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The Sacramento Kings aren't content with just snapping their playoff drought last season. Sacramento intends for making the postseason to be a regular thing. To make that happen, they are expected to be aggressive in trade talks this season.

The Kings are expected to be involved in discussions for any star-level player that comes on the market. That could include players like Pascal Siakam, OG Anunoby and Zach LaVine.

Kings general manager Monte McNair has kept most of his draft picks (the Kings owe a lottery-protected pick to the Atlanta Hawks) to be ready to make a trade for a star. Sacramento also plenty of tradable salary to put into a deal for an All-Star.

In the summer of 2018, Sacramento signed LaVine to an offer sheet worth $78 million over four years. The Chicago Bulls matched that offer sheet, and then re-signed LaVine to a five-year, $215 million max contract in 2022.

Via Shams Charania/FanDuel

Sounds scary for the Kings fans

That guy in the picture looks aggressive.

That's all well and fine, but superstars don't come along that often. And you have to be a desirable franchise to lure them your way. Tough row to hoe for Sacramento.

Kings: we're going to be aggressive to trade for a star... You can have your choice of Huerter, Duarte, Mitchell or Lyles

Raptors Realtor wrote:Kings: we're going to be aggressive to trade for a star... You can have your choice of Huerter, Duarte, Mitchell or Lyles

They have all their draft capital

dubbmotta wrote:

Raptors Realtor wrote:Kings: we're going to be aggressive to trade for a star... You can have your choice of Huerter, Duarte, Mitchell or Lyles

They have all their draft capital

They actually don't... They owe Atlanta their 1st in '24, it's protected thru '26 I believe, but assuming they make the playoffs conveys in '24... With that said, their picks are very likely to fall in the 20s, especially if they were to add a star, so those picks don't have a ton of value, especially if a team is trading them a star player.

Raptors Realtor wrote:

dubbmotta wrote:

Raptors Realtor wrote:Kings: we're going to be aggressive to trade for a star... You can have your choice of Huerter, Duarte, Mitchell or Lyles

They have all their draft capital

They actually don't... They owe Atlanta their 1st in '24, it's protected thru '26 I believe, but assuming they make the playoffs conveys in '24... With that said, their picks are very likely to fall in the 20s, especially if they were to add a star, so those picks don't have a ton of value, especially if a team is trading them a star player.

Their “draft capital” does suck, they would have to let go of Keegan Murray that’s for sure. Probably Malik Monk and one of Huerte, Duerte, Lyles, Mitchell