Overview
- Reporting on Tuesday and Wednesday noted that Sabonis hired CAA agent Aaron Mintz this offseason and insiders on The Hoops Collective podcast suggested that move could presage a trade request.
- Sabonis remains under contract through 2027–28 and is extension-eligible, but multiple reports say the Kings are not interested in negotiating an extension right now.
- Sabonis played just 19 games in 2025–26 after knee surgery and posted career-low counting numbers, a dip that helps explain Sacramento’s shift into a rebuild and its roster decisions.
- Reporters point to Mintz’s recent role in moving and re-signing players such as Trae Young and Walker Kessler as the reason the agent change is being viewed as a tactic to facilitate a trade or a bigger contract elsewhere.
- The Kings have held exploratory talks about moving Sabonis before, including a June discussion that linked him to a potential swap involving Miles Bridges, but no trade has been completed and the situation remains unresolved.