Sacramento Kings guard Zach LaVine opted into his $49 million player option in late June, but it doesn't sound as though he's a major part of the team's plans heading into the 2026-27 season. Whatever happens from then on, we understand, you're making a business decision to accept $49 million. "But when LaVine accepted that $49 million, he accepted the reality that he is nearly untradable. And any trade that would happen should happen now, and if he's going to get bought out it should happen now. When healthy he's still an impact offensive option, averaging 19.2 points while shooting 39 percent from three last season in 39 games.