The resurgence of Zach LaVine opens the door to a trade: Kings and Nuggets very interested

Zach LaVine is enjoying an impressive comeback season, averaging 22.7 points and 4.4 assists per game with a 44.6% shooting from three. The Chicago Bulls' guard has also seen his commercial value rise thanks to his performance this year.

LaVine appeared in trade rumors this week courtesy of our Michael Scotto, who reported that the chances of the Denver Nuggets trading for LaVine had decreased despite some rumors linking the two parties:

"There is growing pessimism that the Chicago Bulls' two-time All-Star, Zach LaVine, will be traded to the Denver Nuggets in a package for Michael Porter Jr.," league sources told HoopsHype. "Chicago does not want to take on the four-year, $32 million contract of Zeke Nnaji and would need to move him to a third team, like the Detroit Pistons, who have $14 million in cap space at the trade deadline to serve as a third facilitator in trades to acquire future draft capital."

The Kings Also Interested

ESPN also reported that the Sacramento Kings had recently inquired about LaVine: "The Kings asked about Zach LaVine of Chicago, Brandon Ingram of New Orleans, Cam Thomas of Brooklyn, and Kyle Kuzma of Washington," league sources said. "They looked for smaller moves, just to shake things up," as one source said. "They even asked Brown if there were any roster or staff moves that could help," the sources said.

LaVine has two years left on his contract after this one, an agreement that will peak in the 2026/27 season, when the explosive scorer will be owed nearly $49 million. LaVine's contract also includes a valuable player option for 2027/28. We will see if the former UCLA Bruin has done enough to increase his commercial value to the point where another team is willing to accept a deal of that size.

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