The Kings‘ No. 13 overall pick is “very available” in trade talks, according to Anthony Slater and Sam Amick of The Athletic, who report that Sacramento included that lottery selection in an offer for Alex Caruso before the Bulls decided to send the veteran guard to Oklahoma City instead.
As Slater and Amick detail, the Kings have brought in several late-lottery prospects for pre-draft workouts, including Purdue center Zach Edey. Former Duke standout Jared McCain also recently visited Sacramento for a workout, reports Jason Anderson of The Sacramento Bee. However, there’s “more of an appetite” within the organization to add a veteran who could help the team win right away instead of a rookie, according to The Athletic’s report.
The ideal outcome for Sacramento, Slater and Amick write, would be acquiring a “mid-prime” player who can grow with the core of De’Aaron Fox, Domantas Sabonis, Keegan Murray, and Malik Monk. The Kings believe they have a three-to-six year window to contend with those players and would be willing to attach extra draft assets to this year’s No. 13 pick for the right trade target.
Here’s more on the Kings from The Athletic:
- Fox will be extension-eligible starting in July, but he has decided he won’t sign a new contract this offseason, sources tell Slater and Amick. The star guard has two guaranteed years left on his current deal, so there’s no urgency to get anything done yet. Fox wants to see how the roster takes shape and could also still qualify for a super-max extension if he makes an All-NBA team in 2024/25.
- The Kings came close to acquiring Pascal Siakam from Toronto before he was sent to Indiana, having backed off in large part because they weren’t confident about their chances of re-signing him. League sources tell The Athletic that there’s some level of regret within the organization about not pulling the trigger and trying to convince the star forward to sign long-term.
- Ever since nearly trading for Kyle Kuzma in 2021, Kings general manager Monte McNair has maintained some level of interest in the Wizards forward, who is expected to be on Sacramento’s radar again this summer. League sources also confirm to Slater and Amick that Bulls guard Zach LaVine is a possible target for the Kings, though they’d likely have to be incentivized to take on his maximum-salary contract, which still has three years remaining.
- After coming off the bench for the past two seasons, Monk has expressed a desire to start, but he agreed to re-sign with the Kings without having received any assurances about his role going forward, per Slater and Amick.
2 lottery teams like Edey
Jazz and Raptors
IMO
Lakers and Pelicans are likely to take Edey if available
IMO
Kings should take Grant over LaVine.
#13, 2026 First, 2028 First and salary filler for Grant
Starters
Grant
Sabonis
Murray
Fox
Monk
They can’t trade a 1st round pick until 2027 because of the protection on the 1st owed to Atlanta in the Huerter deal.
And no way is Jerami Grant worth 3 1st round picks and salary filler rotation/starters. Maybe 2 1st rounders, and even that is a stretch.
Kings have all of their own first round picks after 2026.
Nowaday, you have to overpay for the unavailable players, Example: Nets Bridges
Portland must think they are closer than they look if they aren’t actively trying to get off Grant’s contract.
That’s why them making the playoffs this year was so crucial, they can still trade it though. It would just be a draft day trade
I think Naz Reid was the perfect fit for them last year. They really need a 4 that can defend a 5. Sabonis can’t defend, but is great running an offense. A true 4 would put keegan at 3 where he belongs
Get a SF who can defend and playmake, attacking the basket. Keegan Is fine where he Is, or can play some SF in certain lineups.
OG is ideal, but he’s a Knick or, with less chances but still some, a 76er.
Patrick Williams is a very good option.
If people ara bored
Huerter, Harrison Barnes, the 13th pick, and a future first for PG13.