Milwaukee Bucks Interested In Zach LaVine

Yo, what’s going on guys? And today I wanted to talk about a report coming from my colleague Michael Scott at Hoopite. Yep. Go check out our work at hoopsite.com. And he put out that the Bucks are keeping tabs on a potential Zack Lavine trade. And you’re thinking, why would that? First off, the Kings have been connected to Kyle Koosma for years and Vivic Rand and Kyle Kosma just went in together on a volleyball league. And if you’re wondering how the team or what would the trade be, basically the trade would have to be Kyle Koosma, Bobby Portoris, and Gary Harris for Zack Lavine. This is not even getting into the draft picks, which you can tell me. What would you think the draft picks be? Now, let me tell you what Michael Scott wrote. So, this is what Scott put out on hooptype.com. Basically, the Milwaukee Bucks have conducted background due diligence on Zack Lavine and others around the league as usual. However, nothing is imminent as Buck superstar Yiannis Gubo nears a return from a low-grade abductor strain, which obviously we all knew this part. Now moving forward, what we know about the Buck situation is if Milwaukee should become interested in Lavine that Kal Kuzma Vivic Rand news and link is something that we’ve all been aware of for the last few years. As I had just affermentioned, Lavine is averaging almost 22 points this year or so far who’s averaged 22 points in his King’s tenure on an efficient 51% and 43% from three in as a king. So far, he’s owed 47.5 million this season and just under 49 million in a player option for the 2026 27 season. So, does that complicate things? I wouldn’t say it complicates things, but it makes it very interesting when you look at it. And if you’re a fan of the Bucks, I think they’re a team that is in a position to be able to make a move, especially with the salaries that they have. Personally, if they could get themselves Zack Lavine, I mean, I’ve loved what Kevin I know Kevin hasn’t been the healthiest, but Kevin Porter, Ryan Rollins, and I really, first off, and Cole Anthony, I think they’ve done an amicable job. I really like what they’ve been able to do as the team’s guards and they’re more point guards. Okay. And you would still be able to keep them if you were to do this trade. Sorry, I had an alarm go, but I think Bobby Portoris is just a little bit starting to get over the hill. So, if you’re telling me you can I think Kyle Kosma is having a better year than he did last year. So, with all of that being said, would this would be I think an upgrade move. Like if you’re telling me you were able to turn Damen Lillard and Chris Middleton into Miles Turner or I guess Damen Lillard and Kyle Kousma at this point it would be but you get what I’m saying. If you’re telling me you were able to turn those two into Miles Turner and and Zar Cleavine, I think a lot of us would agree that that’s a good deal. That’s a deal that especially with the draft pick situation given and now that you add that core to what I mentioned earlier the Bucks team that is playing a lot better than what people would give you credit and if I pulled up the Bucks stats right here the Bucks this season are a team that outside Giannis look we’ve talked a bunch at Ryan Rollins if you guys have been following this channel you know the videos we made discussing how amazing Ryan Ryan has been this season and how enjoyable it’s been for me just as a defender, as a scorer, as a creator. He’s really been a part of this team in a way that I’m I’m happy and I think anyone who’s a fan of this squad is impressed by how consistent and shout out Rajan Rondo and the training staff for that. Even Kooj has had some moments with Miles Turner. He’s been the 3 andBD guy that they’ve needed. While also you have Gary Trent, you know, Derry Bird, AJ Green, I know Kevin Porter’s played one game, but he was good last year. Cole Anthony has been solid. So then I think once he start getting down the bench, that’s where like after that like Torian Prince, like he’s still like he’s had his moments, but it’s not like what he’s been prior. So, I I sit here and I wonder, okay, if this deal were to be available and you’re the Bucks, why wouldn’t you do it? I I think this is one of those times where it makes sense. Now, if you’re the Kings, let’s shift this conversation over to Kings. I mean, Kyle Kousman’s contract’s very affordable. he actually in theory would help solve some of the issues that you guys have which defensively in theory I mean but at the same time I just want to be clear that I don’t think he would be this perfect solution because I think the team is just kind of flawed but man it’s also such a weird time like to be a Kings fan because I like Doug Christie as a coach But it goes to show this is just not a good constructed roster at all. Like it’s very very bad. And if I’m a guy like anyone on this team, we’ve seen how frustrated Lavine and Demar Roza and Sabonis have been. I really think that’s because this team’s just not and they’re not even playing their best defender and Keon Ellis. It’s really mindn numbing and heads scratching when you you see them because what what is supposed to happen right here? Like we we’ve talked about this before. This is just the team that looks like the rule of insanity, you know, doing different things and expecting different results, which to me is just almost like mind-numbing because does that even work? Is it even worth it? It just feels like they’re just dragging the drain the Kings because I said it already, if you’re the Bucks, you do this deal. If you’re the Kings, you do this deal because you need something and it feels like the team’s fracturing. But outside of that, yeah, like I can’t realistically a reason why you would you would do obviously like the Kings like right here. I guess in theory again we just said in Bobby Vortis Koozma better cost control contracts you’d be able to get off of Gary Harris’s but then again it just it’s a weird one where does it really improve your situation? Does it really make anything better? I don’t know if it does. That’s all said. I don’t know. I just think it’s one of the situations that we won’t know what happens till maybe post December 15th, probably January. I know the the restriction for recently signed players is lifted on the 15th of December, but that’s still too early for most teams to do a trade. And if things were really to start to happen, I would think it’d be closer to January or post New Year’s just cuz that’s how the way the NBA operates. But I I think it is something to monitor, especially if you’re a fan of either team. If you want to see the reset or if you want to see the Bucks continue to get like this is a really good Bucks team. Giannis Antmpa looks insane. I I think they did a good job of retooling the roster the best that they could and finding moves like this if they are able because a player of Livian’s caliber won’t be this cheap typically and given the circumstances I I would say this makes sense if you were to jump on it. Let me know your thoughts.

HoopsHype’s Michael Scotto reports that the Milwaukee Bucks have quietly done their background due diligence on Zach LaVine — along with several other players — as part of their standard evaluation process. League sources told HoopsHype that nothing is imminent, especially with Giannis Antetokounmpo nearing a return from a low-grade adductor strain, but Milwaukee’s front office is monitoring the market.

If Milwaukee’s interest in LaVine intensifies, there’s an intriguing wrinkle: Bucks forward Kyle Kuzma and Kings governor Vivek Ranadive both invested in the new women’s pro league, Major League Volleyball. Kuzma has been attached to Kings trade rumors for years, making the Bucks–Kings connection more interesting should discussions ever progress.

Zach LaVine has been highly efficient in Sacramento, averaging 21.8 points on 50.7% shooting and 42.6% from deep, but he comes with a massive cap hit — $47.5M this season with a $48.97M player option in 2026–27.

In this video, Cyro breaks down:
• Why Milwaukee is doing due diligence on LaVine
• How Giannis’ imminent return impacts the Bucks’ trade posture
• The Kuzma–Vivek connection and why it matters
• LaVine’s elite shooting splits in Sacramento
• What a LaVine-to-Milwaukee framework could realistically look like
• Whether the Bucks should pursue him given his contract and defensive fit

Stay locked in for more NBA trade updates and analysis from Cyro.

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