shaming employees for their salaries when it’s the corporations who are still winning + extracting so much money out of the product, which eventually gets passed to us, the consumers

ThrowawayPat2345

3 | 3 hours ago

The issue is these clearly don’t deserve it. Guys that just score and hit a bunch of 3s are being overvalued. A lot of them like Zach don’t contribute to winning. I think teams are starting to learn that you need more than that to compete in the playoffs.

They get buckets when the game is free flowing and loose. They can’t handle the pressure when the defense gets tight late in the game. I seen Lavine turn the ball over so many times late in games. If you needed to hit a 3 he was decent but he couldn’t win you a game doing anything else.

cablelegs

7 | 3 hours ago

At the same time, he’s been on terrible teams nearly his entire career. One person can only do so much.

__get__name | Pistons

10 | 3 hours ago

When you give a guy like Levine $49mil, it’s hard to build a decent team

TruWarierRecords | CHI

3 | 4 hours ago

It was before the new cba came in. Which turned it from an overpay into a horrendous contract overnight

oreomaster420

1 | 2 hours ago

surely that’s over the course of multiple years

Capital_Past69

1 | an hour ago

They thought his name was Adam and that it was the year 2005

asa091 | Lakers

1 | an hour ago

We are giving reaves and trae that much money too.

SmokimNoah | Bulls

704 | 4 hours ago

He was never turning it down but man I just wanna see him on a good team once. He looks retired in Sacramento.

gridironk

357 | 4 hours ago

Only 1 playoff appearance in his 12 year career.

SmokimNoah | Bulls

199 | 4 hours ago

He’s not faultless but he’s played on some shockingly bad teams. I wanna see him be like a Malik Beasley on steroids for a contender

thrownaway22_ | Kings

282 | 4 hours ago

There’s a common denominator of all those bad teams you speak of and it’s that Zach Lavine is on them

MikeC363

121 | 4 hours ago

At some point, the player is just a loser.

Career 23 PPG scorer and somehow his teams can’t ever fall ass-backwards into a 7 seed a couple times?

2ToTooTwoFish | HOU

111 | 3 hours ago

Nah, I think he’s just a guy who’s a 3/4th best player on a potential championship team who is being paid and treated like a first option. He’s Poole on the Warriors, Bridges on the Knicks level. Look at Bridges as a first option, lots of points and no wins, but he was still undoubtedly a winning player in the right situations on the Suns and Knicks.

Charlie_Wax | Warriors

59 | 3 hours ago

Exactly. At this point, LaVine occupies the weird zone of being over-paid and under-rated. Any team in the league would benefit from a knockdown shooter with his overall scoring ability. The problem here is very obvious. He’s one of the highest paid players in the league.

If you go and give Josh Hart $49M per season, he’s also a “losing player”.

pureply101 | Mavericks

13 | 3 hours ago

Bridges kind of proves the point though because even he as a primary option fell ass backwards into playoff contention.

The_Keebster | BOS

24 | 3 hours ago

Well he had a wider margin for error to work with because of the wins KD racked up with the Nets in the 1st half of the season.

supersonicnat45 | Knicks

3 | 2 hours ago

You’re ignoring so much context. The nets were 33-22 when KD was traded for him, then they ended 45-37. The only reason they were even a 6 seed was because the nba was so balanced with its teams that year (best record in the league was the 58-24 bucks, and the nuggets won the west with only 53 wins). You’re saying Mikal Bridges going 12-25 and barely staying above the 44-38 heat to keep the 6 seed is being in “playoff contention as a primary option?”

Homie_Narwhal

13 | 3 hours ago

Yea literally, if he would be amazing for a team like Detroit or Miami if he wasn’t getting paid so much. Also the Bulls were a play in team with him and the Kings made the play in last year so idk what they mean by him not falling into a 7th seed.

tman916x | SAC

6 | 3 hours ago

Bridges is effective without the ball in his hands.

poopy_mc_pantsy

5 | 3 hours ago

the problem is that he’s good enough on ball to make 50 million dollars but bad enough at everything else to not be worth it

if he was worse on ball and “just a shooter” he’d make like 20 mil and could easily slot in on a contender imo. you just can’t give him a third of your cap room

WhichHoes | Warriors

3 | an hour ago

New age Kevin Martin

Mammoth-Building-485

2 | 2 hours ago

If you score efficiently it is literally nearly impossible to average 23 PPG and be a negative. Zach was consistently like a 50/40/80 guy, crazy efficient. Bad on D but not any more than other guys who are also positive players

SquirrelWarSurvivor | Bulls

2 | an hour ago

Except he does none of the other things that contribute to winning (defense, hustle, on and off ball movement) well enough or consistently enough to help his team. He is a pure scorer. A poor man’s Melo or a rich man’s Jamal Crawford. The sport has passed this archetype of player by. He needs to either accept a sixth man role on a winning team or be okay being a tank commander.

nigaraze | Warriors

3 | an hour ago

The conversation would be a lot different based on his contract alone

boringexplanation | Kings

1 | 37 minutes ago

He’s one of the last pure SGs (as opposed to combo) still in the league. He would be a superstar in the 90s with zone defense being illegal.

SmokimNoah | Bulls

9 | 4 hours ago

I mean I said he’s not faultless but maybe LeBron, Wemby were making those rosters competitive. Lol. Most ppl couldn’t name 4 guys on those bulls teams before 2022. And the kings sucked before he got there. Yall were 6-19 with the easiest schedule ITL 😭 but he’s undeniably been horrible in sac as well

VeryHappyFunTimes | Timberwolves

2 | 3 hours ago

Hey! Don’t forget about our sorry ass years with him

RichAbbreviations966 | Celtics

1 | 43 minutes ago

Coby White, Patrick Williams, Lauri Markkanen, Doug McDermott, WHERE’S MY MONEY?

TripleSingleHOF | Bulls [CHI] Alex Caruso

8 | 3 hours ago

The guy just does not contribute to winning basketball. You look at his stats, and at times they have been impressive in a vacuum, but he just doesn’t do the things to help teams win. He’s the poster boy for “empty stats”.

SmokimNoah | Bulls

10 | 3 hours ago

You can’t have empty stats as one of the most efficient scorers in the league he’s just not good enough to carry a team. His scoring still had value, it’s just all he does

BlammoSweetums

9 | 3 hours ago

We’re still calling talented, efficient scorers “non-winning players” after seeing guys like Fox and KAT shed the narrative. It’s all about role and contract.

Guhonda | Bulls

6 | 2 hours ago

I really tried to convince myself that LaVine was a winning player. There was a time on the DeBallZach Bulls when he was scoring effortlessly. Like he was floating. He wasn’t playing “good” defense, but he was kind of trying. The team was fun and winning.

Then Lonzo Ball got hurt, and then I think LaVine got hurt a few times with minor stuff, and it was never the same again.

I think Lonzo Ball really was the secret to LaVine playing winning basketball. A distributor who could set LaVine up and a great defender who could cover up for LaVine’s weakness. Oh well.

theboyqueen

2 | an hour ago

I never really payed much attention to Zach Lavine until he got to my team (the Kings).

The stats look fine, but he’s the single worst team basketball player I’ve ever seen. His “efficiency” is fraudulent because he basically uses his teammates as check valves. There could be 0.5 on the shot clock and he’s handing the ball to a teammate if he doesn’t have his shot. And if he’s not hot he just doesn’t participate at all. If he were never allowed to pass the ball he’d be a better player.

And his “defense” is even worse. Just a total pro at hanging his teammates out to dry.

franksthegreat | Celtics

4 | 2 hours ago

Nah. Players get blamed for teams too much. Imagine if Lavine replaced fox on the spurs. I have no doubt they woulda won a couple more games in the finals

Ill_Shallot_6853

3 | 39 minutes ago

I 100 percent agree and it”s A great point. What is said about Lavine in a roundabout way is what’s been said about Kat until His Team won

DrChiz | Kings

1 | 3 hours ago

Exactly lol. How can anyone go it’s the team’s fault, if Zach played every game at 100% of his ability and skillset, every team he’s been on would most likely make the post season. Zach is a half asser. He also doesn’t fit well next to DeMar but that’s no excuse for not being able to figure it out and do well, he just doesn’t care.

I assume since it’s a contract year and DeMar will be gone and we just added Acuff, that he will look insane this season like he did next to Giddey in Chicago when DeMar left before we stupidly took him, cause he wants another contract and right now that’s probably gonna be around $20-$25 a year cause idk if he can fool another team even with a stellar season to give him $30+

Lovethatdirtywaddah | BOS

16 | 3 hours ago

Minus the federal charges

CBrennen17

5 | 3 hours ago

My Dad has Kings season tickets and has a bet going with his section that if Levine fights through 2 screens on a single play down the court he’ll buy everyone free beer. He has so far not had to buy a beer for his section since Levine moved here

SmokimNoah | Bulls

1 | 3 hours ago

He’s legit not trying on the kings I don’t think non kings fans realize how bad it is. I think yall mutually hate each other. Sad situation lol

Flyzini | Spurs

2 | an hour ago

Damn what name to comp. 2hrs later Beasley is in the news….

Natural-Kiwi6364 | Timberwolves

1 | 3 hours ago

If he had been drafted by the Warriors instead of the Wolves he would have been at least regarded in the same tier as D Book. Even those first few years on the Bulls he still had a dawg in him, losing and being paid to lose just takes a toll.

I won’t ever feel bad for him because clearly at a certain point he just leaned into it, but man I wish his story had gone differently.

SmokimNoah | Bulls

1 | 3 hours ago

I mean we brought in DeRozan and Vucevic to teach our guys how to win. It was pretty ridiculous idea. He developed some pretty bad habits because those bulls team didn’t even have vets. I agree with you, LaVine in 2019-2023 was very good but all that losing means he wasn’t able to take the next step up mentally

poopy_mc_pantsy

1 | 3 hours ago

he was regarded in the same tier as D Book tbh, Booker just got better at other stuff

ezodochi | Bulls

1 | 2 hours ago

It doesn’t help that the Bulls paired him with such great coaches known for developing talent like….uhhh….Jim Boylen?

Bruinrogue | NBA

1 | an hour ago

Bet.

FlipMoBitch | Bucks

51 | 4 hours ago

Him on the full MLE would be amazing for some team

SmokimNoah | Bulls

77 | 4 hours ago

He can still shoot the shit out the ball but he deadass isn’t trying for the kings lol. Such a toxic trade, they rightfully hate him there

FlipMoBitch | Bucks

8 | 4 hours ago

I remember Dame/Giannis Bucks were close to trading for him and I really wanted it to happen. He’d at least haven been on a team trying to win. Kings made no sense

Razzmatazz856 | Kings

5 | 2 hours ago

The Kings were/are trying to win.

saynotohugzz

1 | 11 minutes ago

Yeah that true and if Lavigne went all in and dragged the team to the play in or something then maybe things would look different once you get a couple pieces around him or would have more value to trade him but the guy doesn’t seem to give a shit eh.

SmokimNoah | Bulls

1 | 4 hours ago

Yeah.. also don’t know if it woulda happened but the Pistons were said to be interested in him for a while. Seems true because we ended up with Ivey in the end. I have no idea what the kings were thinking lol

drewm916 | Kings

1 | 29 minutes ago

I saw in a post yesterday that Vivek had been trying to get Lavine for a while, and was finally able to do it. I’m sure that’s what it was.

Shingorillaz | Timberwolves

5 | 4 hours ago

He’d be pretty good in Detroit.

DemonicDimples | Kings

2 | 4 hours ago

It would take him giving back the equivalent amount of money for the Kings to waive him in time before all that money dries up.

Prankstaboy6 | Heat

2 | 3 hours ago

I’d love him.

CrustyKielbasa | Kings

10 | 4 hours ago

I would also like to see him on a good team / gone

Knickstape08 | NYK

7 | 4 hours ago

He’ll be bought out halfway into the year and join a team like Denver, Boston, or LA

ClaymoresRevenge | Bulls

6 | 4 hours ago

Always hoped he’d end up in Golden State because Steph’s gravity would open up his game so much. Plus Dray passing would allow him to get good backdoor cuts etc.

Spladook | ATL

6 | 4 hours ago

Insane that he’s only 31.

Legitimate-Elk8595

3 | 3 hours ago

If Lavine is on a good team it means that Lavine doesn’t have a lot to do with whether that team wins or loses

Desa-p | Kings

4 | 3 hours ago

Lavine isn’t some victim here. He’s a big reason why the kings are so bad

SmokimNoah | Bulls

2 | 2 hours ago

Never said he was a victim I just wanna see him in a better situation. Yall were bad before him

Agitated-Dish-4225 | Kings

5 | 2 hours ago

He looked retired in a Bulls uniform too

SmokimNoah | Bulls

3 | 2 hours ago

Just isn’t true man sorry

nolimitnolimits

2 | an hour ago

Hope so badly they can find a way to get him outta there, need to see him on a contender before he shows real signs of being washed or severely regressed. He has wasted his prime on trash teams and destroyed perception of himself so badly. Him at his best is definitely worthy of the contract he is on

LivinForThaCity | Timberwolves

2 | 44 minutes ago

I think that ship has sailed. By the time he has an opportunity to join a good team he’s going to be on the decline.

SmokimNoah | Bulls

1 | 9 minutes ago

I agree

N4m3r | Thunder

0 | 4 hours ago

He has been retired for more than 10 years. Dude is just collecting checks and letting the ball fly

SmokimNoah | Bulls

1 | 3 hours ago

Wouldn’t say that

GGuesswho

1 | 17 minutes ago

He’s too bad to play on a good team at that salary

Noveltypocket | Thunder

248 | 4 hours ago

The only Lavine highlight I can slightly recall of from this past season was the one where he was arguing with a fan because the fan told him that people pay money to come and see him play and that the least he could do was try.

supposedly that set him off and he wanted the fan kicked out.

am I recalling this correctly?

Kantor808

67 | 4 hours ago

You are

50lipaa | Lakers

38 | an hour ago

Dude got called out by a diehard fan, like a row behind the bench, to put in more effort while being down 20 at home, to his face in front of Russ of all people, who was standing next to the guy casually agreeing with the fan rofl.

And he goes “go home if you don’t like it”. Wild.

russbestbrook | Thunder

34 | 3 hours ago

Devlin Carter. Dude is always dripped out courtside at Kings games.

MaleficentRespond851

8 | 2 hours ago

He told the fan to get his bitch ass back home because they asked him to play defense.

LakerBlue | Lakers

6 | 3 hours ago

I am dying to see if any team makes the mistake of overpaying him again.

Sweatytubesock

3 | an hour ago

It’ll be on his HoF reel

swishertwopack

1 | 39 minutes ago

I was at that game it was hilarious

MembershipSingle7137 | Celtics

114 | 4 hours ago

I mean why wouldn’t he, bad idea on the Bulls to give him that.

Edit- knew he got traded but thought the Kings, being the Kings, gave him the contract

cleo22270 | Heat

50 | 4 hours ago

Bulls*

Kings traded for him with that contract tho.

thrownaway22_ | Kings

25 | 4 hours ago

We ate his contract

toasty_- | Suns

6 | 4 hours ago

What else did yall get in that deal? Please tell me it was more than just Lavine

hunterboyz24 | Bulls

16 | 4 hours ago

They got a few firsts iirc but they weren’t particularly good firsts. It was part of the Fox trade.

toasty_- | Suns

3 | 4 hours ago

Yeah for some reason I remember yall got more draft capital than them in that trade but it was a while ago

ClaymoresRevenge | Bulls

10 | 4 hours ago

We basically just got our own first back that we sent to the Spurs in the DeMar trade.

Basically paying for our mistakes to begin with

egghead1280 | Spurs

4 | 4 hours ago

A pick which probably wouldn’t have conveyed anyways if I remember correctly, it was top 10 protected the Buzelis year then top 8 this year and I think either top 8 or top 6 next year before it extinguished

toasty_- | Suns

3 | 4 hours ago

And getting rid of them

ClaymoresRevenge | Bulls

2 | 4 hours ago

It’s kinda funny we traded them DeMar the off season before for like pennies. Then we traded them Zach at the deadline for our own first back.

Ok_Mango9561

3 | 4 hours ago

Bulls got their own FRP back in that deal

TruWarierRecords | CHI

1 | 4 hours ago

*Protections on the FRP.

Was top 10 protected, but the best part of that deal was getting Tre Jones and the contracts of Huerter/Collins which expired one year earlier than Lavine.

Bulls fleeced the Kings after we used Lavine as the focal point for our run and gun offense

thrownaway22_ | Kings

100 | 4 hours ago

I fucking hate this bum

DirkSaves41

27 | 4 hours ago

Bless you. Empty stats bum

theTaquitoMosquito | Timberwolves

11 | 4 hours ago

Him and Acuff bout to make the worst defensive backcourt in the history of the league 😤

zipponteng

4 | 4 hours ago

lmao yall want fox back for him?

penis_showing_game | Kings

6 | 3 hours ago

Fuuuuuuuuuck no. Lavine is expiring this coming season while Fox is just beginning his 4-year $229M contract.

gimmethemshoes11 | 76ers

1 | 2 hours ago

Flip saw something in this him when he was drafted, as others said he is a 3rd/4th option at best.

emmett159

1 | 24 minutes ago

Ben Simmons/Ayton with better stats. He just doesn’t fucking try and it’s infuriating to watch.

Netwealth5 | 76ers

69 | 4 hours ago

I bet he would

blacksoxing | Thunder

5 | 2 hours ago

I too would take $50M in this new age of contracts knowing that the next one will likely be…a vet min to chase a championship

kdburner1434 | Warriors

65 | 4 hours ago

I’m all for player empowerment but seeing “Zach Levine” and “49 million” is basketball terrorism

Imthegoat175 | Suns

26 | 4 hours ago

Shocker

DarkTimes10 | Knicks

19 | 4 hours ago

too many bradley beals in the league

rwblade | Rockets

12 | 4 hours ago

Insert “50 million dollars?” scene from Rush Hour

Wavesuit | Nets

10 | 4 hours ago

Grass is green

Bonesawisready5 | Spurs

9 | 3 hours ago

Lavine: “I may be washed but I ain’t dumb”

onefootback | Raptors

9 | 4 hours ago

can’t believe the kings willingly traded for lavine

C_moneySmith | Timberwolves

9 | 4 hours ago

When the choice is between $49 million and no more than like $28 million elsewhere, you’re probably going to take the $49 million.

bubblegumonyourshoe

1 | 4 hours ago

You mean the MLE?

C_moneySmith | Timberwolves

1 | 3 hours ago

I get people like to clown on LaVine but he’s a better player than what the MLE would give him.

BeamTeam23 | Kings

1 | 2 hours ago

You’re right. If someone would have offered 3 year 90 million, he would have opted out and taken it.

holaquetaltio | Supersonics

8 | 4 hours ago

shocked, in disbelief

urfaselol | NBA

7 | 4 hours ago

That salary number for Zach Lavine is disgusting

No_Nefariousness6385 | Kings

8 | 4 hours ago

Vivek and Anjali hugging each other and cheering in approval

mdlspurs | Spurs

4 | 4 hours ago

I’m surprised he hadn’t done this already………..like the day he signed the contract.

BasedGodProdigy | Nets

1 | 2 hours ago

I mean, it’s like the Trae young contract lol we all know he’s already opted into that last year

mdlspurs | Spurs

1 | 2 hours ago

Fair.

OverallMistake8198 | Raptors

5 | 4 hours ago

49ms to miss 40 games & be a cone.

Unreal bag getter. Respect.

ConvictTheGod | Heat

5 | 4 hours ago

Kings fans about to be on his ass

MikeC363

4 | 4 hours ago

Zach Lavine is entering his 13th season in the league.

He has played in 4 playoff games. F-O-U-R four.

PrimaryAccording9162 | Kings

2 | 4 hours ago

NOOOO

JasonKPargin

3 | 4 hours ago

I would do the same in his position

GeologistTechnical61 | Thunder

3 | 4 hours ago

He better pick it up. Last time he will sniff anywhere near this 😂😂

lemon-meringue-vomit | Kings

3 | 3 hours ago

Be a lot cooler if he didn’t.

Coolguynumber01 | Warriors

2 | 4 hours ago

still cant believe the kings willingly traded for his contract

Aggrokid

2 | 4 hours ago

So, which team could use DeRozan’s services?

I foresee Kings waiving and stretching his contract to get out of the luxury.

TheHedgehog93

2 | 2 hours ago

Insert “Suprise Pikachu” meme.

Enjoy__Trump__Reddit | Bulls

2 | 2 hours ago

There are still Bulls fans making excuses for this loser. It’s unbelievable lmao. Thank you Sacramento for taking this bum.

RaZkOL95

2 | an hour ago

That last big check before he’s a veteran minimum guy for the last few years

disc0chimp | Pistons

2 | an hour ago

ngl kinda wish he declined and signed with the pistons. Something like ³⁄₇₅

Corran__ | Kings

2 | an hour ago

At least it’s a big expiring contract and he can be tank commander from the bench. Liking what our current GM has been doing but not much we can do with this shit.

RichAbbreviations966 | Celtics

2 | an hour ago

OH GOD. also this just shows why no one will respect Zach Lavine when all is said and done. He could’ve declined this and taken a better deal to help Sactown rebuild, but he won’t do that.

New_Essay_4869 | Thunder

1 | 4 hours ago

Yezzir Zach!!

legendfourteen

1 | 4 hours ago

Anytime I feel wasteful I’ll think about how Kings paid Zach Levine $49 million for a season

MyDogThinksISmell

1 | 4 hours ago

For a second I thought the $49 million was a typo, what the fuck.

FlipMoBitch | Bucks

1 | 4 hours ago

Just buy him out already

Haunting-Set4223

1 | 4 hours ago

he won’t be making 50 mil the rest of his career after this lol that’s why

LeBronGOOD

1 | 25 minutes ago

Made 300 million next year when he’s 32 yo. Goddamn. He can continue coasting.

transizzle | SAC

1 | 4 hours ago

it’s his last year!

QuileGon-Jin | Thunder

1 | 4 hours ago

Okay, so this was pretty obvious. But how much of an overpay is it? Like, next year is he going to be getting 30 mil a year? 20?

AdImpressive7198 | Timberwolves

1 | 4 hours ago

Bang! Shams bomb outa left field!

PlayInChampions | Timberwolves

1 | 4 hours ago

I wonder if he would give up ~$20M to sign a MLE somewhere. It would give the Kings much needed cap relief, and a chance for LaVine to join a good team.

papichuloya

1 | 4 hours ago

Obviously, his next contract is gona be MLE

doordaesh | Super 8

1 | 4 hours ago

good for him

_SpyriusDroid_ | Kings

1 | 4 hours ago

Oh

axecalibur | Knicks

1 | 4 hours ago

$50M to do nothing.

AJ-Dybansta | NBA

1 | 4 hours ago

KAT and wiggins already got rings meanwhile this bum still putting up empty calories.

HornetsAreBad | Hornets

1 | 4 hours ago

Im shocked to see in the past 4 seasons he only averages 34 games played per season.

CuriousPauper

1 | 4 hours ago

What will the Kings give the Hornets to take him?

DrChiz | Kings

1 | 3 hours ago

Jack and Shit lol. Why would they do that when he falls off the books end of the season? Kings ain’t in a rush to move him.

CuriousPauper

1 | an hour ago

Sigh. You really do have to put a s/ tag on everything.

DrChiz | Kings

2 | an hour ago

Sorry brother but plenty of folks are proposing real trades and think Kings GM is as dumb as previous ones lol

YukonCornelius07 | Raptors

1 | 4 hours ago

Good call kid

MikeDCollector | Thunder

1 | 4 hours ago

Man’s really just treating basketball like a 8-5 job and getting the bag as many as he can.

Jaerba | DET

1 | 4 hours ago

Too bad we can’t get a swap with Jaylen Brown, just for the experiment. I think it’ll be like Trading Places.

jboarei | POR

1 | 3 hours ago

I am for one shocked! /s

SexyStyrofoamPuns | Timberwolves

1 | 3 hours ago

The short-lived, but promising wolves trio of KAT, Wiggins, and LaVine sure made a lot of money in their careers. LaVine just needs to go get a chip to match the other two.

dBlock845 | Knicks

1 | 3 hours ago

Some of the numbers on these contracts are crazy lol. $50M for a 3rd option.

anonymoususer6407 | Rockets

1 | 3 hours ago

$50M??? As a player option??? WTF??? Who did this???

lambopanda | Rockets

1 | 3 hours ago

Chicago

Primary-Paint-1716 | Timberwolves

1 | 3 hours ago

Rich Paul is really a GOAT of an agent.

TripleSingleHOF | Bulls [CHI] Alex Caruso

1 | 3 hours ago

This is the least surprising thing I’ll read all day.

0siris0 | Thunder

1 | 3 hours ago

Laugh as you want but that’s an extremely valuable expiring to a team that desperately wants out of 50 million in salary over 2+ years. If the Kings leadership isn’t incompetent–an if, granted–they can come away with some first round picks if they’re willing to take back that much back in salary over multiple years. For a team starting another rebuild around Acuff, that makes sense.

Eltonbeef

1 | 3 hours ago

You don’t say!

ynomeye | Warriors

1 | 2 hours ago

Another Klutch classic

hacefrio2 | Celtics

1 | 2 hours ago

Yeah I’d opt into that

YROK1986 | Pistons

1 | 2 hours ago

Russillo already broke this news like 4 years ago.

Initial_Stretch_3674

1 | 2 hours ago

Robbing that slam dunk competition was the beginning of his downfall.

QuickRundown | Australia

1 | an hour ago

Ka-ching.

Atl-Fan_FTS | Hawks

1 | an hour ago

Oh you don’t say?

IrishPorpoise

1 | an hour ago

Lmao

Jonjon428 | Heat

1 | an hour ago

Free money for him

bandwagonguy83

1 | an hour ago

Is it just me, or there seems to be more players opting into their las year option this season than others?

AccomplishedBake8351

1 | 43 minutes ago

Could be pretty valuable at the deadline if a team wants to open max cap space during a pretty significant free agent year

seattle_born98 | Suns

1 | 33 minutes ago

Somebody needs to stretch his shit.

the_knower02

1 | 24 minutes ago

Guy seems like the anti-Malik Beasley. Like he just tries to pad his own stats in the face of winning basketball. Ain’t no way man.

ripkin05 | Hornets

1 | 16 minutes ago

lol love that it took whatever the fuck the apron is for teams to realize contracts like this are fucking stupid.

Yourfakerealdad | Kings

1 | 12 minutes ago

Yeah this is no surprise lol he’ll never get that kind of money again

[Charania] Sacramento Kings guard Zach LaVine is opting into his $49 million player option for the 2026-27 season, Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul tells ESPN.