The Kings are buying middle Jonas Valanciunas in a commerce with the Wizards, studies NBA insider Marc Stein (X link). In accordance with Shams Charania of ESPN (X link), Sacramento is sending newly acquired wing Sidy Cissoko and a pair of second-round picks to Washington within the deal.
Sacramento will use one in all its exceptions to tackle Valanciunas’ $9.9M wage, in line with cap analyst Yossi Gozlan (X link). The Kings have tax flexibility after trading De’Aaron Fox to San Antonio earlier this week. The take care of Washington leaves them about $2.5M beneath the tax line, Gozlan provides.
Valanciunas, a 32-year-old middle, will present veteran frontcourt depth for Sacramento. He appeared in 49 video games throughout his lone season in Washington, averaging 11.5 factors and eight.2 rebounds in 20.1 minutes per evening whereas taking pictures 54.7% from the sector. Valanciunas will be a part of Domantas Sabonis, his longtime teammate on the Lithuanian nationwide crew, notes Marc Stein (X link).
The Nuggets had been additionally hoping to land Valanciunas, sources inform Jake Fischer of The Stein Line (X link), as had been the Suns as they attempt to discover a taker for Jusuf Nurkic.
The second-round picks heading to the Wizards deliver their whole to 19 over the following seven drafts, in line with Gozlan (X link). Cissoko is making simply $1.89M, so this deal helps them offset the additional wage they took on earlier on Wednesday by agreeing to trade for Khris Middleton. Gozlan states that Washington will create a $9.9M commerce exception and is now $11.8M beneath the tax line.
That is the second commerce of the week for Cissoko, a 20-year-old small ahead, who went from San Antonio to Sacramento within the Fox deal. He has seen minimal enjoying time on the NBA degree since being chosen with the forty fourth choose within the 2023 draft. Cissoko appeared in 17 video games for the Spurs this season, averaging 1.3 PPG in 3.2 minutes per evening.
