In the minutes and hours leading up to their No. 13 pick in tonight’s draft, the Kings were engaged in trade talks involving that selection, according to Jason Anderson of The Sacramento Bee (Twitter link).
Sacramento ultimately used that pick to select Providence guard Devin Carter and it doesn’t appear that there are any plans to trade him, but it seems safe to assume the Kings will remain on the lookout for help on the wing. Anderson says Wizards forward Kyle Kuzma and Nets sharpshooter Cameron Johnson were among the names he heard linked to the Kings, while Jake Fischer of Yahoo Sports (Twitter link) notes that Sacramento expressed interest in another Net, Dorian Finney-Smith, prior to February’s trade deadline.
Here are a few more draft-day trade rumors:
- The Wizards have emerged as another “viable” trade partner for the Mavericks with Tim Hardaway Jr., according to Marc Stein (Twitter link), who previously identified Detroit as a possible landing spot for Hardaway. Unlike the Pistons, Washington doesn’t project to have cap room this offseason, so Dallas would likely have to take back some salary in a deal with the Wizards. As Stein points out, the two teams have already made one trade this year, with Washington sending Daniel Gafford to the Mavs in February.
- Before drafting Ron Holland at No. 5, Detroit talked to the Grizzlies about a trade back to No. 9, but Memphis didn’t present anything “substantial” to convince the Pistons to make a deal, reports James L. Edwards III of The Athletic. The Grizzlies, who were believed to be eyeing Donovan Clingan, also spoke to the Hornets about the No. 6 pick, according to Fischer (Twitter link). Clingan ultimately went to Portland at No. 7, with Memphis opting for another center, Zach Edey, at No. 9.
- Despite rumors that the Rockets want to turn around and immediately trade the draft assets they got from Brooklyn for a star – possibly Kevin Durant – Jonathan Feigen of The Houston Chronicle believes the team will take a longer-term outlook. As Feigen writes in a subscriber-only story, if Houston were prioritizing making a deal in the short term, the Nets picks they gave up would’ve been valuable assets. By kicking those picks down the road, the Rockets created a longer runway to explore the trade market and pursue possible deals.
Pistons make sense for THJ still, they drafted in another non shooter in Holland and between him and Cade you need someone to help space the floor and play off ball.
It really depends on what the Mavs want, if it’s cap space then Detroit works but if it’s a good player in returns, pistons don’t really have in to offer a team trying to win now.
Ivey and pick #53 for THJ & future draft capital, who says no? Genuinely curious, but here’s my thoughts.
-Ivey may be redundant in Dallas based on their intentions with Josh Green ; Ivey’s young and likely would reach a higher ceiling anywhere but Det. #53 would be valuable to a team who doesn’t have much to spend/easily tradeable to someone else who wants it. Detroit would be better suited to take on another corpse contract (after the THJ add) with additional sweeteners than roll the dice at #53 for at best, another bench player.
-Future picks will likely be from a championship contender as long as Luka stays a Mav. Im assuming multiple firsts/swaps would need to be attached to justify the younger, cheaper player acquisition.
IMO
This is the biggest trade mistake for the past 20 years
Rockets give back 2025 and 2026 unprotected first round picks/Swap to Nets
Nets will be the bottom team next 2 seasons
Not sure why it’s been hard for many to comprehend that the Nets don’t trade bridges and likely continue to be mediocre if the Rockets don’t trade those picks back. The Rockets got extremely lucky the nets pick this year was 3. It jumped from 9. It was the right move.
Rockets traded 1 pick and 1 swap for 2 picks and 2 swaps. I’m no genius but 4 picks/swaps are more valuable than 2.
Plus don’t forget. They managed to keep the Brooklyn 27 swap so it’s not really a bad move and it’s just more assets to add for a poss trade down the line.
Kings will probably try to trade Mitchell since Keon took his spot. Huerter also would need to be moved due to contract size and better options.