The Kings’ season is only getting worse.
Sacramento’s Zach LaVine is set to undergo season-ending surgery on his right hand after the All-Star break, according to NBA insider Chris Haynes.
LaVine, who turns 31 in March, is the Kings’ leading scorer, averaging 19.2 points per game on 47.9 percent shooting and 39 percent from 3-point land.
The oft-injured scorer was limited to just 39 games this season before being shut down with his upcoming surgery.
Coming off one of the best seasons of his career, having averaged 23.3 points per game on career-bests 44.9 percent from three and 51.1 percent overall, LaVine’s game took a step back this year.
LaVine ends the 2025-26 season having averaged his fewest points per game since his fourth year in the league in 2017-18.
His -8.0 plus-minus was also the worst of his career.
LaVine was traded by the Bulls to the Kings before last year’s trade deadline in a three-team deal that sent De’Aaron Fox to the Spurs.
The injury is the latest blow in what has been a disastrous season in Sacramento.
The Kings went into the All-Star break at 12-44, the worst record in the NBA.
They’re riding a 14-game losing streak heading into the festivities, tied for the longest such streak in the league this season.
It’s the first full season under head coach Doug Christie, who replaced new Knicks head coach Mike Brown in December 2024.
Despite rumors that the team was shopping him, LaVine stayed in Sacramento through this year’s deadline.
LaVine has a $48.9 million player option for the 2026-27 season.
