The Kings may be willing to trade both their No. 5 and No. 10 picks to move up in the draft so that they can move up to select De’Aaron Fox, according to Chad Ford of ESPN (link via Sporting News’ Joe Rodgers). Sacramento has apparently become infatuated with Fox and does not believe that he will be available at No. 5, prompting internal discussions about the possibility of trading up.
Here is more from the Pacific division:
- On Wednesday, the Kings will host their fifth pre-draft workout, per the team’s official website. Attendees will be Donovan Mitchell (Louisville), Dominique Hawkins (Kentucky), Caleb Swanigan (Purdue), Cameron Oliver (Nevada), Erik McCree (Louisiana Tech), and Jabari Bird (California).
- Beyond bringing back the Warriors‘ core, “every non-core player might end up elsewhere if the price is too high,” writes Tim Kawakami of The San Jose Mercury News. As Kawakami states, the Dubs have shown in the past “they can be fairly cut-throat in evaluating the middle-to-bottom of their roster.” The Kawakami piece also includes +/- statistics for the Warriors and Cavaliers this postseason, this year’s NBA Finals, and the Finals from a year ago.
- Malik Monk worked out for the Suns on Tuesday, per the team’s official Twitter account.
- Yoan Granvorka will work out for the Suns on Wednesday, according to Sportando (link via Twitter).
- The Lakers worked out point guard Jawun Evans and are considering him at No. 28, Scott Howard-Cooper of NBA.com reports (link via Twitter). Howard-Cooper adds that Evans is “getting interest in the 20s, including from the Blazers with two in that range.”
Suns Trade their pick for 5 and 10 from sac
Prob need to get to 3 to guarantee Fox
I can see this happening if Josh Jackson goes in the top 3. If that happens, the player the Suns are rumored to likely pick is gone & Fox will still be there.
Lakers should trade 2 for 5 and 10 picks and ask to exchange Deng also for a second round pick also. They would have 5,10,28 picks in first round. I also really like fox as their pick for 2. Tempting if they are fishing 5 and 10. They would give more for the 2 that would pretty much guarantee a shot at fox.
I like . What would lakers take at 5
That depends on who is selected 1-4
Tatum/Jackson since if Fox goes 2 Ball and one of the first 2 goes 3 and 4 so they get the other at 5.
You think the Sun’s take Ball? Lakers could still land him at 5. Sun’s need a wing player if they don’t move one of their 3 guards why take Ball? Wouldn’t sleep on Isaac at top 5.
That would be amazing if lakers trade and still get him at 5
If Ball fell into the suns lap they would take him in a heat beat and trade Bledsoe.
Baloney! Talk of trade up is precisely that -– talk. The Kings would do much better with drafting the two players than trading for only one.
I dont see how fox goes in the top 4. Its extremely unlikely since fultz ball jackson are locks and sixers probably like monk or tatum. Kings shouldnt mess this up