{"id":469876,"date":"2025-12-12T22:55:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T22:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/469876\/"},"modified":"2025-12-12T22:55:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T22:55:11","slug":"bucks-reportedly-done-due-diligence-on-kings-zach-lavine-nbc-sports-bay-area-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/469876\/","title":{"rendered":"Bucks reportedly \u2018done due diligence\u2019 on Kings\u2019 Zach LaVine \u2013 NBC Sports Bay Area & California"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Kings are headed toward a full-on rebuild, which might include parting ways with several of their big-name stars.<\/p>\n

One of the players includes sharpshooting guard Zach LaVine<\/a>, who is in his first full season with Sacramento since being shipped to California’s capital from the Chicago Bulls at last year’s trade deadline.<\/p>\n

Now, LaVine could be bracing to pack his bags once again.<\/p>\n

The Milwaukee Bucks, who have shown interest in LaVine in the past, have done “recent due diligence” on the 30-year-old guard, The Athletic’s Sam Amick<\/a> reported in a column Friday, citing sources.<\/p>\n

LaVine currently is sidelined with an injury, missing Thursday’s game with a thumb injury. HoopsHype’s Michael Scotto first reported back in November that the Bucks had “conducted background due diligence on LaVine.”<\/p>\n

LaVine has a $47.5 million cap hit this season, with a player option worth just under $49 million for 2026-27, which makes it “nearly impossible to move him” without attaching draft assets in return, Amick noted.<\/p>\n

In 22 games with the Kings this season, LaVine is averaging 20.6 points on 48.6-percent shooting from the field and 38.9 percent from 3-point range, with 3.1 rebounds and 2.3 assists.<\/p>\n

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