{"id":15311,"date":"2018-07-06T00:00:57","date_gmt":"2018-07-06T04:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonnba.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=15311"},"modified":"2018-07-07T00:02:27","modified_gmt":"2018-07-07T04:02:27","slug":"report-zach-lavine-agrees-offer-sheet-kings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2018\/07\/06\/report-zach-lavine-agrees-offer-sheet-kings\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Zach LaVine Agrees to Offer Sheet With Sacramento Kings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to reports, the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/nba-teams\/sacramento-kings\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sacramento Kings<\/a> have agreed to sign restricted free agent guard <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/l\/lavinza01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zach LaVine<\/a><\/strong> to an offer sheet worth $80 million over four years. The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/nba-teams\/chicago-bulls\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chicago Bulls<\/a> have 48 hours to match the offer or let Lavine go to the Kings.<\/p>\n<p>Shams Charania of Yahoo broke the news on Friday evening:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">RFA Zach LaVine has agreed to a four-year, $80M offer sheet with the Sacramento Kings, league sources tell Yahoo. The Chicago Bulls have 48 hours to match.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShamsCharania\/status\/1015384526418309120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 6, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h1><strong>Sacramento Kings Sign Zach LaVine to Four-Year Contract<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Lavine\u2019s contract will take him through the end of the 2021-22 season.<\/p>\n<p>Lavine averaged 16.7 points, 3.9 rebounds and 3 assists per game last season for the Bulls. However, Lavine only appeared in 24 games this season. After tearing his ACL in February 2017 with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/nba-teams\/minnesota-timberwolves\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota\u00a0Timberwolves<\/a>, Lavine was traded in the off-season. He missed the first couple months of the season before making his season debut on January 13, 2018. Unfortunately for Lavine he only was able to play in 24 games before being shut down again with a knee issue.<\/p>\n<p>Looking forward, the former slam dunk champion will be looking to stay healthy for the first time in two seasons (after playing 82 games in 2015-16 he&#8217;s played in just 71 from 2016-18.)\u00a0 Lavine will look to bring a spark to the Kings&#8217; offense\u00a0with his highlight reel dunks and three-point shooting. The Kings will look for production from Lavine as they contend for\u00a0a playoff spot in the 2018-19 season.<\/p>\n<p>Lavine is going into his fifth season in the league, during which he&#8217;ll be 23 years old.<\/p>\n<p><em>UPDATE: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wojespn\/status\/1015413847866216449\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">According to ESPN&#8217;s Adrian Wojnarowski<\/a>, the Bulls will match Sacramento&#8217;s offer and retain LaVine with the agreed contract terms.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6>Main Photo:<\/h6>\n<p>CHICAGO, USA &#8211; FEBRUARY 15: Zach LaVine (8) of Chicago Bulls in action during the NBA basketball match between Chicago Bulls and Toronto Raptors at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, United States on February 15, 2018.<\/p>\n<p>(Photo by Bilgin S. 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