Sacramento's sixth man could get a big payday this summer.
. Monk is a pending unrestricted free agent, but the most the Kings can offer him to stay is $78 million over four years.
Monk has many reasons to consider staying in Sacramento, but the money is not one of them. Bleacher Reports'predicts Monk will get "very close to $100 million" in free agency, much more than the Kings can offer.should be chasing anyone who can both shoot and pass.
There will be many suitors for Monk in free agency, especially as Sacramento's sixth man comes off a career-best season. Monk averaged career-highs in points and assists per game on his way to finishing just three first-place votes away from the NBA Sixth Man of the Year award.The Kings are expected to do everything in their power to retain Monk this summer, but there is over a $20 million difference between what Sacramento can offer and what Monk will likely get elsewhere.
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