The tank is in full swing in Sacramento, with the Kings seeing two members of their veteran core, former All-Stars Domantas Sabonis and Zach LaVine, undergo season-ending surgery to repair their respective knee and finger injuries.
The Sacramento Kings, losers of 14 straight and at the bottom of the league standings, lost stars Domantas Sabonis and Zach LaVine to season-ending surgeries on Wednesday, ESPN reported.
The Kings are not pretending anymore. Sacramento’s two highest-paid players, Domantas Sabonis and Zach LaVine, both underwent season-ending surgeries Wednesday, league sources told Shams Charania of ESPN.
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Given where the Kings sit in the standings and the fact that Sabonis still was not moving right, the franchise chose to handle it now rather than let him keep grinding through it.
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Zach LaVine will undergo surgery on his right hand after the All-Star break and is expected to be sidelined for the rest of the Kings‘ season, reports league insider Chris Haynes.
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When the Sacramento Kings, San Antonio Spurs, and Chicago Bulls completed their three-team blockbuster centered on De’Aaron Fox and Zach LaVine in February 2025, Sacramento framed it as a decisive, win-now move.
The Sacramento Kings took a flier on two-time NBA All-Star Zach LaVine last season when they traded away star point guard De'Aaron Fox, and it is safe to say that the experiment has been a failure.
Zach LaVine may be angling for a second trade within a span of just one year. The Sacramento Kings guard LaVine wants to move on from the team, James Ham of ESPN 1320 Sacramento reported on Tuesday.
It appears Zach LaVine would be OK with not being a King for a day. Or anytime after the February 5 trade deadline. According to James Ham of Locked On Kings, LaVine would “absolutely love to move on from Sacramento,” though his maximum-salary contract remains a significant roadblock to any real movement.
It's right back out there on the hardwood for the Miami Heat on Tuesday night, after a rough loss to the Golden State Warriors a night ago. Erik Spoelstra wasn't interested in dwelling on that loss in his post-game press conference, as it was all eyes on the Sacramento Kings for a potential bounce back.
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It has been a disappointing season thus far for the Milwaukee Bucks as they currently sit 11th in the Eastern Conference standings with a 17-22 record.
The Sacramento Kings are spiraling through a season that has quickly slipped out of control. Despite rostering recognizable names like DeMar DeRozan, Zach LaVine, and Russell Westbrook, Sacramento sits at the bottom of the Western Conference, and the front office appears ready to pivot.
An old friend of the Chicago Bulls could be on the move again in the coming weeks. As the NBA's trade deadline looms, the Sacramento Kings continue to come up as a likely seller.
Kings guard Zach LaVine, who injured his left ankle on Sunday vs. Minnesota, has been diagnosed with a moderate ankle sprain and will be reevaluated in one week, per Sean Cunningham of KCRA News in Sacramento (Twitter link).
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