<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/dallas-mavericks/nba-rumors-espn-proposes-5-team-trade-anthony-davis-hawks-trae-young-kings-zach-lavine-to-mavericks-kristaps-porzingis-to-warriors');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: ESPN proposes 5-team trade that sends Anthony Davis to Hawks, Trae Young to Kings, Zach LaVine to Mavericks, Kristaps Porzingis to Warriors');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Davis-guards-Young.jpg"><figcaption>Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>NBA rumors: ESPN proposes 5-team trade that sends Anthony Davis to Hawks, Trae Young to Kings, Zach LaVine to Mavericks, Kristaps Porzingis to Warriors</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-11T08:57:23-08:00">December 11th, 8:57am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-11T08:57:23-08:00">December 11th, 8:57am</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University alum from Atlanta who graduated with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Mavericks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Trade rumors have been <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/indiana-pacers/nba-rumors-pacers-linked-to-mavericks-trade-but-not-anthony-davis">swirling around the Dallas Mavericks</a> ever since Nico Harrison got fired last month, with many fans wondering if the team may opt to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/nba-rumors-pistons-hawks-raptors-expected-anthony-davis-trade-suitors">trade big man Anthony Davis</a>, who has been in and out of the lineup due to injury. Recently, Shams Charania of ESPN reported that multiple Eastern Conference teams, including the Atlanta Hawks, might have interest in Davis’ services.</p><p>On  Thursday, ESPN proposed <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/47262180/anthony-davis-trade-guide-five-deals-mavericks-warriors-spurs-pistons-hawks-raptors" rel="noopener">a blockbuster five-team trade</a> that would shake up the NBA world. In the deal, the Hawks would receive Anthony Davis, Jonathan Kuminga, Buddy Hield, and Devin Carter. The Mavericks would get back Zach LaVine and multiple first round picks. The Sacramento Kings would net Trae Young and Luke Kennard. The Golden State Warriors would get Kristaps Porzingis. The Detroit Pistons would get Doug McDermott and cash considerations.</p><p>“The challenge of the Hawks trading for Davis is that Young almost needs to be included in order for Atlanta’s payroll to avoid skyrocketing in 2026-27. But bringing Young to Dallas doesn’t make much sense unless Kyrie Irving is in the trade, too. To get around that, this trade involves five teams and nine players,” wrote the publication.</p><p>At this point, it would seem to be highly unlikely that such a gigantic trade would go down, but as the NBA (and specifically the Mavericks) taught us last year, anything is possible.</p><p>From the Mavericks’ perspective, this deal would allow them to finally start accumulating some future assets to pair with Cooper Flagg, while also getting him a nice point guard to play alongside in Zach LaVine. Meanwhile, Atlanta would get a dominant (when healthy) big man to add to their burgeoning young core of players, as well as some intriguing wing players in Kuminga and Hield.</p><p>Still, fans probably shouldn’t hold their breath on this one.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: ESPN proposes 5-team trade that sends Anthony Davis to Hawks, Trae Young to Kings, Zach LaVine to Mavericks, Kristaps Porzingis to Warriors

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-news-zach-lavine-out-thumb-injury-sacramento-upset-nuggets');   ga('set', 'title', 'Zach LaVine out with thumb injury as Kings tries to upset Nuggets again');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Lavine.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Zach LaVine out with thumb injury as Kings tries to upset Nuggets again</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-11T07:20:06-08:00">December 11th, 7:20am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-11T07:20:06-08:00">December 11th, 7:20am</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Sacramento Kings will be facing the Denver Nuggets, and they will be without one of their top scorers in the contest. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-news-zach-lavine-domantas-sabonis-playing-tonight-injury-report-thunder">Zach LaVine has been ruled out</a> with <a href="https://ak-static.cms.nba.com/referee/injury/Injury-Report_2025-12-11_07AM.pdf" rel="noopener">a thumb injury</a>, and they’ll have to find another way to upset one of the best teams in the league, especially since they already did it earlier this season.</p><p>The Kings were coming into the matchup on an eight-game losing streak and had just taken a 41-point loss to the Memphis Grizzlies, who didn’t have Ja Morant and Jaron Jackson Jr. Some would think that things would get even worse for the Kings from there, but they were able to pull away with a 128-123 victory against the Nuggets.</p><p>It was a collective group effort from the team, and LaVine pitched in 15 points in the win. They’ll have to find somewhere else to get those points from this time, and the Nuggets would be coming back to avenge themselves from that loss.</p><p>Since that win from the Kings, things have not gotten much better, as they’re fighting to climb the Western Conference standings. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-news-domantas-sabonis-significant-time-partially-torn-meniscus-knee">They’ve been without Domantas Sabonis</a> for the past few weeks as he suffered a meniscus injury, and there’s no doubt that they’ve missed him.</p><p>For the time being, players such as LaVine, DeMar DeRozan, Russell Westbrook, and Dennis Schroder have had to step up as much as they can.</p><p>Things have not seemed to be working with LaVine and the Kings this season, and it has been a question if he fits with the team. After their win against the Miami Heat, where he scored 42 points, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-news-zach-lavines-defiant-mic-drop-to-sacramento-dropping-42-vs-heat">he had an interesting quote</a> that says a lot about how he feels about the team’s struggles this season.</p><p>“I can do that any night if they give me the damn ball enough,” LaVine said via Cyro Asseo of Hoopshype on X, formerly Twitter.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Zach LaVine out with thumb injury as Kings tries to upset Nuggets again

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-news-zach-lavines-defiant-mic-drop-to-sacramento-dropping-42-vs-heat');   ga('set', 'title', 'Zach LaVine’s defiant mic drop to Kings after dropping 42 vs. Heat');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/LaVine-shoots.jpg"><figcaption>Chris Nicoll-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Zach LaVine’s defiant mic drop to Kings after dropping 42 vs. Heat</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-07T10:00:34-08:00">December 7th, 10:00am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-07T10:00:34-08:00">December 7th, 10:00am</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University alum from Atlanta who graduated with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>On Saturday evening, the Sacramento Kings improved to 6-17 on the 2025-26 NBA season with a big road <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/miami-heat/heat-news-why-norman-powell-miami-arent-concerned-over-recent-slump">win over the Miami Heat</a> by a score of 127-111. The Kings were led by 42 points<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-news-zach-lavine-pulls-off-franchise-feat-42-point-game-heat-win"> from Zach LaVine</a>, who torched the Miami defense with a barrage of three pointers throughout the evening and reminded the world what a lethal scorer he can be when he’s on.</p><p>After the game, LaVine essentially put <a href="https://x.com/CyroAsseo/status/1997521551789285539" rel="noopener">his team on blast</a> for some of their previous struggles despite the big win.</p><p>“I can do that any night if they give me the damn ball enough,” said LaVine, per Cyro Asseo of Hoopshype on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>This isn’t the first petulant quote that LaVine has given in the aftermath of a game this season, as the shooting guard has not exactly been a great fit with the Kings so far during his tenure there.</p><p>Coming into this question, there were major questions about Sacramento’s roster construction, as some viewed the team as having essentially revitalized the early 2020s Chicago Bulls, with LaVine and DeMar DeRozan leading the way, and it has led to some predictably poor results so far this year.</p><p>With this being the case, trade rumors have been swirling around the Kings throughout the year, with some wondering how much the team could get for players like Domantas Sabonis. LaVine certainly helped his own trade stock go up with his performance on Saturday against Miami, a team he has been linked to in hypothetical trades throughout his career. The fact that the team doesn’t have much young talent on the roster could have just about everyone is on the table in that regard.</p><p>In any case, the Kings will next take the floor on Monday evening on the road against the Indiana Pacers. That game is set to tip off at 7:00 pm ET.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Zach LaVine’s defiant mic drop to Kings after dropping 42 vs. Heat

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-news-zach-lavine-pulls-off-franchise-feat-42-point-game-heat-win');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kings’ Zach LaVine pulls off franchise feat with 42-point game in Heat win');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Zach-LaVine-pulls-off-franchise-feat-with-42-point-game-in-Heat-win-1.jpg"><figcaption>Chris Nicoll-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Kings’ Zach LaVine pulls off franchise feat with 42-point game in Heat win</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-06T21:11:31-08:00">December 6th, 9:11pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-06T21:11:31-08:00">December 6th, 9:11pm</time><address><a>Richard Pereira</a>Richard Pereira joined ClutchPoints in January 2025 as an Associate Editor. He earned his degree from Florida Atlantic University in 2023 and has been covering the school's athletic programs since 2020, having served as a Sports Editor at the FAU University Press. He was granted the unique opportunity to report on the men's basketball team's journey to the Final Four in Houston for FAU Owls Nest during March Madness, consistently striving to grow as a sports journalist.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Zach LaVine pulled off an astounding franchise feat with his explosive performance in the Sacramento <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/miami-heat/heat-news-erik-spoelstra-downplays-game-plan-changes-davion-mitchell-injury">Kings’ 127-111 road win over the Miami Heat</a> on Saturday night.</p><p>LaVine is going through the 12th year of his NBA career, his second with the Kings. He stands out as one of the best volume scorers in the league, especially from the perimeter.</p><p>The veteran guard put that skillset on full display throughout Sacramento’s contest against Miami. In 39 minutes of action, he finished with a stat line of 42 points, six rebounds, one assist, and a steal. He shot 12-of-24 from the field, including 8-of-13 from beyond the arc, and 10-of-11 from the free-throw line.</p><p>LaVine <a href="https://x.com/i/status/1997506699033469186" rel="noopener">made franchise history with his performance</a>, per StatMuse. Scoring 42 points, grabbing six rebounds, and making eight triples are things that Keegan Murray last achieved in a game for the team.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Zach LaVine vs Miami:</p><p>42 PTS<br>6 REB<br>8 3P</p><p>Joins Keegan as the only Kings with those numbers in a single game. <a href="https://t.co/FsbScCHKYk">pic.twitter.com/FsbScCHKYk</a></p><p>— StatMuse (@statmuse) <a href="https://twitter.com/statmuse/status/1997506699033469186?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 7, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><h2><b>How Zach LaVine, Kings played against Heat</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Zach-LaVine-pulls-off-franchise-feat-with-42-point-game-in-Heat-win-2.jpg"><figcaption>Rhona Wise-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>It was an incredible performance for Zach LaVine to have on the road, leading the Kings to a solid road win over the Heat.</p><p>Things were close to start the game as Sacramento only led 34-31 after the first quarter. They finally took full control of the contest after outscoring Miami by 20 points (67-47) in the second and third quarter, something that the hosts failed to recover from.</p><p>Perimeter shooting and fast break points made the difference in this matchup. The Kings prevailed in both categories by making 14 3-pointers and scoring 25 points on the fast break. It wasn’t the same for the Heat as they only converted nine triples and produced 11 fast break points.</p><p>Six players scored in double-digits for Sacramento in the win, including LaVine. Keegan Murray had a solid display of 16 points, four rebounds, two steals, two blocks, and an assist. He shot 6-of-11 overall, including 2-of-5 from downtown, and 2-of-4 from the charity stripe. Nique Clifford came next with 15 points and seven rebounds, DeMar DeRozan had 13 points and six assists, while Russell Westbrook and Maxime Raynaud provided 12 points each.</p><p>Sacramento improved to a 6-17 record on the season, holding the 13th spot in the Western Conference standings. They are 0.5 games above the Los Angeles Clippers and 3.5 games above the New Orleans Pelicans while trailing the Dallas Mavericks by two games and Utah Jazz by 2.5 games.</p><p>The Kings will look forward to their next matchup, remaining on the road. They face the Indiana Pacers on Dec. 8 at 7 p.m. ET.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kings’ Zach LaVine pulls off franchise feat with 42-point game in Heat win

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/memphis-grizzlies/nba-rumors-ja-morant-trade-speculation-ropes-trae-young-zach-lavine');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Ja Morant trade speculation ropes in Trae Young, Zach LaVine');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Morant-on-the-bench.jpg"><figcaption>Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Ja Morant trade speculation ropes in Trae Young, Zach LaVine</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-02T09:51:19-08:00">December 2nd, 9:51am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-02T09:51:19-08:00">December 2nd, 9:51am</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University alum from Atlanta who graduated with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Memphis Grizzlies</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>One of the key NBA rumor mill storylines so far this year has been the trade speculation <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/sacramento-kings/nba-rumors-kings-asked-grizzlies-ja-morant-trade">surrounding Memphis Grizzlies</a> former star point guard Ja Morant. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-trade-proposal-lands-ja-morant-grizzlies-desperation-move">Morant has been</a> in and out of the lineup so far this year due to injury, but when he’s been on the court, he’s seen his play taper off significantly in virtually every aspect of the game.</p><p>Still, there is some hope that a change of scenery could help Morant get things back on track, and recently, Sam Amick reported on the latest intel <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6853501/2025/12/02/ja-morant-trade-rumors-grizzlies-wins/" rel="noopener">in that regard.</a></p><p>“To this point, there’s a reason so much of the focus on possible Morant trade scenarios in league circles has been, in essence, on the concept of one team swapping its imperfect former All-Star for another team’s (the Atlanta Hawks’ Trae Young for Morant; the Kings’ Zach LaVine for Morant — that sort of thing),” reported Amick.</p><p>Amick also added that “the combination of his contract (a combined $87 million in the next two seasons), health concerns and his myriad of controversies has led to a clear conclusion among rival executives: It’s a buyer’s market when it comes to the (fallen) two-time All-Star.”</p><p>Morant was once thought to be a future face of the NBA, but the combination of his off-court issues, along with the Grizzlies’ steady decline over the last three years, has threatened to turn his legacy into nothing more than a cautionary tale.</p><p>At the present moment, the Grizzlies sit with a disappointing record of 9-12, certainly not out of the picture, but not at all where they were hoping they’d be a month and a half into the season.</p><p>If Morant returns from injury and starts to look more like the 2022 version of himself, it’s certainly possible that the wins could finally start stacking up for Memphis–and that the trade return offers could get more enticing.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Ja Morant trade speculation ropes in Trae Young, Zach LaVine

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-rumors-marc-stein-reveals-how-zach-lavine-could-generate-trade-interest');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kings rumors: Marc Stein reveals how Zach LaVine could generate trade interest');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Lavine.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Kings rumors: Marc Stein reveals how Zach LaVine could generate trade interest</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-01T08:43:45-08:00">December 1st, 8:43am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-01T08:46:49-08:00">December 1st, 8:46am</time><address><a>Rohan Brahmbhatt</a>Rohan Brahmbhatt is an adventure-driven sports writer, passionate footballer, mountaineer, and photojournalist. Rohan blends firsthand experience with storytelling—capturing the intensity of sport and the thrill of exploration. Whether on the field, a mountain trail, or behind the lens, he brings authentic, high-energy narratives that connect readers to the heart of the action.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The NBA trade market is already heating up barely a month into the new season, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/warriors-trade-proposal-lands-zach-lavine-kings-blockbuster">Sacramento Kings star Zach LaVine is at the center of the chatter.</a> With the Kings stumbling to a 5-16 start, rival teams are closely watching how the franchise handles the situation, especially regarding LaVine’s future.</p><p>Insider Marc Stein recently shared insight into why LaVine could become one of the season’s <a href="https://www.hoopshype.com/story/sports/nba/rumors/2025/12/01/marc-stein-zach-lavine-has-a-player-option-in-2026-27/87548936007/" rel="noopener">most intriguing trade candidates.</a></p><p>According to Stein, the All-Star guard has a player option for the 2026-27 season worth nearly $50 million.</p><p>This provision has created a unique dynamic: if LaVine were willing to decline that option and instead agree to a longer-term deal at a lower annual salary, multiple teams could emerge as potential suitors.</p><p>Stein emphasized that this is more than a simple financial calculation.</p><p>“Kind of the rumble there is if he were willing to decline the option and take a longer-term extension at a lesser number, I think there would be some trade interest in Zach LaVine,” he noted.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Zach LaVine throws down the transition slam 💪 <a href="https://t.co/WyPGnR5eg2">pic.twitter.com/WyPGnR5eg2</a></p><p>— Kings on NBCS (@NBCSKings) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBCSKings/status/1995317192414687352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 1, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Essentially,<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-news-superfan-gives-side-viral-zach-lavine-incident"> flexibility on LaVine’s part</a> could make him a highly attractive target for teams looking to add proven scoring and experience while balancing their salary cap.</p><p>The discussion also extended to DeMar DeRozan, whose contract for the next season is only partially guaranteed.</p><p>Stein hinted that if the market opens up, DeRozan might also become a potential trade asset, though the immediate focus remains on LaVine.</p><p>Sacramento’s struggles this season have only intensified speculation.</p><p>The team’s front office is under pressure to turn things around, and moving a high-profile player like LaVine could free up cap space or net valuable assets.</p><p>However, any potential trade would likely hinge on careful negotiations given <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-news-zach-lavine-posterizes-jaden-mcdaniels-with-emphatic-slam">LaVine’s talent and status as the team’s centerpiece.</a></p><p>The LaVine trade saga is still in its early stages, but with his player option and potential contract flexibility, he could easily become one of the NBA’s most discussed trade pieces as teams look to make moves for contention.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kings rumors: Marc Stein reveals how Zach LaVine could generate trade interest

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/golden-state-warriors/warriors-trade-proposal-lands-zach-lavine-kings-blockbuster');   ga('set', 'title', 'Warriors trade proposal lands Zach LaVine in Kings blockbuster');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Warriors-trade-proposal-lands-Zach-LaVine-in-Kings-blockbuster.jpg"><figcaption>30/11/25</figcaption></figure><h1>Warriors trade proposal lands Zach LaVine in Kings blockbuster</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-30T10:09:46-08:00">November 30th, 10:09am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-30T10:09:46-08:00">November 30th, 10:09am</time><address><a>Rohan Brahmbhatt</a>Rohan Brahmbhatt is an adventure-driven sports writer, passionate footballer, mountaineer, and photojournalist. Rohan blends firsthand experience with storytelling—capturing the intensity of sport and the thrill of exploration. Whether on the field, a mountain trail, or behind the lens, he brings authentic, high-energy narratives that connect readers to the heart of the action.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>At just over a month into the new NBA season, the trade market is already beginning to take shape, and one name continues to surface with increasing frequency: Zach LaVine. The All-Star guard hasn’t had the smoothest transition with the Sacramento Kings, and with the team stumbling to a disappointing 5-15 start, rival executives are already circling, waiting to see how impatient Sacramento’s front office may become.</p><p>The Kings made a bold move to acquire LaVine in the three-team deal that sent shockwaves around the league, but that gamble now sits under scrutiny as the franchise searches for an identity and stability.</p><h2><b>Why the Warriors’ previous interest in Zach LaVine still matters</b></h2><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/nba-rumors-will-warriors-prior-zach-lavine-trade-interest-revisited">The Warriors have been a familiar name tied to LaVine</a> dating back to last year, when Golden State reportedly held serious conversations about bringing him to the Bay before ultimately shifting course and securing Jimmy Butler.</p><p>That decision proved decisive enough to end LaVine’s path toward Chase Center, and most insiders believed the door was closed permanently.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="pl">Russ ➡️ Zach <a href="https://t.co/vk1oTB3LtB">pic.twitter.com/vk1oTB3LtB</a></p><p>— Sacramento Kings (@SacramentoKings) <a href="https://twitter.com/SacramentoKings/status/1994610924875890965?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 29, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>However, in the modern NBA, nothing stays closed for long. Big contracts, declining timelines, rising frustrations, and shifting ambitions can reopen discussions nearly overnight.</p><p>Yet despite history and speculation, the current whispers around the league say the Warriors are not expected to re-enter the bidding for LaVine.</p><p>Jake Fischer reported that Golden State’s previous interest evaporated once Butler became available, and league sources suggest that the Warriors see no clear incentive to revisit those LaVine trade talks now.</p><p>But hypothetically, if the Warriors were to reconsider, would a trade for LaVine even make sense?</p><h2>Can LaVine fix Golden State’s offensive identity crisis?</h2><p>To answer that, you must begin with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/anthony-davis-domantas-sabonis-warriors-trade-more-sense">central tension of the Golden State’s current season</a>. The Warriors sit at a modest <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/team/_/name/gs/golden-state-warriors" rel="noopener">11-10</a>, good enough to remain competitive but not nearly assertive enough to feel convincing in the Western Conference hierarchy.</p><p>The dynasty has aged. Stephen Curry remains elite, but the roster around him continues to fluctuate between development, reinvention, and nostalgia. Draymond Green still anchors the defense when available, but his volatility has reduced his reliability.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Jimmy Butler III posted a near triple-double in Golden State's dub over New Orleans!</p><p>🌉 24 PTS<br>🌉 10 AST<br>🌉 8 REB <a href="https://t.co/BxzQ37zv97">pic.twitter.com/BxzQ37zv97</a></p><p>— NBA (@NBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1994995708685160954?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 30, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Jimmy Butler is searching for touch, rhythm, and identity. Jonathan Kuminga and Brandin Podziemski are promising, but still navigating roles rather than defining them. The window is not closed, but it is no longer wide open.</p><p>Zach LaVine, in theory, represents offensive explosion and shot creation that the Warriors currently lack outside of Curry. His athleticism, three-level scoring, and ability to generate late-clock offense would ease the enormous offensive burden Curry carries nightly.</p><p>On paper, the idea is attractive.<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/sacramento-kings/ranking-3-best-zach-lavine-trade-destinations-with-kings-spiraling-into-oblivion"> A core of Curry, LaVine, Butler, Green,</a> and supporting depth would make for a dangerous postseason unit capable of surviving defensive storms and enduring scoring droughts.</p><p>But here is the truth that complicates everything: LaVine’s player option. At $48.9 million for the 2026-27 season, executives believe that number is suppressing his trade market.</p><p>According to Fischer, multiple teams have privately suggested that LaVine could find more suitors willing to part with meaningful assets if he were open to restructuring and lowering his long-term annual salary in exchange for guaranteed years.</p><p>In other words, he’s being treated like a depreciating asset rather than a rising star.</p><p>Golden State, with its already inflated payroll and luxury tax commitments, would hesitate to take on another long-term financial burden unless the move dramatically increased its title chances.</p><p>The Warriors’ ownership has paid historic luxury penalties before, but doing so again for a player who may not align with their aging timeline could be viewed as fiscally reckless rather than strategically bold.</p><p>There’s also the basketball fit. The Warriors’ offensive identity is rooted in movement, rhythm, and passing, not isolation. LaVine is most effective with the ball in his hands, operating as a primary scoring option.</p><p>In the Golden State,<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/warriors-news-seth-curry-finally-re-sign-rest-season"> that role belongs unquestionably to Curry</a>, and the ecosystem thrives when players accept roles built around spacing and off-ball creativity. Would LaVine adjust? Could he? And more importantly, would he be willing?</p><h2><b>Will Sacramento actually pull the trigger on a reset?</b></h2><p>For Sacramento, the answer is simpler. Trading LaVine would not merely be about conceding failure; it would be about recalibration.</p><p>The Kings took a swing, and swings don’t always land.</p><p>Their early struggles suggest that the roster lacks balance and defensive stability, and a reshuffle could accelerate the youth movement while allowing the franchise to refocus financially before the cap tightens.</p><p>And so the idea of a Warriors-Kings blockbuster emerges as a compelling intellectual exercise, but not an inevitable outcome.</p><p>The Warriors could build <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/is-jonathan-kuminga-playing-tonight-warriors-pelicans-injury-report">a package around Jonathan Kuminga’s contract,</a> salary filler, and young pieces like Moses Moody, but the question remains whether the front office wants to mortgage its future for a player that does not meaningfully guarantee contention.</p><p>In another era, when the Warriors were aggressively protecting a dynasty, this move would have felt inevitable. Today, it feels uncertain, complicated, and perhaps unnecessary.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">6 YEARS AGO TODAY🔥<br>ZACH LAVINE responded to getting benched in his previous game with</p><p>49 PTS 17/28 FG<br>13/17 3PT<br>7 3PTS 4th Q<br>Game Winner</p><p>"I pretty much just said f*** it, I'm going for the game… Once I shot it, I knew it was cash." <a href="https://t.co/vgyEOCZxvP">pic.twitter.com/vgyEOCZxvP</a></p><p>— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) <a href="https://twitter.com/Ballislife/status/1992669480527544717?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 23, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Golden State may choose patience. Sacramento may choose flexibility. LaVine may need reinvention, or simply the right ecosystem.</p><p>For now, the trade rumor exists in that familiar NBA purgatory: realistic enough to debate, unlikely enough to ignore.</p><p>The Warriors-LaVine connection may never fully disappear, but right now, it remains more speculative fiction than impending reality.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Warriors trade proposal lands Zach LaVine in Kings blockbuster

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/jazz-news-watch-keyonte-george-posterize-zach-lavine-dunk');   ga('set', 'title', 'Watch Jazz’s Keyonte George posterize Zach LaVine on tough dunk');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Utah-Jazz-guard-Keyonte-George-3-dunks-the-ball-against-the-Sacramento-Kings-during-the-second-half-at-Delta-Center.jpg"><figcaption>Chris Nicoll-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Watch Jazz’s Keyonte George posterize Zach LaVine on tough dunk</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-29T04:59:55-08:00">November 29th, 4:59am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-29T04:59:55-08:00">November 29th, 4:59am</time><address><a href="http://hoopnut.blogspot.com/">Enzo Flojo</a>Enzo Flojo is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints and a columnist for Asian basketball at FIBA. He brings a dynamic spirit and background, having expertise that spans writing, analytics, coaching, and broadcasting. He is also currently an Assistant Coach on Scouting &amp; Analytics for the Philippine national youth basketball team.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/utah-jazz/jazz-news-keyonte-george-injury-scare-collision-pistons">Rising star Keyonte George</a> delivered one of the most electrifying moments of the Utah Jazz’s 2025-26 NBA season. He detonated on Sacramento Kings wing Zach LaVine with a vicious poster dunk that sent the hometown crowd into a frenzy. The highlight came early in the third quarter of their NBA Cup matchup with the Jazz ahead, 64-57. George exploded off the dribble and <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1994620627609927912" rel="noopener">soared over for an emphatic slam</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">KEYONTE GEORGE THROWS ONE DOWN ALL OVER ZACH LAVINE 😤</p><p> <a href="https://t.co/56Q4Fxm9QZ">pic.twitter.com/56Q4Fxm9QZ</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1994620627609927912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 29, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The moment instantly turned heads and underscored a dominant performance from the third-year guard. He finished with a game-high 31 points and 6 assists to lead Utah to a 128-119 victory. The sequence was a loud statement from George as he continues his rise as one of the league’s most dynamic young scorers.</p><p>George’s breakout 2025-26 campaign has been one of the season’s most compelling storylines. Through 18 games, he is averaging career-highs of 23.8 points and 7.1 assists. His two-point field goal percentage has climbed to 53.4 percent, a major leap from last season. Scoring in double digits every game while topping 20 points consistently, George has embraced his expanded role. He has established himself as the Jazz’s top offensive weapon and a cornerstone of their long-term rebuild.</p><p>Despite George’s emergence, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/oklahoma-city-thunder/thunder-news-mark-daigneault-reveals-driving-force-18-point-comeback-jazz">the Jazz have struggled collectively</a>. After beating the Kings, Utah now carries a 6-12 record that places them 11th in the Western Conference and last in the Northwest Division. Utah has leaned heavily on its young core, including George. The team ranks a respectable 14th in points per game. However, their defensive issues remain glaring, sitting 29th in opponent scoring. Still, this is a season focused on development rather than postseason aspirations. As such, flashes like George’s poster dunk provide hope and a glimpse of the star he’s quickly becoming.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Watch Jazz’s Keyonte George posterize Zach LaVine on tough dunk

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-news-superfan-gives-side-viral-zach-lavine-incident');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kings superfan gives his side of viral Zach LaVine incident');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Superfan-gives-his-side-of-viral-Zach-LaVine-incident.jpg"><figcaption> Ed Szczepanski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Kings superfan gives his side of viral Zach LaVine incident</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-27T19:50:52-08:00">November 27th, 7:50pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-27T19:50:52-08:00">November 27th, 7:50pm</time><address><a>Paolo Mariano</a>Paolo Mariano is a freelance writer, editor, and producer based in Manila, Philippines. He is a journalism graduate from the University of Santo Tomas and the father of a young girl whose personality swings from Simone Biles to Dillon Brooks. A beacon of objectivity, he believes Penny Hardaway is the true NBA GOAT.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>An incident in the fourth quarter marred the game between the Sacramento Kings and the Phoenix Suns in the NBA Cup on Wednesday, as a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-news-zach-lavine-seems-totally-checked-out-fan-incident-goes-viral">fan was seen arguing with Zach LaVine</a> before being escorted out of the court at Golden 1 Center.</p><p>The fan was later identified as Devlin Carter. Many immediately assumed that he got mad because he lost a bet. The Kings lost to the Suns, 112-100.</p><p>Carter has explained his side of the story in a video posted on Instagram. He claimed that <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DRkl1uhElyl/" rel="noopener">he was only disgusted</a> by LaVine’s performance.</p><p>After not one, not two, not three, not four, but after the sixth time Zach LaVine leaves his man wide open for a three, Doug Christie calls a timeout and they come over to the bench. I say, ‘Yo, we don’t pay to watch you not play defense.’ Then Zach LaVine looks at me and says, ‘Then go home, n****.'”</p><p>From there, Carter said he refused to back down.</p><p>“I started letting him have it. I was like, ‘No, I pay to be here! You go home! You’re getting paid over $40 million, you only got eight points, and we’re in the fourth quarter. You didn’t show up! Once again, you didn’t show up!'”</p><p>“All these fans in Sacramento, they deserve better than that. This is one of the dopest and best fanbases, and I’m not even from Sacramento, I’m from Brooklyn.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="instagram-media"><div style="padding: 16px;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DRkl1uhElyl/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="line-height: 0; padding: 0 0; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; width: 100%;" target="_blank"> <div style="display: flex;"><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div><div style="display: flex;"><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div></div></div><div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div><div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div><div style="padding-top: 8px;"><div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div></div><div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"></div><div style="display: flex; margin-bottom: 14px;"><div><div></div><div></div><div></div></div><div style="margin-left: 8px;"><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 20px; width: 20px;"></div><div></div></div><div style="margin-left: auto;"><div></div><div></div><div></div></div></div><div style="display: flex; margin-bottom: 24px;"><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"></div><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; width: 144px;"></div></div><p></p></a></div></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-news-zach-lavine-throwback-form-reverse-dunk-suns">LaVine finished with 13 points</a> on 5-of-14 shooting. He also had a game-high six turnovers. He has yet to respond to Carter’s video.</p><p>The altercation summed up what has been a nightmarish campaign for the Kings, who currently have a 5-14 record, including 3-6 at home.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kings superfan gives his side of viral Zach LaVine incident

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-news-zach-lavine-seems-totally-checked-out-fan-incident-goes-viral');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kings’ Zach LaVine seems totally checked out as fan incident goes viral');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/LaVine-shoots.jpg"><figcaption>Dennis Lee-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Kings’ Zach LaVine seems totally checked out as fan incident goes viral</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-27T09:59:37-08:00">November 27th, 9:59am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-27T09:59:37-08:00">November 27th, 9:59am</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University alum from Atlanta who graduated with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>On Wednesday evening, the<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-news-doug-christie-rips-team-loss-suns"> Sacramento Kings dropped</a> to an abysmal record of 5-14 with an uninspiring home <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-news-keegan-murray-sacramento-truth-bomb-12-point-loss-suns">loss to the Phoenix Suns</a>. The Kings have been a strange team so far this year, beating the Denver Nuggets and Minnesota Timberwolves, but not finding much success against anyone else.</p><p>At one point during the game on Wednesday, a verbal altercation between Kings guard Zach LaVine and a fan went viral, with the fan ultimately being thrown out of the game.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Kings super fan tells Kings star player Zach Lavine to play some defense for once.. </p><p>Lavine shouts back 🗣️ “GO HOME B*TCH”  and gets him removed</p><p>Kings are  5-14 💩 13th seed and treating $200,000 per year season ticket holders <br>like this 🤦🏽‍♂️<a href="https://t.co/c1ZIbERgmu">pic.twitter.com/c1ZIbERgmu</a></p><p>— IB THE GAMBLER 🔌 (@incarceratedbob) <a href="https://twitter.com/incarceratedbob/status/1993986077468541064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 27, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>After the game, LaVine appeared to be <a href="https://x.com/James_HamNBA/status/1993920966548967936" rel="noopener">fully checked out</a> in his media availability.</p><p>“You guys can say all you want to about effort. We play as hard as we can. We’re in here exhausted, so I don’t know,” said LaVine, per James Ham of ESPN 1320 Sacramento on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>Overall, it’s been a disastrous season for the Kings so far, something that many fans saw coming before the season even started. The Kings have essentially constructed an older, worse version of the 2022 Chicago Bulls, a team that flamed out in the first round of the playoffs in five games, and are now mired in trade rumors as the season wears on.</p><p>It remains to be seen what kind of market exists for aging players like LaVine and DeMar DeRozan, or even big man Domantas Sabonis, whose deficiencies as a rim protector and floor spacer are well-documented by this point in his career.</p><p>The Kings aren’t exactly brimming with young talent either, as players like Keon Ellis aren’t even seeing many minutes in head coach Doug Christie’s rotation.</p><p>Overall, things have been better in Sacramento, and that’s saying something, considering the franchise doesn’t have an abundance of glory days to choose from, especially not recently.</p><p>The Kings will next take the floor on Friday evening on the road against the Utah Jazz.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kings’ Zach LaVine seems totally checked out as fan incident goes viral

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-perfect-zach-lavine-trade-offer-kings-eye-opening-rumor-pops-up');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bucks’ perfect Zach LaVine trade offer to Kings after eye-opening rumor pops up');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Bucks-perfect-Zach-LaVine-trade-offer-to-Kings-after-eye-opening-rumor-pops-up.jpg"><figcaption>27/11/25</figcaption></figure><h1>Bucks’ perfect Zach LaVine trade offer to Kings after eye-opening rumor pops up</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-27T05:13:02-08:00">November 27th, 5:13am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-27T05:13:02-08:00">November 27th, 5:13am</time><address><a>Rohan Brahmbhatt</a>Rohan Brahmbhatt is an adventure-driven sports writer, passionate footballer, mountaineer, and photojournalist. Rohan blends firsthand experience with storytelling—capturing the intensity of sport and the thrill of exploration. Whether on the field, a mountain trail, or behind the lens, he brings authentic, high-energy narratives that connect readers to the heart of the action.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Milwaukee Bucks are quickly approaching a crossroads. Sitting at 8-11 and currently riding a six-game losing streak, the foundation feels shakier than expected for a team that entered the season believing it could contend. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/is-giannis-antetokounmpo-playing-tonight-bucks-heat-nba-cup-injury-report">While injuries, particularly to Giannis Antetokounmpo</a>, have played a major role in their struggles, the issues run deeper than missing their superstar.</p><p>The lack of consistent secondary creation, shot-making, and stability in late-game offense has resurfaced, the same problem that haunted the Bucks during previous playoff runs.</p><p>That reality has reportedly pushed Milwaukee to survey the trade market, and one name that has surfaced, according to HoopsHype’s Michael Scotto, is Zach LaVine.</p><p>Milwaukee has done background due diligence on LaVine and other potential targets as the front office weighs whether a major roster move could reignite their season and solidify their long-term competitive window with Giannis.</p><p>The mention of LaVine may raise eyebrows, especially with his contract, recent injury history, and mixed on-court reputation.</p><p>But if Milwaukee believes its current trajectory could threaten Giannis’s future commitment, and the rumor mill suggests the team does, then bold swings are no longer optional. They’re required.</p><p>And that’s where the Kings enter the equation.</p><h2><b>Why the Kings are the ideal trade partner</b></h2><p>The Sacramento Kings find themselves at a different stage but with similar tension. They’ve assembled talent, have pressure to win now, and are looking for ways to take a leap beyond being just competitive.</p><p>Their offense has stalled at times, the wing rotation still feels incomplete, and the franchise appears open to reshaping its roster, especially if it helps build a stronger defensive and offensive identity around DeMar DeRozan and Domantas Sabonis.</p><p>That’s where the LaVine connection becomes compelling.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Milwaukee Bucks are on a 6-games losing streak <a href="https://t.co/KZda7xzhnp">pic.twitter.com/KZda7xzhnp</a></p><p>— NBA Overseas 🌍🏀 (@NBAOverseas) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBAOverseas/status/1993874902152061359?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 27, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Sacramento has been tied to Kyle Kuzma rumors for seasons, and Kuzma, now with Milwaukee, has struggled with consistency. Meanwhile, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/zach-lavine-right-partner-giannis-bucks-trade-rumor-sparks-debate">Giannis needs a reliable shot-maker and perimeter scorer,</a> someone who can create his own offense and keep pressure off him in the half-court.</p><p>A deal between the Bucks and Kings gives both teams something they need: The Bucks gain a star-level scorer with perimeter gravity and shot creation. The Kings, on the other hand, receive a forward with championship equity, positional versatility, and experience playing next to stars, while also reducing future cap concerns tied to LaVine’s long-term deal.</p><p>And because the Bucks don’t have many draft assets or mid-sized contracts, Sacramento is one of the few teams where the financial mechanics actually make sense.</p><h2><b>The trade that works for both sides</b></h2><p>Here’s the cleanest, most <a href="https://fanspo.com/nba/trade-machine" rel="noopener">realistic framework:</a></p><p>Bucks receive Zach LaVine, and Kings receive Kyle Kuzma, Gary Trent Jr., 2029 first-round pick (lottery protected), 2028 &amp; 2030 pick swaps</p><p>This offer threads multiple needs at once.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Would you want Zach LaVine on the Bucks? <a href="https://t.co/Gsj3VxRT1x">pic.twitter.com/Gsj3VxRT1x</a></p><p>— Bucks Lead (@BucksLead) <a href="https://twitter.com/BucksLead/status/1993736026557165843?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 26, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>For the Bucks, this is the type of home-run attempt that signals urgency. LaVine immediately becomes Milwaukee’s most dynamic perimeter scorer, a player capable of creating separation without depending on screens, and someone who unlocks Giannis offensively in two essential ways:</p><p>Does LaVine come with risk? Absolutely. But Milwaukee isn’t losing because they’re too careful; they’re losing because they <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-giannis-antetokounmpo-injury-update-heat-clash">lack firepower and identity when Giannis isn’t available</a> or isn’t controlling every possession.</p><p>For the Kings, getting Kuzma gives them a forward who fits better structurally. He can defend multiple positions, space the floor, score without being ball-dominant, and blend next to DeRozan and Sabonis.</p><p>Add in a reliable role player in Gary Trent Jr. and multiple picks/pick swaps, and the Kings suddenly have a combination of short-term help and long-term flexibility in a Western Conference that only gets more competitive every year.</p><h2><b>Why Milwaukee must act, and why waiting is risky</b></h2><p>Waiting for Giannis to return may seem logical, but momentum is already shifting. Each loss creates pressure. Each hint of frustration invites speculation about Giannis’s future. And each week the Bucks stay stuck in mediocrity, the Eastern Conference landscape becomes more difficult.</p><p>The Bucks don’t have time to hope that things fix themselves, especially when the locker room and rotation have clearly shown cracks.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/nba-rumors-bucks-due-diligence-zach-lavine-trade-kyle-kuzma-twist">Trading for LaVine isn’t just about on-court fit,</a> it’s about sending a message:</p><p>Milwaukee is serious about building around Giannis, now, not later.</p><p>Even if LaVine isn’t perfect, he represents something the Bucks have lacked since Khris Middleton’s decline: a high-ceiling scorer who doesn’t need Giannis to generate offense.</p><p>Milwaukee can’t afford to be passive anymore. The season is slipping, the standings are tightening, and the idea of Giannis remaining committed cannot rely on hope alone. A Zach LaVine trade may not be the safest option, but it may be the one bold swing capable of saving the Bucks’ season and reshaping their future.</p><p>If there’s ever a moment for Milwaukee to go all in, this is it.</p><p>And the Kings may be the perfect partner to make that bold move possible.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bucks’ perfect Zach LaVine trade offer to Kings after eye-opening rumor pops up

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-news-zach-lavine-throwback-form-reverse-dunk-suns');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kings’ Zach LaVine shows throwback form with sweet reverse dunk');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Sacramento-Kings-forward-DeMar-DeRozan-10-and-guard-Zach-LaVine-8.jpg"><figcaption>Dennis Lee-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Kings’ Zach LaVine shows throwback form with sweet reverse dunk</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-26T21:10:35-08:00">November 26th, 9:10pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-26T21:10:35-08:00">November 26th, 9:10pm</time><address><a>Paolo Mariano</a>Paolo Mariano is a freelance writer, editor, and producer based in Manila, Philippines. He is a journalism graduate from the University of Santo Tomas and the father of a young girl whose personality swings from Simone Biles to Dillon Brooks. A beacon of objectivity, he believes Penny Hardaway is the true NBA GOAT.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Sacramento Kings entered their game against the Phoenix Suns in the NBA Cup on Wednesday with some momentum after winning back-to-back games, serving as a bright spot in what has been a bleak campaign.</p><p>They, however, were sent crashing back to earth early, as they were <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/phoenix-suns/suns-rumors-player-phoenix-trying-trade-since-summer">obliterated by the Suns</a> in the first quarter, 41-16.</p><p>The Kings showed more fight in the ensuing frame, including a <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1993894263080538534" rel="noopener">one-handed reverse dunk</a> from Zach LaVine, waking up the crowd at Golden 1 Center. LaVine took advantage of his speed and drove past Mark Williams before slamming it in style.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Zach LaVine throws it down with FORCE on the reverse dunk 😤<a href="https://t.co/FYSc7RUyYc">pic.twitter.com/FYSc7RUyYc</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1993894263080538534?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 27, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>LaVine reminded everyone that he can still throw it down. He’s not a two-time champion of the Slam Dunk Contest for nothing.</p><p>Early in his career, the high-flying guard routinely made highlight plays. But over the years, he has learned to become a more mature and well-rounded player, particularly improving his outside shooting and playmaking.</p><p>The 30-year-old LaVine, however, will have to do more if he wants to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/sacramento-kings/thunder-news-chet-holmgren-kings-certified-slam-dunk">help the Kings go in a better direction</a>. Sacramento’s woes only got compounded with Domantas Sabonis out for four to six weeks due to a knee injury.</p><p>The Kings are loaded with high-usage guys, including LaVine, DeMar DeRozan, Russell Westbrook, and Dennis Schroder—all backcourt players at that. LaVine might have to readjust his game and play more off the ball to give Sacramento a different look.</p><p>His numbers have dipped this season, averaging 20.5 points on 49.8% shooting, 3.3 rebounds and 2.2 assists before facing the Suns.</p><p>As of writing, the Kings are still down by double digits in the fourth quarter.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kings’ Zach LaVine shows throwback form with sweet reverse dunk

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/milwaukee-bucks/zach-lavine-right-partner-giannis-bucks-trade-rumor-sparks-debate');   ga('set', 'title', 'Is Zach LaVine the right partner for Giannis? 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Bucks trade rumor sparks debate</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-26T14:53:38-08:00">November 26th, 2:53pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-26T14:53:38-08:00">November 26th, 2:53pm</time><address><a>Bailey Bassett</a>Bailey Bassett is a sports writer from Denver, Colorado, covering major sports events and athlete backgrounds at ClutchPoints. He has experience covering and writing on high school, collegiate, and professional sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Milwaukee Bucks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Milwaukee Bucks got off to a better start than most expected. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/grading-myles-turners-107-million-bucks-contract-2025-nba-free-agency">Myles Turner was the team’s big offseason addition</a>, and Ryan Rollins, A.J. Green, and Gary Trent Jr. have been breakout performers. Rollins, in particular, has been one of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/ajay-mitchell-5-most-jaw-dropping-surprises-start-2025-26-nba-season">most pleasant surprises of the NBA season.</a> Ultimately, though, most of Milwaukee’s success could be attributed to Giannis Antetokounmpo’s greatness.</p><p>The two-time MVP is one of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/nba-top-100-player-rankings-2025-26-season-100-51">best players in the league</a>, and it has been on display this year. Most notably, Antetokounmpo has taken a few steps forward as a playmaker. He has even improved his jump shot as well. Because of that, it makes sense that the Bucks have struggled without their star. Milwaukee has lost five straight games while Antetokounmpo has been sidelined with a strained adductor.</p><p>It is clear that the Bucks need somebody to step up when Antetokounmpo can’t play, and quite frankly, they need to bring in a co-star to pair with their best player if they are to compete in the Eastern Conference this season. Because of that, the Bucks have been <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/nba-rumors-bucks-due-diligence-zach-lavine-trade-kyle-kuzma-twist">rumored to have interest in Zach LaVine.</a> The Sacramento Kings star has been one of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/way-too-early-look-2025-26-nba-trade-candidates">prime trade candidates</a> this season, but does he make sense for the Bucks?</p><h2><b>Would Zach LaVine make a good partner for Giannis Antetokounmpo?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Zach-LaVine-Bucks.jpg"><figcaption>Benny Sieu-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>On paper, LaVine is a good fit in lineups with Antetokounmpo. While the Greek Freak has improved as a shooter, he is still far from a marksman, so surrounding him with 3-point shooters makes sense. Stopping Antetokounmpo from collapsing the defense is a near-impossible feat for opposing defenses, and he has really improved at kicking the ball out to open shooters. This is part of the reason why Rollins and Green have thrived this year.</p><p>LaVine is a career 39.1% shooter from deep who has thrived launching and making deep balls at a high volume. While another shooter in Milwaukee would be nice, what LaVine would really bring to the table is his ability to score off the bounce. The Bucks don’t have enough isolation ability on the roster outside of Antetokounmpo. LaVine would help with both spacing and taking some of the burden off Antetokounmpo’s shoulders.</p><p>However, LaVine’s teams have always disappointed regardless of where he was suiting up. That would be a concern in Milwaukee as well because the roster is pretty mediocre. Damian Lillard, a fellow score-first guard who could knock down the three ball, didn’t pan out with the Bucks despite everybody assuming he’d <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/nba-ranking-best-duos-after-damian-lillard-trade-to-bucks">pair perfectly with Antetokounmpo.</a></p><p>Furthermore, the Bucks might not have the tradable assets or <a href="https://www.spotrac.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/contracts" rel="noopener">contracts to</a> realistically make a LaVine trade work. The Eastern Conference is wide open because teams are decimated by injuries, so if the Bucks are to go all in, now is the time to do so. Trading for LaVine and his huge contract might be easier said than done, though. He has regularly struggled with injuries, too, so he might not be the best fit alongside Antetokounmpo.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Is Zach LaVine the right partner for Giannis? Bucks trade rumor sparks debate

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Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Milwaukee Bucks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Milwaukee Bucks are on a five-game losing streak, and one of the main reasons is that they’ve been without <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-giannis-antetokounmpo-injury-update-heat-clash">Giannis Antetokounmpo, as he’s sidelined due to injury</a>. It’s not certain when he’ll return, but it may need to be sooner rather than later, as the Bucks can continue to slide in the standings.</p><p>That has led the Bucks to look around the league for trade options, and Zach LaVine is <a href="https://www.hoopshype.com/story/sports/nba/2025/11/26/title-nba-intel-ja-morant-timberwolves-kings-celtics/87477567007/" rel="noopener">one of the names</a> that has popped up, according to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype.</p><p>“The Milwaukee Bucks have conducted background due diligence on LaVine and others around the league, as usual, sources told HoopsHype,” Scotto wrote. “However, nothing is imminent as Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo nears a return from a low-grade adductor strain.</p><p>“Should Milwaukee’s interest in LaVine become more serious, it’s worth noting that Bucks forward Kyle Kuzma and Kings Governor Vivek Ranadive both invested in a new women’s professional sports venture called Major League Volleyball, and Kuzma has been linked to the Kings via trade rumors for several seasons.”</p><p>Kuzma has been up and down for the Bucks this season, so it would make sense if they wanted to find a more consistent option. Both Kuzma and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-news-deaaron-fox-trade-spurs-zach-lavine-kings">LaVine were traded last season</a>, and it would be another season where they’re shipped off if a deal comes to fruition.</p><p>The Bucks have also kept tabs on Anfernee Simons from the Boston Celtics, according to Scotto. The Celtics could still be looking to get below the luxury tax line, and trading Simons could do it for them.</p><p>At this point, it’s obvious that the Bucks are open to improving their roster, especially when thinking about the future of Antetokounmpo. He noted that he’s committed to the team now, but that can change as the season continues. If they keep losing, he could instantly have a change of heart.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Bucks doing ‘due diligence’ on Zach LaVine trade, with a Kyle Kuzma twist

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He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>At this point, the Sacramento Kings will undoubtedly take every positive they can amid a bleak situation. They may be coming off <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/denver-nuggets/nuggets-news-how-in-the-world-denver-lose-home-kings">a huge win over the Denver Nuggets</a> back on Saturday, but another tough test awaited them on Monday in the form of the Minnesota Timberwolves. This is shaping up to be another loss for a Kings team for which a fire sale seems rather inevitable, but Zach LaVine simply isn’t going to back down without a fight.</p><p>With less than six minutes to go in the third quarter of the Kings’ contest against the Timberwolves, LaVine got the step on lockdown defender Jaden McDaniels on a backdoor cut. This nifty move off the ball was spotted by DeMar DeRozan, who then handed the ball to his Kings teammate. The former dunk champion then went up and threw down a <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1993178244888273228" rel="noopener">nasty tomahawk slam</a> right in McDaniels’ grill to get the crowd going at Golden 1 Center.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">OH WOW ZACH LAVINE 😳<a href="https://t.co/26OR3kINNP">pic.twitter.com/26OR3kINNP</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1993178244888273228?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 25, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>LaVine may be getting old, but he can still get up there with the best of them. Considering how elite the Timberwolves can be on the defensive end, getting a morale-boosting bucket like this is not something that should go unnoticed. Moreover, slamming home a nasty dunk over one of the best defenders in the league in McDaniels has to feel very good for LaVine on a more personal level.</p><p>With the Kings team in shambles, perhaps this is a dunk that helps the entire squad wake up and realize how dire the situation they’re in actually is.</p><h2><b>Can the Kings actually turn things around?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Oct-29-2025-Chicago-Illinois-USA-Sacramento-Kings-guard-Zach-LaVine-8-walks-on-the-court.jpg"><figcaption>© Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Without fear of sounding like a broken record, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-rumors-2-trade-untouchables-sacramento-open-for-business">Kings’ roster construction makes absolutely no sense</a>. They have so many guards on the roster who need the basketball, and their defense is a mess. Keegan Murray’s return from injury helps restore a sense of balance into the roster, but at the end of the day, this squad needs a major overhaul.</p><p>Nonetheless, this Kings team is showing some spirit. They came back from a 10-point deficit late against the Timberwolves on Monday and are pushing them to the brink. Can they actually turn things around?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2025-26 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
21.4	3.3	2.3	0.1	0.7

2025-26 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
21.4	3.3	2.3	0.1	0.7

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