Who will be the starting guard for the Kings next season? Because if De'Aaron Fox, Keegan Murray, Harrison Barnes and Domantas Sabonis seem unstoppable from the team's major five, Mike Brown is still looking for the right option to complete his backcourt, Kevin Huerter, Keon Ellis And Chris Duarte all having their limits.
According to The AthleticSacramento, however, came very close to finding the answer to its problem, since the team almost recovered Alex Carusomainly in exchange for his 13th pick in the 2024 Draft.
Except that the Bulls decided at the last moment to come to an agreement with the Thunder, and instead to recover Josh Giddeyvisibly not enthusiastic about the prospects available at the end of the “lottery”.
Kyle Kuzma and Pascal Siakam also missed
Result: the Kings are therefore still in possession of their 13th Draft choice, but it is very clear that it is available. Can he be used in a trade for Zach LaVine, who the Bulls are also looking to trade?
We recall that in 2018, the fullback signed with the Sacramento franchise, but Chicago was aligned. The managers still appreciate the player, but his injury history and especially his current contract ($138 million over the next three seasons) are enough to put them off…
In any case, that’s several trades that the Kings missed at the last minute. In 2021, everything seemed in place with the Lakers for an exchange between Buddy Hield and Kyle Kuzma, but the latter finally took charge of the Wizards against Russell Westbrook. And at the last trade deadline, Sacramento wasn't far from recovering either. Pascal Siakam, but the latter did not seem inclined to extend with the Kings. Logically afraid of the idea of recovering a player for only a few months, the franchise left him to the Pacers.
