Sacramento Kings · 5 updates
Miami Herald's Barry Jackson reports the Heat may wait on extending Davion Mitchell to see how he performs and whether top free agents would take their midlevel exception next summer.
ESPN's Brian Windhorst and Tim MacMahon floated Zach LaVine as a potential midseason buyout candidate in Sacramento, with MacMahon calling it a possible fit if no trade materializes for his $48.97 million expiring deal.
Kings insider James Ham said Sacramento turned down a deal that would have sent Zach LaVine to Atlanta for Trae Young. Ham reported the Kings worried Young would immediately push for a massive extension, something they weren't ready to commit to.
The Kings are looking for an experienced point guard to help bring along rookie Darius Acuff Jr., according to Marc Stein and Jake Fischer of The Stein Line.
Speculation about a buyout between Zach LaVine and the rebuilding Sacramento Kings has been dismissed, with reports indicating neither side is interested in that route at this time. LaVine is in the final year of his deal at roughly $48.9 million after opting in.
